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Home My WebLink AboutJefferson County CWPP PresentationJefferson County COMMUNITY WILDFIRE PROTECTION PLAN Advisory Group Meeting #1 JUNE 21, 2023 PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD Submit written comments to jeffbocc@co.jefferson.wa.us AGENDA Introductions Overview of CWPPs Goals and Objectives Schedule Roles Survey Results CWPP Outline Base Maps Data Needs Community Risk and Hazard Assessment Wildland-Urban Interface Delineations Public Outreach Hub Site Closing Remarks Regarding Next Steps and Actions Emily Geery Project Manager Michaela Bartosh Assistant Project Manager Vicky Amato Principal Fire Planner/Subject Matter Expert MEET THE SWCA TEAM ADVISORY GROUP INTRODUCTIONS •Agency/organization •Role •CWPP experience •What interests you the most about wildfire planning? TITLE SLIDECOMMUNITY WILDFIRE PROTECTION PLAN OVERVIEW OF CWPPS •Plan to reduce threats to life and property from wildfire •Came from Healthy Forest Restoration Act 2003 o Collaborative o Identify and prioritize hazardous fuel treatments and methods to protect at-risk communities o Identify measures to reduce structural ignitability •Does not mandate actions •Makes recommendations o Fuel reduction –Resilient Landscapes o Structural Ignitability –Fire Adapted Communities o Public education and outreach –Fire Adapted Communities o Fire response capabilities –Safe and Effective Wildfire Response •Sets priorities for action •Required for many grant funding sources GOALS AND OBJECTIVES •Improve wildfire resilience and adaptation •Develop actions to mitigate risks •Broad public and stakeholder input and support •Access to grant funding •Track improvements o Community resiliency o Planned and completed projects o Community outreach success ADVISORY GROUP MEETINGS Meeting 1 •Introduction •CWPP goals and objectives •Priority concerns •Data gathering •Public outreach preparation Meeting 2 •Risk assessment •Recommendations •Document outline •Implement public outreach Meeting 3 •Draft document review comments •Public outreach results •Signatories SCHEDULE TASK APPROXIMATE TIMELINE Phase 1: Discovery Task 1: Kick-off Meeting and Identify Advisory Group Membership May 2023 Task 1a: Conduct Stakeholder Interviews (Virtual)August/September 2023 Task 2: Data Gathering and Management August 2023 Task 3: Establish Community Base Maps July 2023 Phase 2: Meet and Retreat Task 4: Host Advisory Group Meetings Advisory Group Meeting #1: Virtual (2 hours)June 2023 Advisory Group Meeting #2: In-person Workshop (Retreat)August/September 2023 Advisory Group Meeting #3: Virtual (2 hours)December 2023 Task 5: Host Public Engagement Meetings Public Meeting #1: Mixed Virtual/In-person August/September 2023 Public Meeting #2: Mixed Virtual/In-person August/September 2023 Public Meeting #3: Mixed Virtual/In-person August/September 2023 Public Meeting #4: Mixed Virtual/In-person August/September 2023 SCHEDULE TASK APPROXIMATE TIMELINE Phase 3: Document and Review Task 6: Develop a Community Risk Assessment July/ August 2023 Task 6a: On-the-ground Structural Hazard Assessments August/September 2023 Task 7: Develop Mitigation Strategies and Actions December 2023 Phase 4: Approve and Launch Task 8: Draft CWPP December 2023 Task 9: Virtual Final Draft Delivery February 2024 Phase 5: Hub Site and Evacuation Modeling Task 10: Development of Esri Hub Site February 2024 Task 11: Evacuation Modeling and Planning December 2023 •Represent your jurisdiction •Provide local expertise, knowledge, and direction •Assist with data compilation •Engage other stakeholders •Develop implementable project recommendations •Implement projects (after the CWPP is approved) •Track project accomplishment ADVISORY GROUP