Pinewood Springs & Estes Park Estates
Community Wildfire Protection Plan
What is a Community Wildfire Protection Plan?
- A CWPP is a written document, mutually agreed upon by local, state and federal representatives and stakeholders that identifies how a community will reduce its risks from wildland fire.
- Community Wildfire Protection Plans are authorized and defined in Title I of the Healthy Forest Restoration Act (HFRA). It was passed by Congress on November 21, 2003 and signed into law on December 3, 2003.
- The HFRA established unprecedented incentives for communities to take the lead role in community wildfire protection planning.
Why have a CWPP?
- The HFRA gives communities the opportunity to define their respective Urban Wildland Interface boundaries. Fifty percent of federal funds for fuels reduction must be spent in these areas.
- A CWPP gives communities an opportunity to influence the treatments used to reduce wildland fuels and restore ecosystem health.
- Communities that develop a CWPP are given priority when funding opportunities for fuels reduction on private and public lands are available.
- A CWPP determines strategies for reducing the risk wildfires pose to communities, critical watersheds, and natural resources.
Does Pinewood Springs have a CWPP?
At this time, Pinewood Springs Fire Protection District is working with state, federal and local government to develop different plans for our community. These plans should be ready for public input by fall of 2008, and will be presented via a series of meetings. It is planned for the CWPP to be in effect by summer of 2009.
If you are interested in being a part of the development of the CWPP, please e-mail Kristen Owen.
This Web page will remain updated with the status of CWPP planning, meetings dates, and CWPP content. Please continue to check back.
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