FIRE ADAPTED COMMUNITIES

WORKING GROUP

The Fire-Adapted Communities Work Group is a multi-agency and organizational effort aimed at significantly increasing fire prevention, preparedness and mitigation efforts; reducing community wildfire risk; and creating fire-adapted and resilient communities throughout the State. The Work Group provides an oversight role for the Fire-safe Roadways Work Group.

Work Group Leads

Steve Hawks, CAL FIRE

Erik de Kok, OPR

Work Group Facilitator

Michelle Medley-Daniel, Watershed Research and Training Center

Key Actions Assigned:

2.1 – 2.32

THE LATEST

USFS Announces Landscape Scale Investments to Restore Forests in California

With over $1.1 million allocated to four California tribal projects.

Lisa Lien-Mager Appointed CNRA Deputy Secretary for Forest and Wildfire Resilience

Providing oversight to a wide swath of state programs, including the Task Force,

CAL FIRE and BLM Join Forces to Work Across Jurisdictions on Forest and Fuels Management Projects

Through the nationwide, Good Neighbor Authority initiative, this partnership works to mitigate catastrophic wildfire devastation on BLM lands.

BLM Signs Environmental Assessment to Streamline Fuels Reduction Projects

On August 8, 2023 a Decision Record signing took place which served to implement the BLM California plan across the state.

June Progress on the Ground

Real projects happening on the ground that bring us closer to reaching Task Force goals

Task Force Advisory Panel Seeks Input on Northern California Regional Profile

The panel is seeking to understand regional perspectives on improving ecosystem health and community resilience to wildfire.

USFS and CAL FIRE Conserve Private Forestland in California

Advancing the Forest Legacy Program one step closer to its goal of 3 million acres of forestlands conserved.

Governor’s State Budget Allocates $690 Million to Forest Health and Wildfire Resilience

Accelerating forest health and wildfire resilience projects throughout the state.

Prescribed Fire Liability Claims Fund Pilot

One of the primary obstacles to increasing the use of prescribed and cultural fires in California is the difficulty to obtain adequate liability coverage.

CAL FIRE conducts advanced live fire training in Williams, California.

New State and Federal Investments in Wood Innovations Products

The Forest Service supports innovation in the wood products economy, expansion of wood energy markets, and promotes wood as a sustainable building material.