Monterey County Community Wildfire Protection Plan
As of January 2010, the Monterey County Community Wildfire Protection Plan (MCCWPP) has been signed by:
- The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection,
- The Monterey County Fire Chiefs Association,
- Fire chiefs representing military bases, fire districts and volunteer fire departments,
- The United States Forest Service,
- The Bureau of Land Management,
- The Monterey Fire Safe Council, and
- The Monterey County Wildfire Working Group.
However, due to requirements in the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003, the MCCWPP cannot be considered complete until it has been signed by a representative for Monterey County.
Life-saving federal wildfire fuel reduction grants are awarded based on a point system that includes consideration of whether an area has a completed community wildfire protection plan. Without a completed plan, grant applicants are at a disadvantage when applying for these highly competitive grants.
Please communicate with your representative on the Monterey County Board of Supervisors about authorizing the chair of the Board of Supervisors to sign the MCCWPP for Monterey County. Supervisor contact information is available at http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/cob/supervisor.htm.
Download the MCCWPP (PDF - 8.4MB)
Download a high resolution version of the map in Appendix B-7
(showing wildland-urban interface areas and firebreaks) (PDF - 3MB)
Free Adobe Reader software is required to read the plan, which you can download here.
Free Google Earth software can be downloaded at http://earth.google.com.