Wildfire

We need answers

These wildfire questions should be answered BEFORE any approvals are given:

A. Who will monitor and be responsible for fire mitigation per the Montezuma County Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP)?

B. Who can tell us whether our fire protection district has up-to-date wildland fire training for utility-scale solar facilities?

C. Is there adequate water available for protection? Who provides it? This is dryland. We are in drought conditions.

D. Who is responsible for correcting errors in the facility design, faulty products, or poor installation practices (these being three root causes for photovoltaic fires according to the NFPA)?

E. Will irrigation water be used if a fire breaks out? Where will the water come from?

F. If a panel or panels leak toxic waste in a fire aftermath, what will prevent it from getting into the irrigation channels?

Our Firefighters

Consider the hazards to our firefighters when wildfire strikes the Coyote Gulch Canyonland Solar Project area: per the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) the most common solar “farm” hazards fire fighters face are biting/stinging insects inhabiting frames; inhalation exposure; electrical shock and burns; and batteries.

Within the county our firefighters are volunteers and their response time is crucial. They will need every advantage available to protect homes and structures in the volatile environment that exists in our drought-prone area.

Address

Cortez, CO, 81321

Contact

sayno2solarfarms@gmail.com

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