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El Dorado County Western Slope Wildfire Protection Plan
A collaborative effort funded by an SRA Grant from CAL FIRE
And Title III Funds
Objectives
Develop a cohesive plan for the western slope of the county that incorporates existing CWPPs, CAL FIRE Unit Plan and existing and proposed fuels treatments.
The plan will be based on the results of a landscape scale community risk assessment and treatment prioritization strategy.
Emphasis will be placed on establishing “logical” fuel management areas that are integrated with the existing treatment network.
Community projects will be presented in a standardized format (template) so they are “shovel ready” for funding applications.
Projects will be designed to provide maximum community protection at lowest potential costs.
Guidelines
National Fire Plan
Healthy Forest Restoration Act (2003)
RPF CWPP Handbook (2004)
CAL FIRE CWPP Guidelines Revised Policies (2005)
CAL FIRE AEU Strategic Plan (2011)
El Dorado County Disaster Plan
California Fire Alliance CWPP Template
Other County CWPPs
Auburn Lake Trails FSC
Lakehills-El Dorado Hills FSC
Logtown FSC
Grizzly Flat FSC
Georgetown FSC
Cameron Park FSC
Sandridge FSC
Volcanoville FSC
PV Grange FSC
Pollock Pines FSCLotus Coloma FSC
Cool Pilot Hill FSC
REE FSC
Patterson FSC
Fire Safe Councils
Communities at Risk (source CAL FIRE)
Cameron Park Coloma Cool Diamond Springs El Dorado Hills Georgetown GlenridgeGrizzly Flat Kelsey Latrobe Logtown Omo Ranch Outingdale PlacervillePleasant Valley Pollock Pines RubiconShingle SpringsTahoma
General Approach for Preparing CWPP
Create a project team
Engage interested parties i.e., stakeholders and affected communities
Establish a community base map
Develop a community risk assessment
Establish community hazard reduction priorities and recommendations to reduce structural ignitability
Develop an action plan and assessment strategy
Finalize the Community Wildfire Protection Plan
Project Team
El Dorado County Fire Safe Council
Pat Dwyer
Steve Willis
Barry Callenberger
Spatial Informatics GroupGary Roller, RPF #2899
Shane Romsos
Dr. Richard Harris, RPF #1961
CAL FIREDarin McFarlin
Preliminary Stakeholder List
County Fire Chiefs’ Association
US Forest Service
El Dorado County DOT
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Sierra Pacific Industries
UC Cooperative Extension
El Dorado County RCD
Georgetown Divide RCD
El Dorado Irrigation District
Sierra Nevada Conservancy
Others to be determined
Public/Stakeholder Meetings
Today’s meetings with fire chiefs and stakeholders represent “kick-off” meetings for the project
Future meetings with stakeholders will be convened as needed in conjunction with project milestones
Meetings will be held in communities to present results of risk assessment
Auburn Lake Trails
El Dorado Hills
Sly Park
Placerville
Community Base Map
The base map encompasses the western slope up to Echo Summit and includes:
Landscape features-topography, lakes, rivers, communities
Communities and inhabited areas at potential risk from wildland fire (wildland urban interface-wui)
Other critical infrastructure as available (major water systems, power infrastructure, communications)
Location of fire stations (volunteer or municipal, CALFIRE, USFS)
Vegetation (LANDFIRE)-current vegetation condition which reflects recent wildfires
Completed, in progress, and planned treatments-a crucial step!
Fuel treatment data provided by several El Dorado County agencies and organizations
Need to make sure all known treatments are accounted for
Do our best to incorporate known planned treatments
Compile and Map All Known Existing, In Progress, and Planned Fuel Treatments
Community Risk Assessment
Historic Risk of Wildfire Occurrence: Assessment of ignition potential using historic ignition data
Fire Hazard Assessment: FLAMMAP
Homes, Businesses, and Essential Infrastructure at Risk: Predicted Flame Length, Fire Type (Surface, Fire, Crown), and Conditional Burn Probability*.
Other Community Values at Risk: Identified via Stakeholder Meetings and Existing Geo-Spatial Data
Local Preparedness and Firefighting Capability: Local, State, and Federal Fire Fighting Resources
Conditional Burn Probability
“The chance occurrences of a pixel burning given an ignition within the study area under modeled weather conditions” (Collins et al 2011)
• Thousands of fires are ignited and allowed to burn freely across the landscape for typically one burn cycle (24 hours). This creates raster maps of the burn probabilities at defined flame length classes and overall burn probabilities across a landscape
• Can help prioritize a treatment plan the maximizes the reduction in conditional burn probability across the landscape
Community Hazard Reduction Priorities and Recommendations to Reduce Structural Ignitability
Further refine potential treatment locations and practices by prioritizing treatments which most effectively reduce fire risk to communities and identified resources at risk when combined with the existing and planned fuel treatment network
Provide additional education and outreach on “fire adapted communities”
Finalize CWPP
Prepare a concise action plan that identifies treatment locations, types, methods, priorities, potential cost, and potential CEQA or other review needs
Work with local Fire Safe Councils to refine and finalize CWPP and adapt their CWPPs.
Publish, post, and distribute the approved plan
Photo courtesy Miriam Morrill, formerly US Fish and Wildlife Service, from Butte County Fire Safe Council CWPP
TASKS AND TIMELINE
Tasks August 2015 October 2015 January 2016 June 2016 September 2016
December 2016 January 2017
1. Form team, involve stakeholders create tools X
2. Community interface to update existing CWPPs X
3. Update HY49 and HW 50 CWPPs X
4. Create four new community CWPPs X
5.Complete detailed project proposals X
6. Compile the finished document, begin coordination
X
7.Publish and Post on Web X
Questions?
Please contact [email protected]
El Dorado County Western Slope Wildfire Protection Plan
A collaborative effort funded by a SRA Grant from CAL FIRE
And Title III Funds