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LP-22-00001 Suncadia Phase 2 Division 7 <br /> <br />New Suncadia 148 residential homes IVimont Page 2 of 4 <br />• Update Upper County Road systems to support our current and <br />future population. <br /> Our current roads are all dead-end EXACTLY LIKE <br />PARADISE, CA. All residents of Suncadia, Roslyn, <br />Ronald & North to Lake Cle Elum (including <br />campgrounds, horse parks, boating on high mountain <br />lakes, hiking trails & river day parks) enter and exit on SR <br />903 (2 lane) with NO ALTERNATE EVACUATION <br />ROUTE NOR ACCESS FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES <br />HEADING TOWARD FIRE AND EMERGENCY! Think <br />Fire! <br />• Prior to approval of any/all future developments, the developer <br />(Suncadia) must develop multiple evacuation routes of sufficient <br />width for fire equipment access & emergency evacuation of <br />residents (at the same time), that do NOT used SR 903. <br />Ronald, Roslyn, and the Bullfrog road roundabout will be major <br />bottlenecks. <br /> Fire services—enough equipment & infrastructure and staff to support <br />current population forecasted population growth. <br /> EMS—enough equipment and staff to support current population <br />forecasted population explosion <br />Valuable Lessons Learned from: Paradise California “Camp Fire” 2018 <br /> Here’s how Paradise ignored warnings and became a deathtrap: Hyperlink to Paradise <br />Fire: Warnings and predictions ignored <br /> A Los Angeles Times investigation found that Paradise ignored repeated warnings of <br />the risk its residents faced, crafted no plan to evacuate the area all at once, <br />entrusted public alerts to a system vulnerable to fire, and did not sound citywide <br />orders to <br /> In the aftermath of the Camp fire — 86 dead, more than 13,900 homes destroyed, <br />and Hyperlink Paradise decimated article — local and state officials said the tragedy was <br />unforeseen and unavoidable, an “unprecedented” monster of fire. <br />Paradise “Camp Fire” was predicted by early planners but ultimately allowed by <br />aggressive developers Hyperlink to Paradise mobile home park post Camp Fire 2018 video <br /> The 2005 state fire management plan for the ridge, developed in consultation with <br />some of those same Paradise planners: “Heavy fuel loads, steep terrain, poor access <br />and light flashy fuels create severe fire hazards. The increased population in this area <br />creates a high potential for catastrophic life and property loss.” <br />Index #26