Leading the Modern CWPP Process
Leading The Modern CWPP Process is a course that helps community leaders facilitate, write, and follow through with modern CWPP practices and standards.
Next Course Offering:
Pre-workshop training at the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy Workshop
Dates: November 4-5, 2023
Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico
Community Wildfire Protection Plans are foundational in building a fire adapted community. They identify the people, places, and partnerships needed, and bring partners to a shared vision for the next five years. For community leaders and fire department volunteers and staff, writing a CWPP for the first time can be overwhelming, but this course will help you
This course will enable fire departments, forest NGOs, community leaders, & local government staff to write their own clear and actionable CWPPs that meet or exceed federal and local Minimum Standards and can be updated every five years. This course will empower community leaders to better engage with their communities, identify and prioritize key projects, and open the path to collaboration and funding for implementation.
Participants will learn about:
- Mapping the process of CWPP development
- Assessing local risk with accessible tools
- Gathering community input
- Prioritizing treatments with partners
- Creating an action plan
Participants will receive:
- Ready-to-use CWPP document template
- Community assessment, survey, and outreach templates
- Mentorship and support after the course
The Ember Alliance is able to bring you this course thanks to the support of the Fire Learning Network, Coalitions and Collaboratives, Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network, and other partners.
