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Eugene -Springfield Area Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan 6. Appendices i Y C Ref. # c s o .��. Action Name Problem Statement Mitigation Action ` i 'w am w o w E w The Eugene Springfield area has a Update the significant wildland urban interface area. Eugene- 24 P Wildland-Urban These areas are at a much higher risk of Update the Eugene -Springfield WUI Springfield Staff Time 2025 Interface (WUI) wildfires due to dense brush and plan and address access routes. Fire Plan vegetation being in close proximity to buildings and residential infrastructure. We have a number of tree species in our inventory that are known to be Identify and remove species with Eugene Public susceptible to failure in storms and under known failure profiles and potential Works, Species Specific normal weather conditions. This is due to defects. Plant or replant drought Springfield 25 S P S Tree Removal Pests (i.e. emerald ash borer), disease tolerant and disease, pest and damage Development $200,000 2020 (i.e. thousand canker disease) and resistant tree species. Work with City and Public structural problems endemic to the departments, contractors and non- Works species (i.e. sweetgum with included profits to complete this work. bark, big leaf maple) with decay, etc. Utilize contract crews to perform Wind, ice, and heavy snow can topple maintenance pruning. Provide trees or cause large limb failure clearance and mitigate defects, such Defective Tree leading to blocked roads, as overextended branches prone to Eugene 26 S P Maintenance infrastructure damage, and electrical failure under increased loads, along Public Works $200,000 2022 hazards and outages. This was evident major arterials and priority traffic during the ice storm of 2016 and snow routes. Unhealthy or structurally storm of 2019. unsound trees will be removed and replanted. Develop a consolidated plan for community sheltering and associated outreach needs to provide sheltering, Eugene During the snowstorm of 2019 the during large scale events or incidents Emergency American Red Cross's sheltering when American Red Cross resources Management, 27 P Sheltering resources were utilized in rural areas are diverted elsewhere. This will allow Springfield $250,000 2026 leaving the Cities without the sheltering the Cities to provide emergency Emergency reserves they typically rely on. shelters even during events or Management incidents when the American Red Cross may not be able to provide these services to the Cities. 6-8 January 2020