fire adapted communities: concepts and tools. fire adapted communities: safe and effective response...
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A Fire Adapted Community… … acknowledges and understands its wildfire risks … accepts their role and the role of fire (and everyone has a role) … is actively working to prepare for, respond to, and recover from wildfire THE DEFINITIONTRANSCRIPT
FIRE ADAPTED COMMUNITIES:CONCEPTS AND TOOLS
FIRE ADAPTED COMMUNITIES:Safe and Effective Response
Resilient LandscapesFire Adapted Communities
A Fire Adapted Community…… acknowledges and understands its wildfire risks… accepts their role and the role of fire (and
everyone has a role)… is actively working to prepare for, respond to,
and recover from wildfire
THE DEFINITION
The stuff that isn’t in the definition: … FAC isn’t a checklist… FAC usually starts with a champion (a seed)… FAC is about the long-term win… FAC is about building community resilience
FAC ISN’T A THING - IT’S A PROCESS
THE REST OF THE DEFINITION
THE CYCLE
THE PEOPLE
Everyone Has a Role
THE PEOPLE of WA FAC LN
Everyone Has a Role
• Steering Committee• Communities• Staff
THE TOOLS
THE COMMUNITIES Every community is different...… different needs, at different times.… different scales.… different capacities.… different tools.… different partners.
… BUT our core is the same.
THE NETWORK
THE NETWORKEncourages the development and sharing…
… of best practices and innovations…
… in order to accelerate the adoption of fire adapted community concepts.
NETWORK TOOLS• Learning Exchanges• Blog Posts• Webinars• PODIO-online workspace• Website• Annual Meeting• Financial resources
THE POINTFAC is what we need it to be in our communities…
… and you all have the opportunity to shape the future of what we want it to be in our state…
… the need for the work that you are all doing is immense…
… and the value you have to your community and to the communities of your neighbors is tremendous.