Schoonover Fire

State:Colorado

Date of Request: 7/19/02

Date of Event: May 21, 2002

Contact E-mail: stuart.simpson@co.usda.gov

Contact FAX #: 720-544-2965

Name of Event: Schoonover Fire

Type of Event: Wildfire

Location (County, Parish, Other) of Impairment: Douglas

Cong Dist: 3

Description of Damages:

• 3,862 Acres Burned
• 3,416 Acres- Public Land
• 446 Acres - Private Land

Est. of Damages:
$88,000

Number of Sites Investigated:
2

Number of DSR’s Prepared:
2

Type of Work Planned & No. of Each Type:

• Reseeding - 101 Acres
• Straw Wattles - 36 Acres
• Sand Bags - 6 Acres
• Weed Control - 20 Acres
• Log Dike - 200 Feet

Number of Sites to be Repaired 1/:2

Total Construction Cost for all Sites:$ 37,000

Total Financial Assistance Needed:
$ 28,000

Total Technical Assistance Needed
$ 8,000

Number of Persons Impacted:
328

Number of Buildings Impacted:
24

Number of Utilities Needing Protection:
2

Number of Roads Needing Protection:
2

REMARKS:
The potential exists for sediment and fire debris to damage; buildings on both sites, water quality in Horse Creek and Fourmile Creek, Denver Water and Gold Medal Fishery of the South Platte River, water supply at both sites, roads on the Fletcher Ranch (Highway 67 and county roads).