ROLES SURVEY RESULTS Wildfire concerns and priorities 13 responses •Brinnon •Quilcene •Port Ludlow LET’S HEAR FROM YOU •What are your big concerns? •What is on your wish list for projects? •What is working currently? •What is not working? •How do you hope to use this plan? OUTLINE: MAIN DOCUMENT •Aligned with the National Cohesive Wildfire Management Strategy o Resilient Landscapes o Fire Adapted Communities o Safe and Effective Wildfire Response •Main document outline o Chapter 1 –Introduction o Chapter 2 –Fire Environment o Chapter 3 –WUI Risk Hazard Assessment o Chapter 4 –Mitigation Strategies o Chapter 5 –Monitoring and Evaluation OUTLINE: APPENDICES •Appendix document outline o Appendix A –CWPP Plan Alignment o Appendix B –Supporting Maps o Appendix C –Community Risk-Hazard Assessments for WUI Communities o Appendix D –Forms o Appendix E –Funding Sources o Appendix F –Homeowner Resources o Appendix G –Community Outreach and Educational Programs o Appendix H –Fuel Treatment Types and Methods o Appendix I –Post-Fire Response and Restoration WEBMAP OF BASE MAPS DATA NEEDS Spatial Data (shapefiles) •Water suppression sources •Existing evacuation zones/routes •Fuel treatment data •Fire history data Documents •Fuels plans •Fire management plans •Emergency operations plans •Hazard mitigation planning COMMUNITY RISK AND HAZARD ASSESSMENT •Wildfire hazards analysis –fire behavior modeling o Inputs: fuels, weather, topography o Outputs: flame length, rate of spread, crown fire potential, burn probability •Fuels analysis •Fire history •Fire response o Suppression Difficulty Index o Potential Control Lines Desktop Assessments COMPOSITE RISK-HAZARD EXAMPLE COMMUNITY RISK AND HAZARD ASSESSMENT •Late summer–fall 2023 •Fuels ground-truthing/calibration •National Fire Protection Association 1144 assessments –windshield survey o Ingress/egress, construction materials, defensible space, water access, etc. o Community risk ratings: low, moderate, high, and extreme risk On-the-ground Assessments NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION 1144 STRUCTURAL IGNITABILITY PROJECT RECOMMENDATION MATRIX EXAMPLE PROJECT DESCRIPTION LOCATION LAND OWNERSHIP METHOD AND GOAL TIMELINE RESOURCES/FUNDING PRIORITY •Develop pre-fire plans for post-fire response. •Aligns with State Forest Action Plan Sub- strategy 2.1.3 and Hazard Mitigation Plan Strategy 4.3. Countywide,focusing on areas that scored a risk rating of 70 and higher first.Includes: Community A, C,F, J, R, and P. County, municipal,governments; utility providers;and water providers. •Review the Post-Fire Response and Rehabilitation section (Chapter 4) for post-fire planning and actions. •Develop and/or familiarize yourself with Burned Area Emergency Rehabilitation protocols. •Establish guidelines for county, municipalities, utility providers, and water providers that details the steps required in the event of a fire to better prepare for post- fire response. •Establish relationships with agencies responsible for post- fire response before the fire. •Initiate annual mock exercise utilizing SimTable. •Build into County Emergency Operations Plan and Annual Operations Plan during next revision. Spring 2021 •FEMA •County Hazard Mitigation •Emergency Managers High PUBLIC OUTREACH Online/virtual: Community survey (hosted on hub site) Social media Flyer + press release Public meetings Public review of draft CWPP HUB SITE Interactive risk analysis mapping Public outreach Community risk ratings Project recommendations and mitigation measures CLOSING REMARKS REGARDING NEXT STEPS AND ACTIONS Data needs Risk assessment Actions THANK YOU! Questions and Comments Emily Geery egeery@swca.com (307) 673-4303 Vicky Amato vamato@swca.com Michaela Bartosh michaela.bartosh@swca.com