A Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) is a collaboratively developed plan that identifies wildland fire hazards, prioritizes way to reduce those hazards and recommends measures for homeowners and communities to reduce ignitability of structures.  DFSC plans to spend 2011 and part of 2012 working with community members and agency partners to develop such a plan for Alameda County. See Planning Status for more detail.

From October through December 2011 are looking for feedback on preliminary recommendations.  Please take our short survey at http://app.fluidsurveys.com/surveys/dfsc/cwpp-homeowner-survey/

There are two key reasons to develop a CWPP:

1.   The plan is the opportunity to influence where and how federal agencies implement fuel reduction project on federal lands.

2.  The plan establishes priority for funding of hazardous fuel reduction projects.

In 2009, DFSC and stakeholders developed the Contra Costa County Community Wildfire Protection Plan addressing high fire hazard areas to reduce the risk of loss of life and property due to wildfire. Since the Contra Costa County Plan was adopted, DFSC was able to secure grants for a program to fund neighborhood projects create defensible space.   To learn more about this program see Vegetation Removal.

We hope you can join us to develop an effective plan to reduce the impact of wildfire on our Alameda County communities.  For a Schedule of Events contact: Cheryl Miller, DFSC Executive Director. DFSCMiller@comcast.net  phone toll free:  877-725-6803.