1. FIRE ADAPTED COMMUNITIES: CONCEPTS AND TOOLS

2. FIRE ADAPTED COMMUNITIES: Safe and Effective Response Resilient Landscapes Fire Adapted Communities

3. A Fire Adapted Community… … acknowledges and understands its wildfire risks … accepts their role and the role of fire (and everyone has a role) … is actively working to prepare for, respond to, and recover from wildfire THE DEFINITION

4. The stuff that isn’t in the definition: … FAC isn’t a checklist … FAC usually starts with a champion (a seed) … FAC is about the long-term win … FAC is about building community resilience FAC ISN’T A THING - IT’S A PROCESS THE REST OF THE DEFINITION

5. THE CYCLE

6. THE PEOPLE

7. THE PEOPLE of WA FAC LN Steering Committee Communities Staff

8. THE TOOLS

9. THE COMMUNITIES Every community is different... … different needs, at different times. … different scales. … different capacities. … different tools. … different partners. … BUT our core is the same.

10. THE NETWORK

11. Encourages the development and sharing… … of best practices and innovations… … in order to accelerate the adoption of fire adapted community concepts.

12. NETWORK TOOLS Learning Exchanges Blog Posts Webinars PODIO-online workspace Website Annual Meeting Financial resources

13. THE POINT FAC is what we need it to be in our communities… … and you all have the opportunity to shape the future of what we want it to be in our state… … the need for the work that you are all doing is immense… … and the value you have to your community and to the communities of your neighbors is tremendous.