The Inland Empire Fire Safe Alliance is a collaborative group of fire safe councils, communities, first responder agencies, tribes, utilities and other state and local entities working together to create more fire safe and defensible communities, neighborhoods and properties within San Bernardino and Riverside Counties. IEFSA meets bi-m
The Inland Empire Fire Safe Alliance is a collaborative group of fire safe councils, communities, first responder agencies, tribes, utilities and other state and local entities working together to create more fire safe and defensible communities, neighborhoods and properties within San Bernardino and Riverside Counties. IEFSA meets bi-monthly on the second Wednesday of odd-numbered months at 6pm. Location rotates among our agency partners' facilities. Contact us for details.
Community Wildfire Protection Plans are an integral part of this mission.
If you are interested in learning more about fire safe communities or creating a CWPP, please feel free to contact us or attend one of our meetings.
A Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) is a community-based planning effort to clarify and refine priorities for the protection of life, property and critical infrastructure in the wildland urban interface (WUI). The process brings together a diverse group of stakeholders including local government, CalFire, USDA Forest Service (USF
A Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) is a community-based planning effort to clarify and refine priorities for the protection of life, property and critical infrastructure in the wildland urban interface (WUI). The process brings together a diverse group of stakeholders including local government, CalFire, USDA Forest Service (USFS), local fire protection districts, and community members to establish and accomplish objectives through a collaborative process. CWPPs should address concerns for public safety, community sustainability, natural resources and analyzes areas of interest including hazard mitigation, wildfire response, community preparedness, and structural ignitability through the Community Risk Assessment.
The incentive for communities to engage in comprehensive forest planning and prioritization was given new and unprecedented impetus with the enactment of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act (HFRA) in 2003.
This landmark legislation includes the first meaningful statutory incentives for the US Forest Service (USFS) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to give consideration to the priorities of local communities as they develop and implement forest management and hazardous fuel reduction projects.
1) Collaboration:
A CWPP must be collaboratively developed by local and state government representatives, in consultation with federal agencies and other interested parties.
2) Prioritized Fuel Reduction:
A CWPP must identify and prioritize areas for hazardous fuel reduction treatments and recommend the types and methods of treatment t
1) Collaboration:
A CWPP must be collaboratively developed by local and state government representatives, in consultation with federal agencies and other interested parties.
2) Prioritized Fuel Reduction:
A CWPP must identify and prioritize areas for hazardous fuel reduction treatments and recommend the types and methods of treatment that will protect one or more at-risk communities and essential infrastructure
3) Treatment of Structural Ignitability:
A CWPP must recommend measures that homeowners and communities can take to reduce the ignitability of structures throughout the area addressed by the plan.