This option appears in resilience plans from around the country.
| Option from plan | Hazards Sort descending | Assets | Region | Source Plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Support development of Firewise Communities in partnership with County emergency management and community stakeholders. | Wildfire | Critical Facilities | Southeast | West Palm Beach, FL - Rethink Paradise: Sustainability Action Plan |
| Increase Firewise programming and wildland-urban interface (WUI) code enforcement within neighborhoods. Firewise is a program of the National Fire Protection Association. It aims to help neighbors in | Wildfire | Urban Landscape and Tree CanopyNatural Areas and WildlifePeopleProperty | Southwest | Flagstaff Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (p. 71) |
| Consider becoming a Firewise Community, a process that will prompt the development of a wildfire risk assessment, an action plan, educational outreach and more steps toward fire-readiness. Jurisdictions | Wildfire | Multiple or All AssetsAgriculture and Food SupplyUrban Landscape and Tree CanopyWater Infrastructure – WastewaterCritical FacilitiesNatural Areas and WildlifeProperty | Southeast | West Palm Beach, FL - Rethink Paradise: Sustainability Action Plan |
| Continue to participate in the Firewise program to increase knowledge and capacity to prepare for wildland fires around the utility plant | Wildfire | Energy and Utilities | Northwest | City of Seattle, WA: Preparing for a Changing Climate (p. 27 (pdf p. 60)) |
| Use FireWise toolkit/certifications to increase public awareness on Wildland Urban Interface areas | Wildfire | Natural Areas and Wildlife | Southeast | Triangle Region, NC Regional Resilience Assessment |
