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Council accepts fourth annual Community Wildfire Protection Plan update; Cal Fire maps prompt next steps
Summary
Santa Rosa’s fire department presented its fourth annual Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) report. Council voted to accept the report; staff flagged new Cal Fire hazard maps released the day before and outlined next steps including ordinance implementation, grazing pilots and targeted home-hardening grants.
The City Council on Tuesday accepted the fourth annual Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) — a wildfire annex to Santa Rosa’s Local Hazard Mitigation Plan — and heard staff describe priorities for the coming year, including implementing a vegetation‑management ordinance, expanding grazing pilots and continuing home‑hardening grants.
Interim Deputy Fire Chief Paul Lowenthal told the council the original five‑year CWPP was funded with about $5.55 million and included 46 action items. Lowenthal said the city will now begin work on a new CWPP. He described progress on nine objectives that include improved coordination of vegetation management…
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