Resources Identified at Land Use Planning for Wildfire Working Group Meetings:
October 21st: Kickoff Meeting
Building for Wildfire in Montana This is a great report put together by Marcus Pearson, Headwaters Economics, and Wild Montana on the state of wildfire building standards in MT.
MARA - Modernization and Risk Analysis Committee
Thank you to working group members Kelly Pohl and Ali Ulweiling for bringing our attention to the recent Modernization and Risk Analysis Committee meeting. The presentations presented at this meeting are incredibly insightful and useful for this group.
Montana Legislature - MARA Committee Meeting October 10th
Timestamps of interest for this group:
Pat Mckelvey (Tri-County FireSafe) : 10:00:00
Patty Hernandez (Headwaters Economics): 10:07:00
Lyn Elliot (American Property & Casualty Insurance Association): 10:33:00
Bob Biskupiak (Montana Independent Insurance Agents): 10:51:30
Headwaters Economics
Headwaters has already done a lot of work in this field and offers a number of excellent resources related to the subjects addressed by the group.
Community Planning Assistance for Wildfire (CPAW) program provides communities with land-use planning solutions, and customized research to better manage wildfire risks. Our priority is to listen, engage and strategize with local partners to ensure communities’ long term wildfire resilience.
Wildfire Risk to Communities is a free, easy-to-use website with interactive maps, charts, and resources to help communities understand, explore, and reduce wildfire risk. Data are available for every U.S. community, tribal area, county, and state.
The Cost of Retrofitting a Home for Wildfire Resistance
Wildfires Destroy Thousands of Structures Each Year
Redefining the Urban Wildfire Problem in the West
Missing the Mark: Effectiveness and Funding in Community Wildfire Risk Reduction
FireSafe MT
FireSafe Montana has put together some very helpful resources landowners in the WUI.
Ignition Resistant Construction Guide