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Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPPs) are documents written to address wildfire risks and mitigation strategies in areas prone to wildland fires. These plans were authorized by the Healthy Forests Restoration Act (HFRA) of 2003 and serve as a critical tool for communities to enhance their wildfire preparedness and resilience.
One of the major benefits of having an updated CWPP that is less than 10 years old is being eligible to submit grant requests to the USDA Dept. of Forestry's Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG) program. In 2022, Congress allocated $1 billion over five years to the CWDG program.
In June of 2024, the MOA issued an RFP for a consultant to update the 2008 CWPP. The work was awarded to Bintel, a Colorado based firm. The CWPP is anticipated to be completed on December 31, 2025 according to the kickoff meeting minutes (https://www.muni.org/Departments/Fire/Wildfire/PublishingImages/Public%20Minutes%20-%20CWPP%20Kickoff%20-%2010.30.24.pdf). The minutes also state that "the state is working on regulations that will require a CWPP to be reviewed every 3 years; updated every 5 years; and expire every 10 years..."
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