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Community Wildfire
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What is it
The process
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CWPP: What is it
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Collaborative product involving interested parties
Mechanism for communities to address their wildfire risk
Identifies wildfire hazards
Identifies mitigation measures
CWPP: The Process
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Based on the 2003 Healthy Forest Restoration Act
Three basic criteria
Collaboration
Prioritize Fuel Reduction Projects
Address Structural Ignitability
CWPP: Purpose
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Identify needed fire prevention work
Fuel reduction projects
Shaded fuel breaks
Community wildfire education
Protect our communities
Habitable structures
Critical infrastructure / Key resources
Project Example
Shaded fuel break along Pierce Road
CWPP: Benefits
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Reduce the overall risk of wildfire
Improved community capacity
Improved relationships between agencies
Improved relationships among communities
Increase access to funding
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Red - Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone
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Recommendations for Public Outreach Education
Recommendations for Reducing Structural Ignitability
Recommendations for Improving Firefighting Capabilities
Recommendations for Fuel Reduction Treatment
Santa Clara County Community Wildfire Protection Plan
Annex 1. Santa Clara County Central Fire Protection District – Chapter 2
SWCA Environmental Consultants 41 June 2016
Table 2.3. Recommendations for Improving Firefighting Capabilities in the City of Saratoga
ID Project Description Fire
Department/Agency Benefits of the Project to the community Timeline Priority
(1.2.3)
Resources/funding
sources available
Strategic Goal: FC2- Define Safe Refuge Areas and establish maintenance program in WUI areas where fire behavior and evacuation timing is problematic.
S-FC2.1 Define and delineate
spatially Safe Refuge Areas
and establish maintenance
program in WUI areas
where fire behavior and
evacuation timing is
problematic.
Example:
Mountain Winery
County Fire/CAL
FIRE/FireSafe
Councils.
Provides safety measure for residents of rural
areas in event that evacuation is limited.
Provides for firefighter safety by creating
escape route.
2 years 1 Grants: State Responsibility
Area (SRA), Federal
Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA), California
Fire Safe Council,
Department of Homeland
Security
Strategic Goal: FC5- Develop WUI preplans and accompanying evacuation plans for all WUI areas in Santa Clara County using standardized format.
S-FC5.1 Develop WUI preplans and
accompanying evacuation
plans for Saratoga WUI.
County Fire/CAL
FIRE/FireSafe
Councils.
Helps fire response agencies pre-plan for
evacuations.
Helps identify areas where mitigation
measures are needed to facilitate safe
evacuation.
Helps establish consistent model across all
agencies.
1 year 1 Grants: SRA, FEMA, CA
FSC, DHS
Strategic Goal: FC8: Where road systems are antiquated and do not provide for proper evacuation or two way flow, require removal of obstructions or upgrade to
minimum 2 lanes road system over time.
S-FC8.1 Address poor road access
issues, develop long-term
plan for road improvements
and prioritized routes for
evacuation.
County Planning. Alleviates evacuation concerns of residents
living in areas with poor ingress/egress.
Provides for improved response capabilities
and reduces risk that responding emergency
vehicles will conflict with evacuation of
residents.
2 years 1 Homeowner Associations,
Road Associations, City staff
Strategic Goal: FC11- Investigate and potentially install Fire Detection Robots to alert departments of a fire start in remote areas.
S-FC11.1 Investigate installation of
Fire Detection Robots on
open space lands adjacent
to Saratoga.
County Fire. Uses technology for single-tree wildfire
detection solution that help forestry agencies
and fire protection professionals manage the
risks of fire damage cost-effectively.
Within 2
years
1 Private companies provide
robotic technology
i.e.:
Insight Robotics
http://www.insightrobotics.co
m/solutions/wildfire-detection
Wildland Detection Systems
http://www.wildlandsystems.
com/
Fire Alert MK1
http://vigilys.com/technology/
firealert/
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