Community Wildfire Protection Plan - Fire Safe Council of ...
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Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPP) are blueprints for preparedness at the neighborhood level. They organize a community’s efforts to protect itself against wildfire, and empower citizens to move in a cohesive, common direction. Among the key goals of the (community’s) CWPP, which is developed collaboratively by citizens, and federal, state and local management agencies, are to:
• Align with the County and CAL FIRE’s cohesive pre-fire strategy, which includes educating homeowners and building understanding of wildland fire, ensuring defensible space clearing and structure hardening, safeguarding communities through fuels treatment, and protecting evacuation corridors
• Identify and prioritize areas for hazardous fuel reduction treatment
• Recommend the types and methods of treatment that will protect the community
• Recommend measures to reduce the ignitability of structures throughout the area addressed by the plan.
Note: The CWPP is not to be construed as indicative of project “activity” as defined under the “Community Guide to the California Environmental Quality Act, Chapter Three, Projects Subject to CEQA.” Any actual project activities undertaken that meet this definition of project activity and are undertaken by the CWPP participants or agencies listed shall meet with local, state and federal environmental compliance requirements.
Writing tips:
Edit bullet points as needed (include first in CSA 135 and SRA areas).
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A. Overview
Writing tips:
Use this section to briefly describe your community, including:
- What makes it unique?
- How many people live there?
- What are some of the key landmarks, gathering places and infrastructure features?
- Include a picture here
- Include description of any vulnerable populations
B. Landscape (Topography, Fire History, Key Infrastructure, Maps)
Topography:
Brief description of where the community is located within SD County; elevation if pertinent; any other key landscape features.
Description of the vegetation classification / features of your community.
Fire History:
Briefly summarize your community’s fire history over the past few decades. Also note if your community has not had a major fire in recent years.
Key Infrastructure:
List major infrastructure resources within the community, including:
• Water systems and waterways
• Residential structures
• Habitat features
• Landmarks, parks
• Businesses
• Historical sites
• Farms / ranches
Maps:
Using technology and local expertise, the sponsors of this CWPP have included a series of maps depicting the site and situation of the (name) Community (Appendix C). The following maps are visual aids from which the (name of FSC) and community members can assess and make recommendations (see Appendix A).
1. Area Communities Map
2. Fire Hazard Severity Map
3. Fire History (1910-2010)
4. Evacuation map
5. Fuel Treatment Projects (optional)
C. Firefighting Resources
Provide a brief summary of the agencies with firefighting responsibilities (include a list of stations) as well as community efforts to protect the community.
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A. Key Partners
The (Name) Fire Safe Council led the development of this Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP), with guidance and support from several partners. The development team included representatives from the agencies described in the table below.
Writing tips:
• List agencies and organizations, rather than individuals.
• Include all local, state, or federal agencies, tribes, and organizations that were consulted or included in the planning process, including your FSC.
• Add or delete rows as needed.
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A. Completed Projects
The (Name) Fire Safe Council provides ongoing community education to ensure that citizens are aware of the critical preparedness information. Community education focuses on:
• Use bullet points to summarize what your education and outreach efforts focus on
B. Priorities
C. Future Projects
Writing tips:
Briefly describe your projects and priorities. If you are not currently conducting any education / outreach but plan to in the future, please note that here.
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A. Completed Projects
List previous / completed projects here (if any).
B. Priorities
The following is a description of structural challenges, including proposed methods of improvement and implementation proposed for the community:
List priorities
C. Future Projects
List future projects (if any)
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A. Completed Projects
Briefly describe any completed defensible space projects.
Defensible Space – current work
The (name of FSC) participates in the following activities to increase defensible space:
List or summarize.
B. Priorities
Describe priorities
C. Future Projects
Describe planned projects, if relevant.
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A. Completed Projects
Describe any completed or ongoing fuels treatment projects you are working on as a FSC
and / or in collaboration with other organizations or agencies. These could include:
- Roadside thinning
- Fuel breaks
- Diseased/dead tree removal
- Forest health projects
B. Priorities
Outline priorities
C. Future Projects
Outline planned projects, if relevant.
Add a picture to this section.
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Evacuation planning is a dynamic process subject to the nuances of each community. Below is an overview of the [community name]’s key ingresses and egresses, as well as designated evacuation corridors, Temporary Safe Refuge Areas, completed projects, priorities and future projects.
A. Overview of Ingress and Egress
Describe and name main thoroughfares / routes within the community, as well as any previous ingress/egress challenges.
B. Designated Evacuation Corridors and Temporary Safe Refuge Area(s)
List PACE options for each community, including Primary, Alternative, and Contingency corridors and Emergency Temporary Safe Refuge Areas.
C. Completed Projects
Briefly describe any completed evacuation-related projects.
D. Priorities
The following are key priorities to maintaining evacuation access for residents and visitors to (community):
E. Future Projects
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A. Completed Projects
Add completed mitigation projects, or any other completed preparedness projects that don’t
fit in other sections. Examples could include address street signs, dumpster programs (not only green waste but to dispose of general household and hazardous waste).
