1. Slide 2 map of pilot project area- this is one of 3 pilot projects in the nation with the goal being to implement the Cohesive Wildfire Strategy.

2. Cohesive Strategy Goals
Restore and Maintain Resilient Landscapes: Landscapes across all jurisdictions are more resilient to wildfire.
Create Fire-adapted Communities: Human populations and infrastructure are better prepared and can withstand a wildfire without loss of life and property.
Improve Wildfire Response: All jurisdictions participate in making and implementing safe, effective, efficient response to wildfires.
The GOALS or VISION of the Cohesive Strategy are to ensure:
RESTORE AND MAINTAIN LANDSCAPES - Landscapes across all jurisdictions are resilient to fire-related disturbances in accordance with management objectives
CREATE FIRE – ADPAPTED COMMUNITIES - Human populations and infrastructure can withstand a wildfire without loss of life and property, and
WILDFIRE RESPONSE - All jurisdictions participate in making and implementing safe, effective, efficient risk-based wildfire management decisions
As one could image these three goals are very relevant to NEO and I would across most geo-regions.

3. Slide 4 ownership/fire jurdisdiction map-
Dark green-USFS
Light green private land protected by ODF
purplish/pink- private land protected by Rural fire departments
fires starting on one jurisdiction often impact another jurisdiction making it necessary to coordinate our activities such as fire prevention, fuels reduction and firefighting efforts

4. Why a Cohesive Strategy is important
Larger wildfires, more severe fires & longer fire seasons.
Forest health issues-overstocked, insect/disease/drought/increased fuel loads.
Assessments show 90% of fuels treatments are effective in changing fire behavior.
Number of communities at risk of wildfire continues to grow.
Most structure loss occurs in the first 12 hours of an escaped wildland fire.
Many emerging incidents are multi jurisdictional.
Can we be better prepared ?
Slide 5 why CWS is important- read from slide

5. CWS Summit
Slide 6 When we kicked off our pilot project we held a Summitt at BMIDC of all the partners and cooperators involved in wild land fire in the geo region to discuss how we could enhance our wildland fire prevetniotn and suppression efforts.

6. Pilot Project Action Plan Restore Resilient Landscapes
Northern Blue Mountain
Cohesive Strategy
Pilot Project Action Plan
Restore Resilient Landscapes
Wildfire Response
Slide 7-The result of this Summit was the development of an Action Plan focusing on the three goals of the CWS. the one main theme of the action plan was to improve on our CWPP. To develop a new CWPP focusing on the three goals of the CWS.
Create Fire Adapted Communities

7. 2005 UNION COUNTY CWPP
2005 Plan
Focused on fuel reduction in Interface areas
Creating defensible space around homes
New Plan
Focus on the 3 CWS goals
Continue addressing Interface area concerns
Look at opportunities/fire risk on a larger, landscape level & across ownerships.
Emphasis on fire preparedness & response
Better position ourselves for future funding
Slide 8 - the old plan versus our new CWPP- read the differences from the slide.