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Title I - Hazardous Fuel Reduction on Federal Lands. Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) Significant Guidance Documents - Healthy Forest Restoration Act of 2003 - Healthy Forests Initiative and Healthy Forests Restoration Act Interim Field Guide (FS-799, 2/04)
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Title I - Hazardous Fuel Reduction on Federal Lands • Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) • Significant Guidance Documents • - Healthy Forest Restoration Act of 2003 • - Healthy Forests Initiative and Healthy Forests • Restoration Act Interim Field Guide (FS-799, 2/04) • - Prepare a CWPP: A Handbook for Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Communities
Community Wildfire Protection Plans • Getting started – organizing the CWPP • Community lead • Technical assistance and support from Forest Supervisor and State Forester • Existing collaborative group • 7 areas of compliance with HFRA • - Federal government guidance • - State government guidance
Flow chart from the CWPP • Section 1- Intro, background, need, goals, process • Are we an “at-risk” community? • - Definition within the HFRA • - Federal Register • - 2004 Arizona WUI Assessment
Flow chart from the CWPP • Section 1– Intro, background, need, goals, process (continued) • Do we have a “Collaborative Workgroup”? • - Guidance established by Wildland Fire Leadership Council • - All local government and public interest engaged
Flow chart from the CWPP • Section 2– WUI and Community Description • Which communities meet criteria? • Where will boundaries be drawn? • How will local gov’t. fairly represent constituents? • “Make the plan as big as you can get consensus of • the people and communities within the plan area” • -Kirk Rowdabaugh
Flow chart from the CWPP • Section 3– Components of “Risk” • A. Fire Regime and Condition Class • - Development of course-scale spatial data for wildland fire and fuel management • - Field review and concurrence • B. Fuel Hazards • - Fuel type • - Fuel loads • - Slope and aspect • - Treatment status
Flow chart from the CWPP • Section 3– Components of “Risk” • C. Wildland Fire Occurrence • D. Community Values • - Community infrastructure • - Critical wildlife habitat, old growth • management areas, developed lands, • fire district ISO rating
Flow chart from the CWPP • Section 4– Fuel Reduction and Prevention and Loss Mitigation Plan • A. Identify areas of highest risk • B. Vegetative fuel mitigation prescriptions • C. Enhanced fire protection capabilities • D. Recommendations for reducing structural ignitability • E. Promote community involvement • F. Enhance local wood products industry
Flow chart from the CWPP • Section 5– Action Recommendations • A. Administrative oversight • B. Community outreach and education • C. Fuel mitigation • D. Enhancing local wood products industry • E. Enhancing community fire response and protection
Flow chart from the CWPP • Section 6– Monitoring Plan • A. Implementation and effectiveness monitoring • B. Adaptive management • C. Annual monitoring report • D. Subsequent annual work plans
Flow chart from the CWPP • Section 7– Agreement and Concurrence • A. Who agrees and concurs • B. What next? (hint: show me the money!)
Thank you! Please contact Richard Remington with any questions or for further information. In Pinetop: 928-367-1427 Mobile: 928-242-3511 Email: rremington@lsdaz.com 110 S. Church Avenue Suite 7185 Tucson, Arizona 85701 520-884-5500 51 W. Third Street Suite 450 Tempe, Arizona 85281 480-967-1343