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1 Central-Tex Fire History Jim Linardos Austin Fire Department

2 Local Fire History

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4 Game Changer

5 The Big Three

6 Topography Least changing Hill Country Aspect Position on slope Alignment

7 Weather Wind Temperature Relative Humidity

8 Fuels (Dryness) Grasses Brush Small diameter trees Larger trees

9 When is it a problem?

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11 Fire conditions

12 Local Motion Joint Wildfire TF R-S-G CWPP Evacuations Planning Resources

13 National Cohesive Strategy (3) Wildfire Response: All jurisdictions participate in making and implementing safe, effective, efficient risk-based wildfire management decisions.

14 National Cohesive Strategy (1) Restore and Maintain Landscapes: Landscapes across all jurisdictions are resilient to fire- related disturbances in accordance with management objectives. (2) Fire-adapted Communities: Human populations and infrastructure can withstand a wildfire without loss of life and property.

15 Your Role? Thank you for your time Learn from today Learn to live with fire Open mind COOPERATE!

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