Weds 10/23 at 3:00 PM!
Tues 10/22 at 7:30 AM!
Remember the Halloween Candy donations!
Drop off to Clubhouse office by 10/28 and pick up by 10/29!
Remember to log in your time for Defensible Space and Home Hardening!
Residents Association
Defensible Space Inspection Report form 2024
To help protect your home and surroundings, GDRA staff has been hired to inspect all Glenshire/Devonshire properties and you should expect to see them at your door through summer and fall. It is not feasible to inspect all properties this year, so we may see you next year. We do hope to recruit volunteer inspectors in the future to increase the impact of this program. Inspections will follow the State Public Resource Code 4291 which is a defensible space program requiring maintenance of vegetation on the property within the guidelines. You can click on the above link to view the items our inspectors will be looking for.
This will be ongoing in our community as wildfire is a primary threat.
The easier to solve and most common defensible space items include removing pine needles off your roof, removing pine needles and dead /downed material from the ground, remove vegetation and flammable items adjacent to or below decks. Regulations require that you clear 30 feet from your house. Please note, when using tarps to cover firewood, they should be of a natural or neutral color, no bright colors.
The inspection form and detailed descriptions are attached so that you can review them and understand what defensible inspectors will be looking at. Inspectors will try to contact the landowner before inspecting a property. If any questions, please contact defensible space staff at defspace@glenshiredevonshire.com or 530-587-6202.
Defensible space, along with home hardening, is essential to improve your home’s chance of surviving a wildfire!
JULY 12, 2019 GDRA DEFENSIBLE SPACE POLICY UPDATE
Please review the 2019 Amended Defensible space policy proposed 06.12.2019
Please review the UPDATE emailed to members 6.28.2019 that have signed the email consent form
Owners are welcome to attend the next Board meeting or email any comments or concerns regarding the revised policy to info@glenshiredevonshire.com. The Board will be reviewing all communications at the next meeting scheduled for July 11, 2019, 6 pm at the Glenshire Clubhouse prior to approval of the proposed policy.
Home hardening and preparing for evacuation may sound intimidating and costly, but the panel of experts brought together by GDRA’s board and staff for a webinar on the topic did an excellent job of making it accessible. Bob Womack, Truckee’s Emergency Manager, outlined the evacuation process. Knowing your zone is key; visit community.zonehaven.com to see yours. During the webinar, national fire safety and materials expert Daniel Gorham spoke about how you can be selective in choosing different materials for enhanced fire resistance. Darcey Messner from the Town of Truckee covered permitting details, including the WUI checklist. Nate Christensen from Tahoe Donner’s forestry program reiterated the importance of defensible space, and how you’ll want to swap your yard’s wood chips for gravel next time you’re in landscaping mode. Adrian Juncosa, our board vice president, covered home hardening upgrades. For instance, you don’t need to swap out an entire wooden fence, instead just exchange the 5 feet closest to the house for metal.
It is reassuring how small improvements to how we take care of our homes can increase the chances of making it through a wildfire event with minimal damage. Just look at photos of the aftermath of the Camp Fire to understand that homes that underwent some measure of hardening stood a much better chance of surviving than those that didn’t.
Living in the wildland urban interface, the threat of wildfire is a fact of life. Those of us that live here know that with the great beauty that surrounds us comes great responsibility, both for our natural surroundings and for our neighbors. This year especially, our awareness is heightened, and every red flag day puts us a little more on alert. Perhaps those are the best days to do a little something extra, like sweep pine needles off our deck and roof, and ask a neighbor if they want help trimming bushes. If the past year has taught us anything, it’s that the only way we’re going to get through times like this is together.
To watch the full webinar and learn more, visit: https://vimeo.com/569108043 (
Fire season is coming, are you ready? Join the Glenshire Devonshire Firewise Committee and other community partners for an expert panel discussion on how to best protect your own safety and increase your home’s chances of surviving a wildfire. Defensible space is vital, but even with it, homes remain vulnerable to ignition by embers, which is how most homes are lost in the event of a wildfire. The presentation will cover the Home Retrofit Guide recently published by the Living With Wildfire program.
Featured presenters include Bob Womack, Town of Truckee Emergency Services Director on the Town’s zone evacuation plans and contingencies, Daniel Gorham from the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety, Darcy Messner from the Town of Truckee Building Division, and Nathanael Christensen from the Tahoe Donner Association. Experts will discuss how best to prepare your home and reduce risk by increase fire resistance with key upgrades and materials. Don’t miss this information-packed panel, featuring local and national experts! Register today! Registration is required.
