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Wildcatter Ranch is proud to announce that it has been chosen as the first Firewise/USA community in the state of Texas.
What exactly is a Firewise Community? The Firewise program “enables communities to achieve a high level of protection against wildland fires.”
Ken Haggart (General Partner in Charge of Investor Relations for Wildcatter Ranch) consulted with P.J. Pearson, Texas Forest Service urban-wildland interface specialist and Firewise Communities coordinator in the early stages of ranch development to help mitigate the wildfire risk.
A strip of Juniper trees 100 feet below the hilltop was removed.
An excellent all weather road system was developed.
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According to Haggart: “We know that the wildfire risk is very real. To continue the development without taking that into consideration would have been fool-hardy. We have an investment to protect.”
To be named the first nationally recognized Firewise Community/USA in the state of Texas, Wildcatter Ranch did the following:
1) Removed a strip of Juniper trees 100 feet below the hilltop
2) Firewise construction with sprinkler systems
3) 4” co-op water line with 70 lb. pressure
4) 10,000 gallon storage tank with backup pump
5) Dry hydrants
6) Buildings to be spaced at least 100 ft. apart
7) In dry weather grass will be grazed or mowed
8) Developed an excellent all weather road system
For more information about the Firewise/USA program, go to http://www.firewise.org/usa
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