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5.5 Increased Fire Risk Posed by Quarry Operations <br /> Transit Mix has acknowledged that quarry operations may increase the risk of a wildfire within <br /> the canyon. The topography of the narrow canyon may allow a fire to spread very rapidly, <br /> placing homes and property within the canyon at risk. <br /> The Emergency Action Plan in Exhibit T does not address wildfires within the canyon, although <br /> that is probably the greatest risk due to natural disasters that is likely to occur at the proposed <br /> quarry site. <br /> 5.6 Security Risk from Trespassers with Eagles Nest <br /> There are currently two locked gates along the segment of Little Turkey Creek Road that runs up <br /> to the Eagles Nest area, one at the mouth of the canyon and another at the entrance to Eagles <br /> Nest. These locked gates limit access to the Little Turkey Creek canyon and provide at least <br /> some measure of security to the property owners within the Eagles Nest. The new planned <br /> quarry road will come into the canyon above the gate located at the mouth of the canyon, thereby <br /> bypassing one of those locked gates. Quarry operations will also increase the number of people <br /> coming into the south canyon, including employees working for the quarry as well as truckers <br /> coming into the canyon to pick up material. <br /> A combination of the reduced access control on the road with an increased number of people <br /> coming into the canyon may result in more trespassers trying to get into the Eagles Nest, which <br /> would impact the security of property within Eagles Nest. <br />