Have you already completed your defensible space work? Log it in our Firewise® system here.
When: Thursday June 6th, 2019 Time: 6:00 pm Where: Glenshire Clubhouse
BOARD MEETING Please join us for the next GDRA Board Meeting!
Some Highlights:
Some Highlights:
*CC&R/Firewise Committee Updates
*Facilities/Pool Updates
*GDRA Defensible Space Policy
We like to hear from GDRA Members!
Click HERE for Agenda
2023-2024 National Firewise Certificate
2022-2023 National Firewise Certificate
2021-2022 National Firewise Certificate
2020-2021 National Firewise Certificate
2019-2020 National Firewise Certificate
GDRA approved silver fire resistant tarps
Safer-from-Wildfires by CA Agencies.pdf
Wildfire Preparedness – Building/Home
Home hardening and preparing for evacuation may sound intimidating and costly, but the panel of experts brought together by GDRA’s board and staff for a webinar on the topic did an excellent job of making it accessible. Bob Womack, Truckee’s Emergency Manager, outlined the evacuation process. Knowing your zone is key; visit community.zonehaven.com to see yours. During the webinar, national fire safety and materials expert Daniel Gorham spoke about how you can be selective in choosing different materials for enhanced fire resistance. Darcey Messner from the Town of Truckee covered permitting details, including the WUI checklist. Nate Christensen from Tahoe Donner’s forestry program reiterated the importance of defensible space, and how you’ll want to swap your yard’s wood chips for gravel next time you’re in landscaping mode. Adrian Juncosa, our board vice president, covered home hardening upgrades. For instance, you don’t need to swap out an entire wooden fence, instead just exchange the 5 feet closest to the house for metal.
It is reassuring how small improvements to how we take care of our homes can increase the chances of making it through a wildfire event with minimal damage. Just look at photos of the aftermath of the Camp Fire to understand that homes that underwent some measure of hardening stood a much better chance of surviving than those that didn’t.
Living in the wildland urban interface, the threat of wildfire is a fact of life. Those of us that live here know that with the great beauty that surrounds us comes great responsibility, both for our natural surroundings and for our neighbors. This year especially, our awareness is heightened, and every red flag day puts us a little more on alert. Perhaps those are the best days to do a little something extra, like sweep pine needles off our deck and roof, and ask a neighbor if they want help trimming bushes. If the past year has taught us anything, it’s that the only way we’re going to get through times like this is together.
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What is Firewise?
Firewise® USA is a National Fire Protection Association program that teaches people how to adapt to living with wildfire and encourages neighbors to work together and take preemptive action to prevent losses.
FIREWISE COMMUNITY MAP (by Fire Safe Council of Nevada County) Buckhorn Ridge – Cambridge Estates – Elkhorn Ridge – Glenshire Devonshire – Sierra Bluffs – The Meadows
Starting July 1, 2019, California requires all garage do0r openers in residential applications be equipped with battery backup click here for California SB 969 FAQs
Glenshire Devonshire Residents Association became a Firewise® USA site in October of 2018.
How does it work?
Firewise USA provides a collaborative framework for neighbors to reduce wildfire risks at the local level. The national program gets down to the neighborhood levels, providing tools, education, and plans for increasing a home’s chance of surviving a wildfire while making it safer for firefighters to defend their home and neighborhood.
The program has annual renewal requirements – in order to remain a Firewise® USA site, a neighborhood must complete a certain number of hours and meet criteria to be recertified.
Why should I participate?
Scientific research has proven that when adequately prepared, a home can withstand a wildland fire without the intervention of fire suppression services. And when firefights do become involved in saving a home, Firewise® Communities provider a safer working environment to help make a dangerous job safer. When an entire community gathers together to make the neighborhood a better place, everyone benefits. The new normal is a year-round fire season, and our community must respond.
Have you already completed your defensible space work? Log it in our Firewise® system here.
Log Defensible Space HoursThe Governing Documents is the principal source for all the information about our association’s Rules and Regulations, By-Laws, Covenants, and Design Standards.
What a YES or NO vote means on Proposed Gov Docs FAQ Final
CC&Rs (2014 Second Restated )
Bylaws (2014 Second Restated )
SB 323 – Election Rules 6.11.2020
Waiver Requirement Rules Adopted 11.10.2021