ne cs regional action plan iafc wui conf march 2014

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IAFC WUI Conference

March 18, 2014

Northeast U.S. Forested Areas 25% of the nation’s forests, of which 93% are non-federally owned

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Northeast U.S. - Urban Areas 43 % of the nation’s population

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RESILIENT LANDSCAPES • Lack of Prescribed Burning • Smoke Concerns • Loss of Fire-dependent Ecosystems • Inadequate Biomass Utilization

FIRE ADAPTED COMMUNITIES • Urbanization and Landscape

Fragmentation • Lack of Local Planning and Coordination

WILDFIRE RESPONSE • Firefighter and Public Safety Risks • Shared Investment in the Firefighting

Workforce • Differing Jurisdictional Responsibilities • Inability to Maintain or Increase Local Capacity • Inadequate Training and Qualifications

Coordination

Goal 1. Restore and Maintain Landscapes Goal 2. Fire Adapted Communities Goal 3. Wildfire Response

New England Cottontails inhabit Cape Cod and are a candidate for listing under the Endangered Species Act. Photo credit: David Tibbetts/USFWS

Mashpee (MA) Collaborative Works to Restore Rabbit, Human Habitats

Town of Mashpee, Massachusetts

Cap Cod, MA - May 1965

Mashpee (MA) Collaborative

Chief Baker at an early planning meeting to restore fire to Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge. Photo credit: USFWS

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, • Town of Mashpee, • State of Massachusetts, • Waquoit Bay National Estuarine

Research Reserve, • Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, and • other partners in New England

Mashpee (MA) Collaborative Results

Prescribed fire consumes overgrown scrub oak near a subdivision in Mashpee. Photo credit: Catherine J. Hibbard/USFWS

Highway 1 Fire Ely, MN (May 2012)

Town of Ely, Minnesota

Lake Superior

Highway 1 Fire - Ely, MN (May 2012)

Outcome of this incident: • No injuries. • No homes were damaged. • Final size: 175 acres.

FIRE ADAPTED COMMUNITIES LEARNING NETWORK COMES TO ELY, MINNESOTA

The FAC Network is a pilot project funded through the US Forest Service’s (USFS) Fire Adapted Communities (FAC) program. Dovetail Partners has been selected to facilitate this effort. Dovetail

Partners, Inc.

NE Forest Fire Compacts (Addresses Goal 3)

Northeastern Forest Fire Protection Compacts: In 1949, Congress passed an Act establishing the first regional compact to prevent and control forest fires in the Northeast.

Compact-sponsored Training

Complex Incident Management Team Training in Madison, WI

February 2014

Keys to Success

• Challenges in Common • Willing Partners • Compatible Objectives • Collaborative Planning &

Implementation • Mutual Benefits Realized