FIRE MITIGATION
Recent Firewise USA Certification – 2025
It is with great pleasure that Timber Creek Estates has been approved to become a nationally recognized Firewise USA program participant where residents throughout the nation are working to reduce their wildfire risks. For further information, go to https://www.nfpa.org/education-and-research/wildfire/firewise-usa. The Firewise program is administered under the NFPA (National Fire Protection Association).
Fire Mitigation and Weed/Grasses Control – Attention Owners – Plan for Spring.
Special attention is needed by all owners to address their landscape and entire lots for controlling grasses (no more than 6 inches in height), dead or dying tree removal, and noxious weed removal (Weed cutting only spreads the seeds. Noxious weeds must be pulled by hand and disposed of in lawn bags). Areas within Timber Creek Estates have been unattended by owners, and it has become unsightly, can affect home values, and is a fire prevention, health, and safety issue. it is of utmost importance that all owners plan for springtime “cleanup.” You may coordinate through various tree removal companies or the Boy Scouts for weed removal.
Fire Mitigation Grant applications are now open. You must apply for the Grant by early April to participate in any reimbursement of the Defensible Space Program. Contact one of the foresters listed below. The goal is for all property owners to participate.
Fire safety is a top priority for our HOA. We encourage you to be proactive and do your part to help protect the neighborhood. Thank you to those who have already participated in the program! For those of you who have not, please consider fire mitigation for your property this year. The program is made possible through a grant with the Summit County Wildfire Council and is a terrific way to get dead trees and slash removed from your property as well as reducing fire danger at a fraction of the total cost. The 50/50 mitigation grant share is administered by TOBR who will then notify the HOA upon completion of the service following the Town incentive of $100. The HOA will then disburse 25% of the total fee up to $4,000 maximum, directly to the participating homeowner in TCE. (Note: The TCE cost share is a one-time only payment per homeowner/property. If mitigation work is completed over multiple years, TCE cost share is still a one-time only payment per property even if ownership changes).
Total cost of mitigation: $10,000
Summit County 50% - 5,000
Town of Blue River incentive - 100
Timber Creek Estates HOA incentive -2,500 (25% up to $4,000 max)
Cost to Homeowner $2,400
The Town of Blue River will again partner with contractors that owners may choose to seek bids from: Beetle Kill Tree Guys, Ceres Landscaping, Layman Tree Service, or TSH Tree Service. Please refer to the Town of Blue River website for more details or contact Guenther Dziuvenis on the HOA Board at kansascityhusker@aol.com.