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Residents press Cedar Park for action on wildfire risk at Baker Bird Sanctuary edge and call for independent inquiry into fire department handling of apartment‑
Summary
Two public speakers urged the council to address wildfire risk along a sanctuary boundary and asked for independent reviews of a fire department investigation and withheld dashcam footage related to a 2023 apartment fire; city staff read a prepared statement describing personnel proceedings and jurisdictional limits.
Two residents used the city’s public‑comment period on March 11 to press the council on separate fire-related concerns: one urged the city to work on wildfire risk along the Baker Bird Sanctuary boundary, and another asked for an independent investigation into the local fire department’s handling of evidence following a 2023 apartment fire.
Lisa Lee Kelly, a Deer Creek Ranch resident, described a wooded boundary with the Baker Bird Sanctuary and recounted being advised by Cedar Park firefighters during a foster-home fire inspection that her backyard was a high-risk area. "The fire danger at the edge of Cedar Park is very real," Kelly…
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