that’s completely up to the community creating the plan. The plan begins with a risk assessment. “It’s important to fi nd out the risks to the community
fi rst,” says Scherschel. “How likely is the community to experience a wildfi re? Are there homes that could be lost, or large tracts of land that might burn? It’s important to fi nd out what is out there that needs to be protected.” Once the threats, valuable resources and response
abilities are identifi ed, the community begins to work out how to mitigate the threats. This can include pre- scribed burning, home improvements to remove po- tential fuel, and government and city offi cials reducing the threats created by public parks or land. Planning committees also consider future com-
munity growth, zoning issues, and where future de- velopments will be made. Analysis is often conducted of emergency services and land topography, and pre- dictions are made on how a fi re might behave when threatening the community. The Texas Forest Service helps provide technology and information that helps communities base their plan on fi re history in the area and analyze potential hazardous fuel sources. “A Community Wildfi re Protection Plan helps a com-
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munity understand threats, what the community is capable of going about those threats and have a plan of action to allow a better community response when something happens,” Hines says. A CWPP can also include public outreach and edu-
cation, identifi cation of funding sources to help with hazardous fuel reduction and recovery strategies for a community to have a plan to bounce back from disaster. Some communities may be unprepared to begin
the mitigation strategies, but the process of creating a plan leads to additional resources for the community. Scherschel cites a time when helping a community put together a CWPP led to additional training for the local fi refi ghters. “They wanted to be able to clear hazardous fuels,
but the fi refi ghters weren’t trained in how to use chain saws,” says Scherschel. “We were able to identify fund- ing sources to get the fi refi ghters additional training and help them carry out their hazardous fuel reduction.” To get a CWPP started for your community, Hines
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