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Enhancing Community Resilience: Federal Lands Hazardous Fuel Reduction & CWPP Guidance

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This document provides comprehensive guidance for communities on wildfire risk management, focusing on hazardous fuel reduction on federal lands. It outlines the process of developing a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) in alignment with the Healthy Forest Restoration Act of 2003. Key sections include collaboration strategies, risk assessment components, and actionable recommendations for fuel reduction and community involvement. It also emphasizes ongoing monitoring and support from local and state authorities to ensure effective wildfire protection and preparedness.

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Enhancing Community Resilience: Federal Lands Hazardous Fuel Reduction & CWPP Guidance

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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. Flow chart from the CWPP

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. Fuel Hazards Map

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. WUI Fuels Mitigation Treatment Options

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. Flow chart from the CWPP • Section 7– Agreement and Concurrence • A. Who agrees and concurs • B. What next? (hint: show me the money!)

  15. 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

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