TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
EL DORADO COUNTY WILDFIRE PROTECTION PLAN
I. Executive Summary II. Background III. Introduction
IV. Purpose and Scope V. Problems and Issues VI. Goals of the EDCWPP
VII. Strategic Action Plan Recommendations VIII. Communities with Fire Safe Plans (CWPP) IX. Communities with Fire Safe Councils
X. Guidelines for Listing Existing CAR and Rural Centers for CWPP Preparation XI. Listing of Market Areas, Community Regions, Rural Centers, Rural Regions, and CAR from the Federal Register XII. Process for Selecting Communities for a Community Action Plan (CAP), CWPP Preparation, and Other Fire Safe Project Funding
XIII. Standard Outline and Checklist for CWPPs XIV. Plan Updates

 
 

 

IV. Purpose and Scope

A. Purpose

The El Dorado County Wildfire Protection Plan is the Council's strategy for reducing the damage and loss from wildfires by placing emphasis on what needs to be done before a wildfire starts. The Plan looks to reduce property losses, increase firefighter and resident safety and contribute to ecosystem health. The plan is a cooperative effort with the CDF and the ENF, agencies of El Dorado County, local Fire Protection Districts and the EDCFSC. The HFRA requires a CWPP be prepared for communities in order to secure financial support.

The El Dorado County environment is a fire environment. The landscape evolved from fire and that is not going to change. It is the Council's hope that this Plan can help to mitigate future losses and promote proactive fire planning.



The Mission Statement of the Council is: "The Mission of the EDCFSC is to protect the citizens of El Dorado County and their property from the effects of catastrophic wildfire through education, cooperation, innovation and action."

B. Scope

The Scope of this Plan is countywide and will encompass the following:

  1. Lists CAR.
     
  2. Provides education materials to the public for fire safety around homes and structural fire safe construction recommendations.
     
  3. Encourages the development of community-based Fire Safe Councils.
     
  4. Establishes the rationale for CAR and cooperation with the fire agencies, county government and local residents.
     
  5. Identifies the EDCFSC as Grantee for federal and state funds to accomplish prescribed fire safe planning and fire mitigation work.
     
  6. Provides specifics to the General Plan for adoption of Fire Safe policies and guidelines.
     
  7. Recommends ordinances to address specific issues.
     
  8. Provides the repository for all CWPPs.
     
  9. Sets a standard format for CWPPs.
     
  10. List of communities for consideration in preparation of CWPPs.
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