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Fire safe council presents draft Community Wildfire Protection Plan and seeks resident input
Summary
Fire and community leaders presented the draft Community Wildfire Protection Plan for San Buenaventura and asked residents to prioritize projects such as home-hardening incentives, fuels treatments and evacuation planning to guide the final plan and funding applications.
San Buenaventura — City and fire‑safety officials on Thursday presented the draft Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) for the city and asked residents to identify priorities that will guide mitigation projects and future grant applications.
“The purpose of tonight is we’re introducing the first draft community wildfire protection plan and we’re going to be seeking input from the community,” Brett Reed, Ventura’s fire marshal, told the meeting. Reed thanked the Ventura Regional Fire Safe Council and city staff for collaborating on the draft.
The plan, drafted by the Ventura Regional Fire Safe Council with city input, is intended as a community‑facing, voluntary planning document that complements existing hazard‑mitigation and evacuation plans. “A CWPP is a community‑based document,” said Evie Vermeier, wildfire planning specialist for the Ventura Regional Fire…
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