The Napa Communities Firewise Foundation THIS IS NOT CROP DUSTING ! ! !

The Napa Communities Firewise Foundation.....Filling a Critical Need.....Filling a Critical Need Educating & Supporting the Residents of Napa County to Understand & Survive Wildland Fire

…….What Critical Need ? How do we get started ? What skills needed ? Resources needed ? Resources available ? How to organize ? How to plan ? How to manage projects ? Money needed ? What about grants ? Grant Management ? How to Sustain? How do we get there? Without re-inventing the wheel !

How we came to be, and what’s changed: Foundation Fund RaisingCommunity Fiscal Sponsorship Expanded Education - HIZ Workshops Introduced ConsultingTargeted Outreach501 (c) (3)New Objectives By Laws Incorporated Board of Directors – Citizen ParticipationCAL FIRE Napa County Napa City FD - Defensible Space - Defensible Space - Chipping - Chipping - Information Driven - Information Driven - Funding Alternative - Funding Alternative - How-To & Help-Do - Business Model - Business Model - Broaden the Board - Broaden the Board - Direct Community Contact - Direct Community Contact - Community Trigger - Community Trigger - Admin, Grants, Managing - Admin, Grants, Managing - The everlasting challenge - The everlasting challenge Community Wildfire Protection Planning - CWPP - CWPP

How we do it: 1.Pick a community, hold a "Home Ignition Zone” Seminar 2. Collect a "Yes I'll help" list of citizens 3. Form a Fire Safe Council 4.Perform a Community Risk Evaluation 5. Identify areas of concern for mitigation projects 6.Create community maps & Google Earth projections 7.Establish priorities for these projects 8.Develop a "Community Wildfire Protection Plan" (CWPP) 9.Provide hands-on FSC management training 10.Perform a highly visible “Demonstration Project” 11.Begin wider community awareness - Communication 12. Teach how, and help apply for a first fire safety grant 13. Receive a first grant award 14. Complete a first mitigation project with NCFF assistance 15. The community becomes a recognized “Firewise Community” 16. Enable a funding process for future projects 17. Use the CWPP to protect families & property into the future

Fire Safe Council setupFire Safe Council setup Community Risk EvaluationCommunity Risk Evaluation Community Mapping AssistanceCommunity Mapping Assistance Planning (CWPP) ConsultingPlanning (CWPP) Consulting CAL FIRE expertise/approvalCAL FIRE expertise/approval Communications Consulting – newsletters, web siteCommunications Consulting – newsletters, web site Project Management ConsultingProject Management Consulting Project Management AssistanceProject Management Assistance Financial ConsultingFinancial Consulting Grant Writing & Administration ConsultingGrant Writing & Administration Consulting Fiscal SponsorshipFiscal Sponsorship Directed GivingDirected Giving Help get Firewise CertificationHelp get Firewise Certification What we provide Paid for by Napa Firewise

NCFF Today – Who’s Involved CAL FIRE CAL FIRE Local Volunteer Departments Local Volunteer Departments City of Napa City of Napa Napa County Government Napa County Government Napa Citizens Napa Citizens Local Experts & Consultants Local Experts & Consultants National Firewise Program National Firewise Program California Fire Safe Council California Fire Safe Council A number of Napa Communities A number of Napa Communities Our Sponsors & Donors Our Sponsors & Donors

Our Goal – The First “Firewise” County Working: Mt. Veeder/Dry Creek Mt. Veeder/Dry Creek Circle Oaks Circle Oaks Tucker Acres Tucker Acres Deer Park (I) Deer Park (I) Berryessa Estates Berryessa Estates East Napa-Alta Heights East Napa-Alta Heights Berryessa Highlands Berryessa Highlands Atlas Peak Atlas Peak Soda Canyon Soda Canyon Deer Park (II) Deer Park (II) To do: Gordon ValleyGordon Valley CalistogaCalistoga Browns ValleyBrowns Valley Conn ValleyConn Valley Pope & Chiles ValleyPope & Chiles Valley MayacamasMayacamas West St. HelenaWest St. Helena

