This option appears in resilience plans from around the country.
| Option from plan | Hazards Sort descending | Assets | Region | Source Plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conduct an outreach program that educates the public on the dangers of removing natural vegetation from dunes and slopes near buildings and infrastructure. | LandslidesErosion and Shoreline Recession | Urban Landscape and Tree CanopyAquatic and Marine ResourcesNatural Areas and Wildlife | National | HUD Community Resilience Toolkit (p. 28) |
| Provide information to homeowners about vegetation management requirements and promote fuel breaks to slow fire spread in forested and fire-prone areas. | Wildfire | Property | Southwest | Statewide Summary Report: California's Fourth Climate Change Assessment |
| Provide information to homeowners about statutory vegetation management requirements and promote fuel breaks to slow fire spread in forested and WUI areas | Wildfire | Property | Southwest | Statewide Summary Report: California's Fourth Climate Change Assessment |
| Expand public awareness campaigns on human-caused fires. | Wildfire | Agriculture and Food SupplyUrban Landscape and Tree CanopyAquatic and Marine ResourcesNatural Areas and WildlifeProperty | Southwest | Flagstaff Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (p. 71) |
| Launch an outreach campaign to help the public identify and clear fuel loads — large areas of dry, flammable material — and how to prune dead vegetation, | Wildfire | Agriculture and Food SupplyUrban Landscape and Tree CanopyAquatic and Marine ResourcesMultiple or All AssetsNatural Areas and WildlifeProperty | National | HUD Community Resilience Toolkit (p. 21) |
| Explore creation of a public outreach campaign with material to help the public conduct effective fuels management through pruning and clearing dead vegetation, performing selective logging, and cutting | Wildfire | Property | National | HUD Community Resilience Toolkit (p. 21) |
| Encourage residents and staff to report maintenance needs in the easements of power lines (e.g., clearing woody plants) to utilities to help prevent wildfires. | Wildfire | Energy and Utilities | Southeast | Triangle Region, NC Regional Resilience Assessment (p. 211 (pdf p. 223)) |
| Partner with utility companies to ensure employees are prepared to respond when wildfires occur. Coordinate educational opportunities, wildfire training and mutual aid agreements. | Wildfire | Energy and UtilitiesPeople | Northwest | City of Seattle, WA: Preparing for a Changing Climate (p. 27 (pdf p. 60)) |
