Fire-Adapted Communities
The Fire-Adapted Communities Work Group is the single group dedicated to Goal 2, which strives to protect our communities from the disruption and devastation of wildfire. CAL FIRE and other state agencies will increase their assistance programs and partnerships with local communities to reduce risk, improve preparedness, and foster resilience. While each community has a unique set of needs, values, risks, and capacities, CAL FIRE, the USFS, and key stakeholders are developing a common framework to facilitate comprehensive local plans.
resources
Community Risk Reduction & Adaptation Planning
WUI Structure/Parcel/Community Fire Hazard Mitigation Methodology (NIST Technical Note 2205)
The State of California’s Adaptation Planning Guide provides comprehensive guidance for assessing climate vulnerability and adapting to climate change,
OPR’s Fire Hazard Planning Technical Advisory
UCANR – Building to Coexist with Fire: Risk Reduction Measures for New Development
Wildfire-Prone Home & Neighborhood Protection
CAL FIRE’s Defensible Space Program
CalOES/CAL FIRE – California Wildfire Mitigation Program
Appendix A in the WUI Structure/Parcel/Community Fire Hazard Mitigation Methodology
FIre-Safe Roadways & Utilities
Caltrans – Roadside Fire Fuels Reduction
CNRA – Office of Energy Infrastructure
Plan for Smoke Impact
CARB – Protect Yourself from Wildfire Smoke
CA Smoke Spotter App
Asbestos and Natural Disasters Guide
Work Group: Fire-Adapted Communities
Partnering Organizations
Work Group leads:
California Fire Safe Council – Kate Dargan
Community Wildfire Planning Center – Molly Mowery
University of California Cooperative Extension – Yana Valachovic
CA Tahoe Conservancy – Forest Schafer
CAL FIRE – Tadashi Moody
Office of Planning & Research – Lisa Hu and Clay Kerchof
Cal Office of Emergency Services – Jennifer Hogan
California Fire Safe Council – Hedi Jalon
Caltrans – Lisa Worthington
California Air Resources Board – Alan Talhelm
Steven Hawks
– CAL FIRE
Erik De Kok
– Office of Planning and Research (OPR)
Facilitator
Michelle Medley-Daniel, Facilitator
Watershed Research and Training Center
Key Actions Assigned:
2.1 – 2.32