What is a Community Wildfire Protection

Plan(CWPP)

Legislation and policies affecting CWPPs

• The 2010 Federal Land Assistance Management and Enhancement (FLAME) Act • The Healthy Forest Restoration Act (HFRA) of 2003• The federal agencies’ policies that implement the

acts are the 10 Year Implementation Plan for HFRA and the Cohesive Strategy (Fire adapted communities)

CWPP Check List

1. Convene Decisionmakers2. Involve Local Fire, Federal

Agencies, & CALFIRE3. Engage Interested Parties4. Establish a Community Base

Map5. Develop a Community Risk

AssessmentEstablish Community Priorites and Recommendations

6. Establish Community Priorities and Recommendations7. Develop an action plan

and assessment Strategy

8. Finalize Community Wildfire Protection Plan