Description: The risk of significant wildfire exists in both San Mateo and Santa Cruz Counties. The San Mateo - Santa Cruz County Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) attempts to identify those hazards, as seen across the landscape, and provide strategies to mitigate wildfire risk and restore healthier, more resilient ecosystems while protecting life and property. A CWPP also serves as a tool for the accrual of grant funding to aid in the implementation of wildfire prevention projects. This is a living document that will adapt to a changing landscape with changing priorities. The development of this CWPP began in mid-2008 following the Summit Fire, which burned over 4,000 acres in Santa Cruz County. Between 2008 and 2009, CAL FIRE, in association with the Santa Cruz and San Mateo Resource Conservation District’s (RCD), met with community and agency stakeholders in San Mateo and Santa Cruz Counties regarding their wildfire concerns. Through this process, community-identified hazards, assets at risk, and high priority areas in need of fuel reduction were identified. In 2018, the CWPP was updated by the initial drafting agencies to revise outdated information.
Service Item Id: 9d633b28c43143fc8366130af1b7e712
Copyright Text: Digitized by Spatial Informatics Group at 1:50,000 scale from scanned and georeferenced pages from the plan. Accuracy +/- 300m
Description: The risk of significant wildfire exists in both San Mateo and Santa Cruz Counties. The San Mateo - Santa Cruz County Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) attempts to identify those hazards, as seen across the landscape, and provide strategies to mitigate wildfire risk and restore healthier, more resilient ecosystems while protecting life and property. A CWPP also serves as a tool for the accrual of grant funding to aid in the implementation of wildfire prevention projects. This is a living document that will adapt to a changing landscape with changing priorities. The development of this CWPP began in mid-2008 following the Summit Fire, which burned over 4,000 acres in Santa Cruz County. Between 2008 and 2009, CAL FIRE, in association with the Santa Cruz and San Mateo Resource Conservation District’s (RCD), met with community and agency stakeholders in San Mateo and Santa Cruz Counties regarding their wildfire concerns. Through this process, community-identified hazards, assets at risk, and high priority areas in need of fuel reduction were identified. In 2018, the CWPP was updated by the initial drafting agencies to revise outdated information.
Service Item Id: 9d633b28c43143fc8366130af1b7e712
Copyright Text: Digitized by Spatial Informatics Group at 1:50,000 scale from scanned and georeferenced pages from the plan. Accuracy +/- 300m