CLIMATE ACTION SUBCOMMITTEE
WILDFIRE MITIGATION AND
RESILIENCY
December 14, 2022
1 Paul Lowenthal
Division Chief Fire Marshal,
Fire Department
COMMUNITY WILDFIRE
PROTECTION PLAN
2 The purpose of the Community Wildfire Protection
Plan (CWPP) is to enhance protection of human life
safety and reduce the wildfire threat to community
assets such as homes, commercial structures, critical
infrastructure, businesses, and natural and historic
resources within the City of Santa Rosa.
BACKGROUND
3 Nine Objectives & Forty-six Actionable Items
RELATIONSHIP TO
CLIMATE ACTION PLAN
4 Nearly all wildfires in the region are human-caused,
and the marine layer and associated cooler
conditions and higher relative humidity produce
conditions that are less conducive to both ignition
and fire spread in the area, particularly during the
hottest portions of summer. Historically, the
Planning Area has seen relatively infrequent large
fire events.
BENEFIT
5 City Efforts to Reduce Wildfire Risk
Grant Funding
1. Project: Fuel Reduction along Evacuation Routes
Granting Agency: FEMA - Hazard Mitigation Grant
Program
2. Project: Wildland Urban Interface Fuel Modification
Granting Agency: FEMA - Hazard Mitigation Grant
Program
3. Project: Vegetation Management Program
Granting Agency: HCD’s 2017 CDBG-MIT Resilient
Planning and Public Services Program
DISCUSSION & QUESTIONS
Paul Lowenthal
Division Chief Fire Marshal
Santa Rosa Fire
(707)543-3542
[email protected]
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