Community Wildfire Protection Planning

Greater Egypt is able to apply for funding to assist communities in creating a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) – Plans for each county will align southern Illinois with the goals of the Illinois Forest Action Plan and the Northeast Region Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy. Currently Greater Egypt is working on a CWPP for Williamson County.

Goal 1: Resilient Landscapes

  • Maintain and restore native oak-hickory forests
  • Remove excessive fuels on the landscape
  • Expand training and opportunities for prescribed fire

Goal 2: Fire Adapted Community

  • Educate property owners in the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) about risk and mitigation techniques
  • Provide maps relating to wildfire risk for the county
  • Explore possible building and roofing code adoptions at the county level to increase wildfire safety
  • Conduct surveys to gather public opinion

Goal 3: Safe and Effective Wildfire Response

  • Create a uniform definition of “wildfire” for all jurisdictions within a County. Explore options for a multijurisdictional database for wildfire reporting.
  • Prepare for large, long-duration wildfires
  • Evaluate current capacity and future needs of evacuation routes, water sources, emergency shelters, equipment, and trainings

 

Plan Information by County:

Williamson

Name of Grant: USDA Forest Service Cohesive Fire Strategy: Cross‐Boundary Wildfire Hazard Mitigation on Non‐Federal Lands

Forms:

Info Request Sheet for Fire Departments 

Surveys:

Click here to visit the public survey info page

Click here to view or take the land manager/utility providers survey

Meeting Information:

Date Location Agenda Materials
10.26.2023

1:30PM

 Zoom X Mtg1 Slides
4.29.2024

4-6 PM

 Greater Egypt Conference Room

3117 Civic Circle Blvd., Suite A, Marion IL 62959

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