RBC I Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPPs) are authorized and defined by the Health Forests Restoration Act (HFRA) passed by Congress in 2003. A CWPP is a community plan that brings together diverse local interests to discuss their mutual concerns for public safety, community sustainability and natural resources. It offers positive, solution-oriented recommendations to address challenges such as: local firefighting capability, the need for defensible space around homes and subdivisions, and where and how to…
