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RESOLUTION NO. 33 <br />SERIES 2024 <br />A RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE CONTINUATION OF THE AMENDED <br />DECLARATION OF STAGE 2 FIRE RESTRICTIONS FOR THE <br />CITY OF LOUISVILLE <br />WHEREAS, Chapter 2.32 of the Louisville Municipal Code and C.R.S. § 24-33.5- <br />801, et seq. authorizes the Mayor of the City of Louisville to declare that a disaster <br />emergency has occurred or the threat of such event is imminent; and <br />WHEREAS, Chapter 2.32 of the Louisville Municipal Code and C.R.S. § 24-33.5- <br />801, et seq. authorizes the Mayor of the City of Louisville to declare that a disaster <br />emergency has occurred or the threat of such event is imminent from any natural cause <br />or cause of human origin, including but not limited to fire; and <br />WHEREAS, on July 1, 2024, based on competent evidence of high fire danger <br />including quantitative data produced by the National Weather Service of the United States <br />Forest Service as follows: 1000 hr fuel moisture at 7%, an Energy Release Component <br />above the 80th percentile, a seasonal shift toward moderate to severe drought conditions, <br />and the existence of a DO abnormally dry drought conditions in Western Boulder County; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, in the past few weeks, the Stone Canyon Fire and the Lake Shore <br />Fire started burning in Boulder County and other fires began burning and remain active <br />in surrounding counties, depleting the regional resources available to emergency <br />response, evacuation, and firefighting; and <br />WHEREAS, competent evidence including quantitative data produced by the <br />National Weather Service and the United States Forest Service, exists, which <br />necessitates implementing Stage 2 Fire Restrictions in the City and includes: <br />a. 1000 hr fuels: <8% <br />b. Energy Release Component (ERC): >90th percentile <br />c. Above average warm and dry conditions anticipated for the extended <br />forecast <br />d. Portions of Boulder County are currently in a D2 Abnormally dry <br />drought condition, forecasted to increase over the next few weeks <br />e. Exceptional draw -down of firefighting resources and extreme <br />competition for assets due to national, regional, and state-wide fire <br />activity; and <br />WHEREAS, on August 1, 2024, the Board of County Commissioners of Boulder <br />County and Boulder County Sheriff issued an order Declaring Stage 2 Fire Restrictions <br />Resolution No. 33, Series 2023 <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />