[Massplanners] Community Wildfire Protection Plans

[Holm, Erica]

Hi Maureen + Planners,

The Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG) program<https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/fire/grants/cwdg> applications are due Feb 28 with up to $250k per project to update or write a new CWPP. We’ve been investigating possibilities for this (new CWPP) extensively in Lynn, working with our Fire Department. The best person to reach out to for advice on funding and scope seems to be state Fire Warden Dave Celino through the MA Bureau of Forest Fire Control and Forestry<https://www.mass.gov/orgs/bureau-of-forest-fire-control-and-forestry>.

Thank you for including the link to the Montague plan. We’ve been looking at Cape Ann<https://www.gloucester-ma.gov/1453/Community-Wildfire-Protection-Plan-and-P>, Dukes County<https://thevineyardway.org/implementation-actions-from-the-community-wildfire-protection-plan/>, other Eastern Region CWPPs<https://www.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/5a31e5f2e3fa4f77ac71ca366067ded2>. The Ember Alliance<https://emberalliance.org/cwpps/> might be helpful. I know Alex Sherman (tree warden in Springfield) is doing a few fire-related park plans.

I’m very interested in any other responses to this question, if folks are interested to talk further!

Erica Holm
Urban Forestry Fellow, City of Lynn
ISA Certified Arborist NE-7775A
City of Lynn Planning Department
3 City Hall Square, Lynn, MA 01901
eholm at lynnma.gov<mailto:eholm at lynnma.gov> | C: 781-470-2050 | O: 781-586-6729

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Hello Mass planners:

The Town of Montague is interested in updating its 2015 Community Wildlife Protection Plan<https://montague-ma.gov/files/2015_Wildfire_Protection_Plan.pdf<https://montague-ma.gov/files/2015_Wildfire_Protection_Plan.pdf>>. Does anyone know if there are any grant programs that could assist with this planning process and community engagement? Does anyone have a scope of services and project budget that you would be willing to share?

Any guidance would be much appreciated.

Sincerely,

Maureen

Maureen Pollock (she/her)
Planning Director
Town of Montague
Department of Planning & Conservation
1 Avenue A
Turners Falls, MA 01376
Phone: (413) 863-3200 x 112
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