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VI. Goals of the EDCWPP
Overall Goal: Reduce the number, size, and intensity of wildfires in El
Dorado County.
- Work with County Planners and Supervisors to assure that Fire Safe
concerns are heard and considered in the General Plan.
- Promote land and fire management practices that support wildfire
mitigation measures while maintaining healthy native vegetation, wildlife, soil, water,
and landscapes.
- Provide assistance to communities to help homeowners protect their
homes from wildfire.
- Encourage and provide examples of high professional standards
for wildfire protection planning and operations.
- Support Legislation that promotes fire safety.
- Provide information for communities preparing evacuation plans,
and encourage them in doing so.
- Use standardized formats for all documents pertaining to Community
Wildfire Protection (CWPP) Planning.
- Provide educational opportunities for communities and cooperating
agencies.
- Coordinate, Cooperate, and (if feasible) Collaborate with all
Agencies, Districts, Departments, and Authorities involved in watershed, fuel reduction,
evacuation route planning, and firefighting tasks.
- Ensure long-term funding for local and EDCFSC activities, and for
Council stability.
- Continue to search for opportunities for biomass utilization.
- Find ways to assist in the completion of final CWPP inspections
of private developments.
- Help communities with planning and implementation of Fire Safe
practices.
- To the extent feasible, address the fire safety needs of homes
that are not a part of any established community.
- Maintain a list of communities and areas known to meet criteria
for Fire Safe participation, and work to expand it.
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