Community Wildfire Protection Plan

Montecito Fire Protection District is currently requesting input from stakeholders and the public to help develop the District's new Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) being conducted by Geo Elements, LLC.

Click on the following links to view .pdf of materials presented at the June 18, 2015 Public Workshop.

06/18/2015 Powerpoint Presentation
06/18/2015 Draft CWPP Values
06/18/2015 Draft CWPP Goals & Objectives 

A second CWPP Workshop will be presented at the Montecito Planning Commission Meeting:

August 19, 2015 Agenda

Time: 9:00 am

Location: 123 Anacapa Street, Planning Commission Hearing Room, Santa Barbara, CA  93101

A CWPP is a plan for an at-risk community that provides: 

• Wildfire Hazard Assessment
• Wildfire Risk Assessment
  • Roof type
  • Proximity of structures to wildland fuel
  • Road access
  • Availability of water
  • Wildfire ignition history
• Identification of values at risk including life, property, natural and economic resources threatened by wildfire
• Identification of potential hazardous fuel mitigation treatments 

Minimum Requirements of a CWPP:

• Regional collaboration 
• Develop prioritized hazardous fuel treatment units 
• Develop strategies to reduce structural ignitability 

Plan Approval Process:

• Local Government (Montecito Board)
• Local & State Fire Agencies (Santa Barbara County and CAL FIRE)
• California Fire Alliance

Benefits of an approved CWPP:

• Help a community identify and clarify priorities for the protection of life, property, and critical infrastructure in the wildland-urban interface
• Access to federal and state grant funds to accomplish hazard mitigation work

Comments and input can be made in one of the following ways:

Phone: 

Carol Henson, Geo Elements, LLC - 805-895-2750
Kerry Kellogg, Montecito Fire Protection District - 805-565-8018

Mail to: 

CWPP Comments 
c/o Montecito Fire Protection District
595 San Ysidro Road
Santa Barbara, CA  93108

Email: [email protected]