B. Priorities
Briefly describe mitigation and preparedness priorities
C. Future Projects
Briefly describe future projects (if relevant)
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The Community Wildfire Protection Plan as developed for (community):
• Was collaboratively developed and meets the intent of the Healthy Forest Restoration Act (HFRA) in emphasizing the need for agencies to work collaboratively with communities in developing hazardous fuel reduction projects, and places priority on treatment areas identified by communities themselves in a CWPP. Interested parties and federal land management agencies in the vicinity of this CWPP have been consulted.
• Identifies and prioritizes areas for hazardous fuel reduction treatments and recommends the types and methods of treatment that will protect areas within this CWPP.
• Recommends measures to reduce ignitability of structures throughout the area addressed by the plan.
• Is intended for use as a planning and assessment tool only, utilizing a compilation of community issues/goals and projected fire mitigation strategies. The CWPP is not to be construed as indicative of project “activity” as defined under the “Community Guide to the California Environmental Quality Act, Chapter Three, Projects Subject to CEQA.” Per the Community Guide, Section 3.1.1, “CEQA only applies to public agency decisions to approve, or actions to carry out, a discretionary project.” Any actual project activities meeting this definition of project activity and undertaken by the CWPP participants or agencies listed shall meet with local, state and federal environmental compliance requirements.
• Assists and encourages compliance with current county and state fire code standards.
___________________________________________ _______________ President of Fire Safe Council submitting this CWPP Date
Participating State, Local, or Tribal fire agency representatives (add or delete as required):
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Agency name Date
(name, title)
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Agency name Date
(name, title)
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TRIBAL REPRESENTATIVE (if applicable) Date
(Name of Tribe)
Writing tips:
• Please include the fire agency with primary firefighting responsibility in your community. This should be at the Battalion Chief level.
• You are responsible for getting the signature(s) in this section before you submit your CWPP.
Signatures page 2
This CWPP was reviewed and recommended for approval by the San Diego Community Wildfire Protection Plan Review Committee as demonstrated by the signature below.
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Chair of CWPP Review Committee Date
Don Butz
Chief, Lakeside Fire Protection District
President, Fire Safe Council of San Diego County
The CAL FIRE Unit Chief has final signing authority on CWPPs in San Diego County. The signature below attests that the standards listed in the section above and the content of this Community Wildfire Protection Plan are proposed to be met and mutually accepted:
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STATE AGENCY (authorizing entity — required for finalization) Date
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE)
San Diego Unit
Tony Mecham, Unit Chief
Writing tip:
* This page will be signed once the CWPP has been approved. The FSCSDC is responsible for getting these signatures.
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Appendix A: Meeting Tracking Documents
This CWPP was developed for the community of (name), through a series of community meetings.
Writing tip:
Here you can list individuals and their affiliations who were involved in developing your community’s CWPP.
Also, list meeting dates where the CWPP was discussed.
Appendix B: Maps
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San Diego County Fire Authority can generate maps for any CWPP. Contact: Michele Clock, Program Coordinator, at 858-974-5743 or michele.clock@sdcounty..
Figure 1: Area Communities Map
Figure 2: Fire Hazard Severity Map
Figure 3: Fire History 1910-2010 (CDF FRAP)
Figure 4: Evacuation Map
Figure 5: Fuel Treatment Projects (optional)
Appendix C: 1st Amendment (as applicable)
Community Wildfire Protection Plan Amendment
For
(Community)
Date Amendment Submitted:
Table of Contents
(list only those sections as amended)
INTRODUCTION
SECTION I: COLLABORATION
COMMUNITY / AGENCIES / FIRE SAFE COUNCILS
COMMUNITY OVERVIEW
IDENTIFICATION OF VALUES AT RISK
LOCAL PREPAREDNESS & FIRE FIGHTING CAPABILITY
SECTION II: PRIORITIZED FUEL REDUCTION TREATMENTS
PRIORITIES
EXISTING PROJECTS
SECTION III: TREATMENT OF STRUCTURAL IGNITABILITY
SECTION IV: SIGNATURE PAGES
SIGNATURE PAGES
SECTION V: APPENDIX A – LIST OF REFERENCE DOCUMENTS
SECTION VI: APPENDIX B - MAPS
Appendix D: 2nd Amendment (as applicable)
Community Wildfire Protection Plan Amendment
For
(Community)
Date Amendment Submitted:
Table of Contents
(list only those sections as amended)
INTRODUCTION
SECTION I: COLLABORATION
COMMUNITY / AGENCIES / FIRE SAFE COUNCILS
COMMUNITY OVERVIEW
IDENTIFICATION OF VALUES AT RISK
LOCAL PREPAREDNESS & FIRE FIGHTING CAPABILITY
SECTION II: PRIORITIZED FUEL REDUCTION TREATMENTS
PRIORITIES
EXISTING PROJECTS
SECTION III: TREATMENT OF STRUCTURAL IGNITABILITY
SECTION IV: SIGNATURE PAGE(S)
SIGNATURE PAGE(S)
SECTION V: APPENDIX A – LIST OF REFERENCE DOCUMENTS
SECTION VI: APPENDIX B - MAPS
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