Defensible space in progress
Researchers from the Ecological Restoration Institute at Northern Arizona University (NAU) recently completed a report to “assist the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management (DFFM) in providing direction to communities-at-risk from wildfire in Arizona and communities throughout the west in developing and implementing effective Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPP) in order to improve wildfire preparedness.” The report shares a number of lessons learned and recommendations that are useful for anyone working on an update or new CWPP. Read the report here.
““The lessons learned and recommendations from this assessment may help to shift new CWPPs and future plan updates toward more focused and strategic implementation that is appropriate to the unique local context in which is occurs.””
Wondering if your community is covered by a CWPP? New Mexico State Forestry maintains a database of CWPPs from around the state, which can be accessed here.