Monterey County Community Wildfire Protection Plan
On December 14th, 2010, the Board of Supervisors of Monterey County voted 5-0 to sign the Monterey County Community Wildfire Protection Plan (MCCWPP). To date, the MCCWPP has been signed by:
- The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection,
- The Monterey County Fire Chiefs Association,
- The Monterey County Sheriff's Department,
- 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 its Committee, the Monterey County Wildfire Working Group
- The Chair of the Monterey County Board of Supervisors, for the full Board.
Thus, the requirements in the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003, have been met and the MCCWPP is considered complete and signed by the required signatories in 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. With a completed plan, grant applicants are at an advantage when applying for these highly competitive grants.
Please communicate with your representative on the Monterey County Board of Supervisors and thank him or her for voting to sign the MCCWPP. Contact information: http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/cob/supervisor.htm.
Please Note: The final Monterey County Community Wildfire Protection Plan and its attachments, in its entirety, is downloadable by clicking on this link:
The Board of Directors of the Monterey Fire Safe Council wish to thank everyone who contributed to making the MCCWPP a success. The final document represents the voices of many interested parties, within, and outside of, Monterey County. Without the cooperation of all involved, the MCCWPP would not have been possible.
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