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Staff outline evolving closure procedures and fuels‑management strategy after recent wind‑driven fires
Summary
Open Space staff described new guidance and SOP work on hazard closures after two recent wind events, reported mixed compliance at different trailheads, and reviewed 2026 priorities for fuels management including targeted mowing, grazing, juniper removal and attention to the 0–300 ft home ignition zones.
Open Space staff used recent closure events in December and March to explain why the department is developing new standard operating procedures for hazard closures and a more systematic, zone‑based approach to fuels management.
Brian Anacker (science and climate resilience) and Jeff Haley (visitor experience and infrastructure) summarized the December closure — a system‑wide shutdown that saw strong compliance in some gated locations and a 92% drop in visitation at certain access points — and the March closure, which covered the western portion of the system and produced smaller visitation reductions and lower compliance at porous urban…
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