Firewise Report�Continued Fire Risk Reduction

January 10, 2026

Craig Silber

Gus Argullin

Jim Broyan

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DRAFT ONLY

The Firewise Committee Charter�

“Continue to lower the risk of a catastrophic fire event in CSR”

1. Property Owners

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• Continue to educate and encourage property owners to be responsible for their property
• Provide programs which will assist homeowners in the final disposal of fuels

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2. CSR Wilderness and common area fuel removal /reduction

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• Continue to develop and execute projects in high priority areas

We all have a hand in this

2025 Firewise Committee Organization

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Craig Silber

Chairman

• Interface to Board
• Secure Funding
• Project creation
• Overall budget responsibility

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Craig Silber

CSR Volunteer Efforts

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• Organize CSR volunteer clearing efforts
• THE GEEZERS!

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Gus Arguillin

Projects

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• Lead Disposal Project
• Wilderness Projects
• Collect annual fuel reduction numbers

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Jim Broyan

Education/Outside Reach

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• Interface to forestry SME’s
• Interface to fire dept
• Data collector

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Agenda

• Review of 2025
• Plan for 2026
• If time allows some video/pictures

Energizing the CSR community around a common cause!!

• The Geezers
• The Quilters
• The Donors
• Property owners

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2025 End of Year Finances

Operating Income

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• HOA $8000
• Donations YTD $850
• Geezer for hire donations $4300
• Quilt Raffle $1050

Total Operating Budget $14200

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Operating Expenses

• JAG Feb mulching(LCRA, Behind firehouse, North LCRA) $740
• JAG Feb #2 mulching(LCRA, North of LCRA, Firehouse $1480
• JAG March #3 mulching(LCRA, Behind Firehouse) $1480
• Misc (Tractor fuel, tire repair, thank you cards, postage) $112
• Geezer appreciation pizza $108
• JAG March 30^th mulching(North of LCRA, behind firehouse) $1480
• Tractor repair $200
• Stipend Gus (partial) $500
• JAG May #4 mulching(LCRA area, Firehouse, Oak grove) $1480
• JAG June #5 mulching(Behind firehouse, Oak grove, quarry) $1480
• Misc expenses(tire repair, fuel, pruning spray) $119
• Stipend Gus (2^nd half) $500
• JAG Oct mulching(LCRA and behind Firehouse) $1480
• EOY BBQ $300
• JAG Dec mulching(LCRA and behind firehouse) $2738
• Tractor Fuel $30

Total Spent YTD $14227

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2025 Remaining Funds -$27

Contractor- $ 12,358

Tractor “lease”- $1000

everything else- $870

CSR ROI of your $8K�What was your effective 2025 cost of Firewising the Wilderness area?(10 acres)

• $2K of the $8K went towards mulching of the drop off material leaving $6K

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• Our Firewise Program
• $600/acre we firewised appox. 10 acres for $6K.

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• A contractor using same methods
• $7K-10K /acre same 10 acres would have cost $70K-$100K

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• A contractor removing all material
• $14K- $20K/acre same 10 acres would have cost $140K-$200K

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By any measure, 2025 was a banner year for CSR Firewise

• Continued to grow the Geezer Community & awareness of fire risk
• Raised $6200
• Quilt raffle- $1050
• Pure cash donations- $850
• Firewise for donation program- $4300
• Firewise approximately 10 wilderness acres, 5 property donation acres, untold drop off acres cleared
• Managed Property Owner Drop off Program- ~ 30, 000 cubic feet of ladder fuels reduced to mulch
• July Flood- The Geezer’s Posted!
• Cleaned up our front gate
• Cleaned up our River Park
• Volunteered in Hunt community
• In November we received a glowing Firewise/Texas A&M assessment and certificate
• Managed to budget
• Over 650 volunteer hours( Gus 130 hours x 5 man/hrs)

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All without creating any smoke/airborne pollutants

Let’s show you the progress!

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Canyon Springs Ranch HOA – Boundary Features*

Projected on to a Topographical map**

Data Sources:

* https://gis.bisclient.com/kerrcad/

** https://www.mappedometer.com

Approximate CSR HOA Boundary (purple solid)

Approximate CSR Wilderness Area (blue dashed and shaded)

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Canyon Springs Ranch HOA – Wilderness Area Focus

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Fire Station

Approximate CSR Wilderness Area �(blue dashed line)

Approximate LCRA Right of Way�(pink solid line)

Ranch Rim Drive

‘Quarry’

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Canyon Springs Ranch HOA – Firewise Activity Areas (Pre-2025) ~14 acres acres

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Upper Beast Trail

‘Oak Grove’

Ranch Rim Drive

‘Spring’

‘Waterfall’

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Firewise Activity Areas (2025) ~10 acres

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Lower Beast Trail

‘Oak Grove Extension’

Ranch Rim Drive

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Firewise Activity Areas 2026 Plan ~6 acres

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West Drive

Lower Beast

‘Quarry’ (~white area)

‘Oak Grove’

‘Spring’

‘Waterfall’

Hawkeye Trail

Ranch Rim Drive

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Firewise Activity Video – Dec 2025

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Dad’s Trail

Location of Firewise activity video

Before

After

After

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West Drive

Lower Beast

2026 Plan(received $5K from HOA)

Property Owners Objectives�

• Continued Firewise education
• Hold a community Firewise morning during Spring of 2026
• Present updated evacuation instructions by next board meeting

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• Encourage use of the Property Owner Drop Off Program

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• Continue new and fun ways to raise additional funding

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Wilderness Firewise Objectives

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SEE previous Slides��

Additional Actions

• Encourage any ideas
• Grow the Geezers!

Risks to Plan

• The amount of actual material deposited by the property owners utilizing the drop off program

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• The number of Geezer and other volunteer help we receive during the year

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• The actual terrain vs predicted

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• The amount of HOA provided funds

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• The amount of donations received (the more we get, the more we do)

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• Geezer for hire program
• Voluntary donations
• Fund raising ideas

We continue to solicit new ideas!

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• Minimum amount of information needed to evaluate:
• Problem/challenge being addressed
• Your solution
• How to does it integrate into ongoing efforts
• Expected results
• Estimated cost to perform
• Who will manage?
• Notional schedule
• Risks to plan

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Property Owner Drop Off Program Options for new Board Consideration

• Discontinue the program

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• Mulch the mulch ($1500/day)

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• Mulch and remove from a centralized location
• Identify HOA beautification funding
• Require donation/fundraising by the those concerned

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• Continue as is

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Much Better!

Thanks to many!

• Support from the new HOA Board

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• Our donors

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• My Firewise Committee Members
• Bill Booker and now Jim Broyan
• Gus Argullin

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• The Geezer Cutters- has doubled in size this year

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• All our participating and practicing neighbors

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• The property drop off program has become wildly popular

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We are all making a difference!

Backup Charts

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Implementing Firewise on your OWN PROPERY is the biggest risk reduction

Data Sources:

https://gis.bisclient.com/kerrcad/

https://www.mappedometer.com

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Canyon Springs Ranch HOA – Firewise 2025 Mulch Dropoff Areas

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Lower Beast Trail

‘Oak Grove Extension’

Ranch Rim Drive

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Wilderness Trail Map From CSR HOA Website