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Flagstaff Area Wildfire Risk Assessment
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Designation of high risk areas
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Arizona
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Background
The Ponderosa Pine Advisory Council and the Grand Canyon Forests Partnership conducted an initial wildfire risk assessment for the Flagstaff Urban Interface area in the year 2000. This effort was supplanted by the development of the Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) in 2004. The CWPP encompasses an Analysis Area of roughly 930,000 acres and an Interface Zone of 280,000 acres, involving a mix of federal, state, county, city, and private lands. In addition, the City has recently completed a city-wide Neighborhood Assessment, funded in-part by a donation from Allstate Insurance.
Goals common to all:
- Development of an educated and involved public,
- Implementation of forest treatment projects designed to reduce the wildfire threat and improve long-term forest health, in a progressive and prioritized manner, and,
- Utilization of FireWise building techniques and principles.
Recommendations common to all:
- Widespread use of both selective tree thinning, brush disposal, and prescribed fire, on all ownerships and jurisdictions,
- Development and implementation of a variety of practices and approaches designed to improve protection capabilities.
Further Information:
For further information contact, via email, Paul Summerfelt or phone 928-779-7688.
Visit the following websites
Flagstaff Fuel Management � www.flagstaff.az.gov/fuelmanagement
Greater Flagstaff Forests Partnership � www.gffp.org.
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