Welcome! Please sign in using the chat box. Share your name, affiliation and which pilot community you are working with. FIRE-ADAPTED COMMUNITIES LEARNING NETWORK SECOND QUARTER WEBINAR DEC 13, 2013 Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network
Effective Communications and Partnership Engagement Agenda Network Business Update Learning Topic Presentation by Georgia partners Presentation by Minnesota partners Presentation by Lake Tahoe partners Presentation by Colorado partners Discussion about Communications and Partnership Engagement will all webinar participants
Update on FAC Network Project Developments Learning and Sharing Plans Communications Materials Technical Briefs/Quick Guides Community Assessment Tool
Upcoming FAC Net Activities Important dates: December 31 st mid-term project period ends January 15 th mid-term reports due (we will also handle any work plan adjustments as part of the mid-term reporting process) March 14 th third quarter webinar Learning Topic TBD June 2 nd -6 th Annual Meeting proposed dates. We re working on securing a location in Colorado. We ll make more information about this available asap June 13 th fourth quarter webinar Learning Topic TBD. Year 1 final reports due June 30 th issue 2 nd year awards based on negotiated proposals
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Chestatee-Chattahoochee RC&D Council Towns County, Georgia Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network Pilot Project-2013
Lake Chatuge, Towns County Georgia
Those we ve engaged with: Towns County Fire Rescue Towns County Fire Corps (Volunteer organization) Towns County Sole County Commissioner Towns County Sheriffs Department Towns County Planning Towns County EMA Towns County School Superintendent/School System Towns County County-wide Homeowners Association Georgia Forestry Commission USDA Forest Service-Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests The Nature Conservancy Southern Governors Association Georgia State Fire Marshal Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corporation Young Harris College Local Libraries (2) Firewise Communities (6 exist-5 more coming on board) Various NE Georgia County Commissioners
Special events/meetings: Eleven FAC meetings with collaborators to educate/plan activities-may-september RC&D-Presentations to 13 individual County Commissioner(s) meetings-july-october Collaborators-Georgia Mountain Fair-August RC&D-Wildfire Safe, Sound, & Code Smart Conference-October Collaborators-Firewise Communities Program Week-November Collaborators-Various civic organizations presentations-november RC&D-Georgia Mountains Regional Commission presentation-november Collaborators-Development and formation of Citizens Coalition meeting-december IAFC public service announcement filming in Hiawassee-December
Towns County FAC Website-designed by the Georgia Forestry Commission http://townscountyfireprevention.wordpress.com/
Towns County Commissioner signs Firewise Communities Program Proclamation for the week of November 3 rd -9 th, 2013
Examples of electronic sign usage
1-Courthouse display with materials 2-Ingle s Market event 3-Fieldstone Theater advertisement 1 2 3
Towns County Middle School Ag Class Good Fire and Bad Fire
Firewise Day Events- Chipper Days using Secure Rural Schools Title III funds-3 accomplished this week
Fire Learning Network involvement with The Nature Conservancy This pilot project will be included as a goal for the expansion of the Southern Blue Ridge Fire Learning Network in the Southern Appalachians
What s next? Citizens Coalition involvement Move forward with projects related to elements First quarter 2014-present to another location
Great Lakes FAC Hub - Effective Communications and Partnership Engagement Major learning event: Attended Minnesota-statewide Firewise meeting in early-october (first of it s kind for the state and result of long-time leadership vision) Results: -Identified need to develop case studies to tell the story about what is working/needed with FAC/Firewise in the state (celebrate successes, influence others, build momentum, etc) -Identified opportunities to address needs & opportunities in Ely with specific activities: - Explore local leadership potential to adapt county-cwpp to community - Collaborate with Red Cross on training - Host panel presentation about FAC for 2014 Regenerate Ely Speaker Series - Investigate barriers to successful recruitment of Level 2 assessors, followup opportunities, motivational activities
FIRE ADAPTED COMMUNITIES LAKE TAHOE BASIN
1989 Neighbors for Defensible Space Block Parties Built grassroots support for a prescribed fire program
First prescribed fire in district 1995
2007 Angora Fire 3000 acres 250 homes destroyed $160 Million costs Governors Blue Ribbon Commission
$5 Million in federal funding 2008
2008 TAHOE FIRE & FUELS TEAM
2008 Planning Finance Operations
SUMMER 2011
NVFSC federal funding $15 Million since 2008 $6 Million in reserves SUMMER 2011
Nevada Fire Safe Council: 60 Tahoe Fire Safe Chapters Over 3000 members Defensible space rebates Annual conferences SUMMER 2011
Multimedia ad campaigns Mailers Newspapers TV and Radio Spots Social Media Op-eds SUMMER 2011
SUMMER 2011 Defensible Space and Fuels Treatment Databases
SUMMER 2011 Basin Fire Districts: Five 20-person hand crews 2 chipping crews 4 foresters Over 120 full-time personnel supported by NVFSC grant funding
Cumulatuve Acres Treated SUMMER 2011 Fuels Reduction Treatments Defensible Space Inspections 5000 4500 4000 3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 Year 1 (08) year 2 (09) Year 3 (10) Year 4 (11) Target Acres 1315 1755 2750 3225 Acres Treated 1585 2963 4126 4679 20000 18000 16000 14000 12000 10000 8000 6000 4000 2000 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total 5413 10038 14035 18164
SUMMER 2011
BLM Tahoe Grants USFS Tahoe Grants $8,000,000 $5,000,000 -$500,000 -$500,000 -$1,000,000 -$1,500,000 BLM Nevada Grants $1,000,000 Indirect Costs
2012 NVFSC declares bankruptcy $2.5 Million owed Zero assets
2012 Lost trust from residents Chapter leaders without support Fire districts without funding Strained communication with federal agencies
2013 AND BEYOND Re-engaging the public: Block Parties Community Work Days Community Forestry Guides
2013 AND BEYOND Maintaining Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team Structure Preparing for new funding opportunities Minimizing financial risk from grants There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction. -John F. Kennedy
Strategies, Successes and Challenges Front Range Fire Adapted Communities
Different ways to tell the story - Photo Series, Picto Charts,
STUDIO M METRO STATE UNIVERSITY
Innovation in Engagement Local Professionals (Architects, Landscapers) Training Workshops Local Businesses (Restaurants, Equipment Rental Shops) On-Site Customer Workshops Coupons Fuels Mitigation Kits Fire Professionals Round Tables Saw Crews Neighbors Kick-Off Event NFPA Community Day of Service Neighborhood Work Days K-12 Education Scouts, Honor Society, Service Projects
Explaining the Risk and Expanding the Impact
Governmental Immunity, Liability and the Use of Rx fire in Colorado Colorado's government would no longer have immunity from lawsuits over prescribed fires that get out of control under the terms of an agreement state leaders announced - www.denverpost.com
Next steps FRFAC Kick Off Event March 1, 2014 Day of Service Event May 3 2014 Continue Fighting the Good Fight!