Our Communities Today: Berryessa Estates Berryessa Estates Community HIZ WorkshopCommunity HIZ Workshop Community DS EvaluationCommunity DS Evaluation Mile long perimeter fuel breakMile long perimeter fuel break $130,000 grant for $130,000 grant for Has a CWPPHas a CWPP 2013 Grant Project2013 Grant Project Circle Oaks Circle Oaks Ten Year programTen Year program Community DS EvaluationCommunity DS Evaluation Has a CWPPHas a CWPP Over $295,000 in GrantsOver $295,000 in Grants National Firewise CertificationNational Firewise Certification Three mile perimeter fuel breakThree mile perimeter fuel break 2013 Grant Project2013 Grant Project Tucker Acres Tucker Acres Community DS EvaluationCommunity DS Evaluation 500+ hours of resident effort500+ hours of resident effort Fuel break with Bothe ParkFuel break with Bothe Park Deer Park Deer Park Community Workshop Community Workshop acre goat project – acre goat project – 2007 HIZ Workshop – 2013HIZ Workshop – 2013 New Fire Safe Council – 2013New Fire Safe Council – 2013 Community DS Evaluation Community DS Evaluation East Napa-Alta Heights East Napa-Alta Heights Community DS EvaluationCommunity DS Evaluation New Fire Safe Council 2009New Fire Safe Council 2009 First mitigation project 2010First mitigation project 2010

Mt. Veeder – Dry Creek Mt. Veeder – Dry Creek Community HIZ WorkshopCommunity HIZ Workshop Community DS EvaluationCommunity DS Evaluation New Fire Safe Council 2009New Fire Safe Council 2009 Fund Raising Event - $7,000Fund Raising Event - $7,000 Has a CWPPHas a CWPP Second Fund Raiser - $10,000Second Fund Raiser - $10,000 Two Mitigation Projects – 2010Two Mitigation Projects – & 2013 Grant Project2012 & 2013 Grant Project Soda Canyon Soda Canyon Community HIZ WorkshopCommunity HIZ Workshop New Fire Safe Council 2012New Fire Safe Council 2012 Community DS EvaluationCommunity DS Evaluation First Mitigation Project 2012First Mitigation Project 2012 Has a CWPPHas a CWPP 2013 Grant Project2013 Grant Project Our Communities Today: Berryessa Highlands Berryessa Highlands Community DS EvaluationCommunity DS Evaluation New Fire Safe Council 2010New Fire Safe Council 2010 First Mitigation Project 2010First Mitigation Project 2010 Has a CWPPHas a CWPP 2012 & 2013 Grant Project2012 & 2013 Grant Project Atlas Peak Atlas Peak Community HIZ WorkshopCommunity HIZ Workshop New Fire Safe Council 2010New Fire Safe Council 2010 Community DS EvaluationCommunity DS Evaluation First Mitigation Project 2011First Mitigation Project 2011 Has a CWPPHas a CWPP 2012 & 2013 Grant Project2012 & 2013 Grant Project

Accomplishments: Hosted over 40 community meetings to promote wildland fire awareness and explain state and local fire code regulationsHosted over 40 community meetings to promote wildland fire awareness and explain state and local fire code regulations Provide a free “on-call” chipping service, 5 days/week, 8 months a year: March-OctoberProvide a free “on-call” chipping service, 5 days/week, 8 months a year: March-October Over 780,000 cubic yards of flammable vegetation chipped through our countywide free chipping program since 2006.Over 780,000 cubic yards of flammable vegetation chipped through our countywide free chipping program since Treated over 800 acres of dry wildland vegetation using goats and labor provided by county inmates.Treated over 800 acres of dry wildland vegetation using goats and labor provided by county inmates. Provided more than 300 hours of consulting to 10 communities - so far.Provided more than 300 hours of consulting to 10 communities - so far.

The Napa Communities Firewise Foundation.....Filling a Critical Need.....Filling a Critical Need Educating & Supporting the Residents of Napa County to understand & survive Wildland Fire