AMENDED Agenda Packet 2-19-20 Work Session

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Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) A CWPP is a plan developed by a community in an area at-risk from wildfire. The Community Wildfire Protection Planning process is the collaboration between communities and agencies interested in reducing wildfire risk. A valid CWPP has three minimum requirements. First, the plan must be collaboratively developed by local and state government representatives in consultation with federal agencies and other interested parties. Second, the plan must identify and prioritize areas for hazardous fuel reduction treatments, as well as recommending methods of treatments that will protect at-risk communities and essential infrastructure. Third, the plan must recommend measures that homeowners and communities can take to reduce ignitability of structures throughout the area addressed by the plan. The Healthy Forest Restoration Act (HFRA) requires that three decision-makers mutually agree to the final contents of the CWPP. The three are the applicable local government (i.e. counties or cities), the local fire department(s) and the State entity responsible for forest management (ODF). These three are directed to consult with and involve local representatives of the USFS and BLM and other interested parties or persons in the development of the CWPP. The statutory definition of a CWPP appears in Title I of the HFRA. The HRFA decrees that communities, which have a CWPP in place, will be a priority for receiving hazardous fuels reduction funding admini strated by the USFS and BLM. Lane County is currently updating their 2005 CWPP. The update includes new wildfire risk maps from OSU/ODF’s Oregon Wildfire Risk Explorer and guiding action items for the next 5 years of plan implementation. The city of Eugene along with other cities, rural fire protection districts, federal and restoration land managers have been engaged to inform an “Opportunities Map”. Each stakeholder has provided a map with identified locations of concern within and surrounding their communities. The update is expected to be submitted for Commissioner Approval by summer of 2020. Additional Resources 2005 Lane County CWPP https://www.lanecounty.org/government/county_departments/public_works/land_management_division/land_use_pl anning___zoning/lane_county_community_wildfire_protection_plan Oregon Wildfire Risk Explorer https://tools.oregonexplorer.info/OE_HtmlViewer/index.html?viewer=wildfireplanning# The City of Ashland’s CWPP https://www.ashland.or.us/Page.asp?NavID=13513 ATTACHMENT A February 19, 2020, Work Session – Item 2