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. Issue A.7: Mitigation Action Study Backgrourui: IL is not known what motivates landowners to take wildfire mitigation actions, or why they refuse to take such actions before a threaLeuing wildftre occurs, Agencies have met with both high success and dismal failure in attracting audiences and having them take action. Because the reasons are unclear, trial,and,error approaches continue with less effective use of time and scarce public funds. A research project about the mOLivations for wildftre mitigation was propsed by the U niversiLY of Colorado in 1990 bUL never implemented because of funding shortages, Motivational reasearch results will help focus mitigation efforts on high,payoff actions. The results could have regional or national application. Action Element: Field research by a university about whaL factors (fear, incentives, penalty, economic, etc.) motivate interface landowners to Lake mitigation actions. Fire agencies should assiSL with projecL design, Results published and widely distribuLed. Agencies: Federal Emergency Management Agency, federal and sLaLe wildfire agencies * /* state university, Office of Emergency Management, counties, fire departments. Estimated Cost: $20,000 for a local study, $45,000 for a sLatewide study. Funding Sources: Research grants from federal. state, local and/or private foundations, Schedule: Begin in 1996 or soon afLer as funding permits. Issue A.8: Disclosure Law Backgrourui: After disasLer or emergency events, people impacted discover they did not know their property contained or was in the path of a hazard. Residents have said thaL if they had been Lold of the high poLential for wildfires near their homes/property they would have taken mitigation measures prior Lo purchase, construction and/or occupancy to increase their long,tenu safeLy. Thus, it is important for property buyers to have information about hazards in areas they are considering purchasing or building on. Full disclosure will provide natural hazard infonuation to prospecLive buyers. Action Element: A disclosure law and/or process is needed. All property sales should require lenders and/or sellers to disclose to potential buyers the possible natural hazards and their impacts before the sale is compleLed. The potential of natural hazards and their possible impacL musL be established through a current site evaluation by qualifted private consultants, or state or local government officials. County multi,hazard GIS maps that include wildfire can help (see Issue C,8). Disclosure should include: 1. Determined hazards. 2. Historical impacts. 3. Potential impacts. Agencies: Department of Local Affairs */* financial instiLuLions, county commissioners, Office of Emergency Managment, Colorado StaLe ForesL Service, Amercian Planning Association, Colorado Municipal League, Colorado Counties Inc. Estimated Costs: Low cost to enacL; variable with each property for disclosure. Funding Sources: State for enactment. Landowner and building penuits for disclosure. Schedule: Enacted by 1997. Disclosures ongoing, Issue A.9: Fire Protection Measures for New Construction Backgrourui: Low cost actions can be taken by homeowners during home construction LO miLigate the effects of future wildfires. Action Element: Provide infonuation LO residents building in wildland or interface areas about fire proLection measures they can incorporaLe during design, construction and landscaping phases. Agencies: Local building permiL offices */* local fire departments, landscape contracLors, National Fire PrOLection Association. Estimated Costs: Variable for costs of maLerial, postage. Funding Sources: Local and/or county, Schedule: Ongoing. 21