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Cohesive Strategy How it approaches fire – the local fire chiefs perspective

Cohesive Strategy How it approaches fire – the local fire chiefs perspective. Shawn P. Stokes Assistant Director of National Programs. Who is the IAFC?. Who is the IAFC? Why do we care about the WUI and fire? Facts: 97% wildland fires controlled at 10 acres or less

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Cohesive Strategy How it approaches fire – the local fire chiefs perspective

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  1. Cohesive StrategyHow it approaches fire – the local fire chiefs perspective Shawn P. Stokes Assistant Director of National Programs

  2. Who is the IAFC? • Who is the IAFC? • Why do we care about the WUI and fire? • Facts: • 97% wildland fires controlled at 10 acres or less • Most structures lost during first 12 hours • WUI growth in the future • Not just a “Western” problem • Fires don’t respect jurisdictional lines

  3. Cohesive Strategy – Approaching Fire • Three goals of Cohesive Strategy • Resilient Landscapes • Wildfire Response • Fire-Adapted Communities

  4. Response to Fire • Response • All jurisdictions participate in: • Safe • Effective • Efficient wildfire management through improved intergovernmental coordination

  5. Response to Fire • Cohesive Strategy encourages, between local, state and federal agencies: • Better training • Better preplanning • Better communications • Leads to better execution when a fire starts - We can no longer meet for the first time on the hood of our buggies once the fire has started -

  6. Fire-Adapted Communities • The largest impact for local fire officials • The public looks to the chief for answers • FAC provides them • Tool-box for local fire chiefs • Involves both public education and infrastructure protection • High Impact/Low Cost if done right

  7. FAC – What it does • Provides a framework for public education • Provides a framework for planning • Provides model codes as options • Provides for a dialog between the fire chief and the community • Improved Community Involvement • Provides a dialog between the fire chief and the partners (State, Fed, Business)

  8. FAC – The Tools • Some Examples: • Ready, Set, Go! • Firewise • Public/Private Partnerships • CWPPs • Local Ordinances/Model Codes

  9. FAC Success • Eagle County, CO Public/Private partnership • Montana RSG! Video (Local/State/Fed/Private)

  10. FAC Success • Colorado Springs Mitigation Successes • Statewide awareness campaigns • Local property management code

  11. Structure loss by County 1999-2009

  12. Cohesive Strategy has a positive impact on local government fire service • Creates a dialog for better collaboration on response • Provides a tool-box of options for public education and partnership • Improves the understanding and relationships between local, state and federal leadership

  13. Shawn P. Stokes Assistant Director of National Programs for Wildland Fire International Association of Fire Chiefs Shawn.stokes@iafc.org 703-273-0911

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