HomeMy WebLinkAbout0.3 Glenwood Springs Fire District - Road Layout 05.17.2007May 17, 2007
Yancy Nichol, P.E.
Sopris Engineering, LLC
502 Main Street, Suite A3
Carbondale, CO 81623
Dear Yancy,
OEPAR1r
The Glenwood Springs Fire Department has reviewed and approved the road layout for
the proposed Reserve at Elk Meadows. The main collector roads meet the minimum
width for fire access road required by the 2003 edition of the International Fire Code,
section 503. In a few areas of C and E Roads the grades are greater then 10% but Section
503.2.7 of the International Fire Code gives the fire code official the authority to state
what % grade is permitted on fire department access roads based on the Fire
Department's apparatus. Because all the structures in this subdivision will be protected
by an automatic fire suppression system we can respond to all structure fires with smaller
fire engines that will be able to climb the few short steeper then 10%sections of C and E
Roads. The steeper grade on the secondary emergency roads is not of great concern to us
because they would most likely be used by residence in smaller vehicles to evacuate the
area from a wildfire in the warmer months. In responding to a structure fire or wildland
fire, the main collector roads would be the roads of choice to access the site by fire
apparatus. If the emergency roads were used to access a nearby wildland fire, small type
6 brush trucks would be used in this operation and they would be able to negotiate the
width and grades on these roads.
Based on our recent conversations on this project I believe the above comments should
address the areas of concern regarding this project at this time. If you need me to address
the road net work in more detail please contact me.
Sincerely,
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Ronald L. Biggers
Deputy Fire Marshal
101 WEST 8TH STREET GLENWOOD SPRINGS, COLORADO 81601 970-384-6480 FAX 970-945-8506