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Community Planning Assistance for Wildfire
Kimiko Barrett, Ph.D. | Headwaters EconomicsMolly Mowery, AICP | Wildfire Planning International
IAFC Wildland Urban Interface Conference
March 22, 2017
Reno, NV
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Outline:
• Introduction: Kimiko Barrett
• CPAW Overview: Molly Mowery
• Communities at a Glance:Ø Doug Green – City of Bend, ORØ Mike O’Herron – Missoula County, MTØ Mike Burnett – Chelan County, WA
• Panel Discussion
• Questions from the Audience
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Wildfires Are Getting Bigger & Lasting Longer
# of acres burned has more than doubled, from 4.5 million acres in 1960, to 10.2 million acres in 2015
Since the 1970s, the # of annual large fires (1,000+ acres) has quadrupled.
The active fire season has increased by 78 days.
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More Homes Are BurningSince 1990s, average number of homes burned per year has more than tripled.
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More Firefighter DeathsNearly a 50% increase in the average # of firefighter deaths per year
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The Costs Are Soaring
Wildfire suppression costs consume more than half of the U.S. Forest Service budget ($1.7 billion).
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In Response…
The National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy (2009) identified three main goals:
• Resilient Landscapes• Fire-Adapted Communities• Wildfire Response
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The Community Planning Assistance For Wildfire (CPAW) Program Focuses On:
• Resilient Landscapes• Fire-Adapted Communities• Wildfire Response
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Creating “Fire-Adapted Communities” Includes Land Use Planning Tools
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CPAW Program Fills a FAC Gap
Fire Adapted CommunitiesFirewise
Communities
Fuel reduction
Forest Management
Internal Safety Zones
watersheds
Ready Set Go!
ResponseCodes, plans &
ordinances
Fuel breaks
Prevention Education
WUI Research
Local capacity
Community Wildfire
Protection PlanPost-fire recovery
Cooperative fire
agreements
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Unique Partnership, Multidisciplinary Teams
Land Use
PlanningForestry
Wildfire Risk
Community (planning,
fire, others)
Research and
Science
Funded through USDA Forest Service and private foundations.
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CPAW Communities (To Date)
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CPAW Program + Planning Process
Photo credits: CPAW, USFS (map image)
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CPAW Recommendations
• FAC-oriented
• Many values at risk
• All scales
• Science, best practices
• Implementation
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What Have We Been Learning?
Common community challenges: junipers, junipers, junipers…
...and access, water supply, wood roofs, combustible attachments, trees
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What Have We Been Learning?
• No one-size-fits-all approach
• Planning requires accurate information
• Process matters
• All communities can improve local coordination and planning
• It takes time
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Communities At A Glance
Doug GreenFire Inspector
Fire & Rescue Department
Bend, Oregon
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OverviewGeographic Context:
• Population: 87,014 people
• 33 square miles
• East side of the Cascades
• 12” of precipitation
• Population Growth 2010-2015: 13.5%
• Ranked #1 place to live… anywhere
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Wildfire History• 1990: The Awbrey Hall Fire
• 3,500 acres• Jumped 3 major roadways and
the Deschutes River• Destroyed 22 homes.
• 1996: The Skeleton Fire • Burned 18,000 acres • Destroyed 30 structures –
FireFree was born.
• 2014: Two Bulls Fire • Burned 7,000 acres
• 2015: Shevlin Fire • Burned 10 acres
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CPAW Assistance:
Land Use Planning Recommendation #1:
Develop an implementation framework for Bend in the Greater Bend CWPP
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CPAW Assistance:
Land Use Planning Recommendation #2:
Define WUI and develop a WUI risk assessment that delineates risk levels
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CPAW Assistance:
Land Use Planning Recommendation #3:
Develop and adopt WUI regulations
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Contact:
Doug Green,City of Bend Fire & Rescue, Fire Inspector
Email: [email protected]: 541-322-6383
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Communities At A Glance
Mike O’Herron,Montana DNRC, Area Manager,
Southwestern Land Office
Missoula County, Montana
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OverviewGeographic Context:
• Population: 111,807 people
• 2,600 square miles• Population Growth
1970-2014: 93%
Wildfire History:• A wildfire-prone landscape• Scores of ignitions each year• 6 large wildfires since 2007
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CPAW Assistance:
• Science-based tool generated by Missoula’s Fire Science Lab (Rocky Mountain Research Station).
• Used to inform multiagency partnerships around the WUI.
Risk Mapping
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• Public and private collaboration.
• Using risk map to identify areas of high to low concern.
• Providing an outreach opportunity to increase homeowner/ landowner awareness.
Revising County CWPP
CPAW Assistance:
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Next Steps:Focus on Prevention & Education
• Building off CWPP process and existing efforts.
• Handouts, PSA’s, electronic bulletins, websites, multimedia platforms (ex: GIS Storymap)
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Contact:
Mike O’Herron,MT Dept. of Natural Resources, Manager
Email: [email protected]: 406-542-4261
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Communities At A Glance
Mike BurnettFire Chief
Chelan County Fire District #1, City of Wenatchee
City of Wenatchee, Washington
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OverviewGeographic Context:
• 3,000 square miles• Agriculture, recreation
and tourism• Over 80% Public Lands
Population:• Chelan County – 75,000• Fire District 1 – 45,000• Wenatchee – 33,000
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OverviewWildfire History:• 25 fires in the last 20
years, burning more than 728,000 acres
• 2015: 77 homes, 5 warehouses lost
• 2014-15: Regionally ~600 homes lost, over 1.5 million acres burned, & 4 fatalities
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CPAW Recommendation:Update the City of Wenatchee Comprehensive Plan to include wildfire information, goals and policies.
Added “Goal 8” to the Comprehensive Plan with 7 new policies from CPAW recommendations.
“WILDFIRES, GOAL 8: Acknowledge the impacts that wildfires have on the Wenatchee Valley. Seek to develop and implement approaches to adapt to the risks of wildfires making the City of Wenatchee a more fire adaptive community.”
In Response:
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CPAW Recommendation:Develop a citywide Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP)
• Current efforts to update the countywide CWPP.
• Highly collaborative process between multiple partnerships (agency, private, and homeowners).
In Response:
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Next Steps:Further define the WUI risk
Complements other wildfire efforts underway
Public education & awareness raising
Leverage outcomes for funding opportunities
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Contact:
Mike Burnett,Fire Chief, Chelan County, Fire District #1Email: [email protected]
Phone: 509-662-4734
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Contact:
Kimiko Barrett, PhDResearch & Policy Analyst
[email protected]: 406-224-1837
Molly Mowery, AICPPresident
[email protected]: 303-358-9589