West Region Wildfire Council

BLM-CO: WEST REGION WILDFIRE COUNCIL - COMMUNITY WILDFIRE ADAPTATION

CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED FUNDING TO REDUCE WILDFIRE RISK, TREATING APPROXIMATELY 100 ACRES OF NON-FEDERAL LANDS WITHIN THE WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE TO REDUCE HAZARDOUS FUELS ALONG A CRITICAL EVACUATION ROUTE FOR THE COMMUNITY OF OURAY, COLORADO.

AWARD PURPOSE: THE PROJECT FOCUS ON REDUCING WILDFIRE RISK, SEVERITY, AND NEGATIVE EFFECTS TO WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE (WUI) COMMUNITIES ACROSS A SIX-COUNTY REGION IN CO. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE WEST REGION WILDFIRE COUNCIL (WRWC) WILL IMPLEMENT THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT TO REDUCE WILDFIRE RISK AND ENHANCE COMMUNITY RESILIENCE:COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATIONEQUIP RESIDENTS WITH KNOWLEDGE AND RESOURCES TO IMPLEMENT PROACTIVE MITIGATION ACTIONS.CONDUCT DIRECT OUTREACH THROUGH SITE VISITS AND PERSONALIZED RISK ASSESSMENTS.PROMOTE WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS THROUGH THE WILDFIRE READY HOME CERTIFICATION PROGRAM.PROPERTY AND HOMEOWNER ENGAGEMENTENGAGE 1,000 HOMEOWNERS IN WILDFIRE MITIGATION EFFORTS.ASSESS 2,000 PROPERTIES FOR WILDFIRE RISK.ISSUE 50 WILDFIRE READY HOME CERTIFICATIONS TO QUALIFYING PROPERTIES.CAPACITY BUILDINGTRAIN 25 LOCAL ASSESSORS TO CONDUCT RISK EVALUATIONS AND SUPPORT MITIGATION PLANNING.PROMOTE LOCAL AMBASSADORS TO EXPAND PUBLIC AWARENESS AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.POLICY AND PLANNING SUPPORTASSIST WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COUNTY WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE (WUI) CODES.UPDATE COMMUNITY WILDFIRE PROTECTION PLANS (CWPPS) TO REFLECT CURRENT BEST PRACTICES AND LOCAL NEEDS.EXPECTED DELIVERABLES OR OUTCOME: MAINTAIN AND EXPAND WRWCS PROVEN CAPACITY SUSTAINING AND GROWING ORGANIZATIONAL CAPABILITY.DELIVER COMMUNITY-SCALE WILDFIRE RISK REDUCTION TANGIBLE IMPACT ON COMMUNITIES.INCREASE PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECT BENEFIT TO RESIDENTS.STRENGTHEN PARTNERSHIPS CRITICAL TO LONG-TERM WILDFIRE ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCY STRATEGIC, LASTING OUTCOME.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: PROACTIVE WILDFIRE MITIGATION VIA WRWCS PROGRAMS PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE PUBLIC SERVICE THAT SAVES LIVES, PROTECTS PROPERTY, AND SAVES THE AMERICAN PEOPLE MONEY BY LOWERING SUPPRESSION RECOVERY COSTS.