National Fire Plan Implementation in Idaho
This study was conducted during the spring and summer of 2005 and published in the fall of 2005. The final report is included below:
Hazardous Fuels Treatments: National Fire Plan Implementation in Idaho
ESPRI is working with the Idaho State Fire Plan Working Group and the Idaho State Department of Lands in order to evaluate the extent to which the National Fire Plan and Healthy Forests Restoration Act are being implemented in Idaho.
The Idaho State Fire Plan Working Group is composed of members of federal and state agencies along with key nonprofit and quasi-governmental groups and is used as a cooperative decision making body regarding statewide wildfire risk reduction efforts. The working group provides technical and administrative assistance to counties in order to help them implement and maintain their County Wildland-Urban Interface Hazard Mitigation Plans (referred to as Community Wildfire Protection Plans under HFRA). This unique group has also been involved in the prioritization and funding of hazardous fuels treatment and fire assistance grants (RFA and VFA programs) and recently received a National Fire Plan Award for its collaborative efforts.
This study will examine the process used by the working group to bring resources and funding from the state level to the county and/or community level. It will compare the perceptions of the working group members (who are primarily concerned with implementation at the state level) with those involved in the implementation of county level plans across the state in order to determine if work is being performed on the ground effectively throughout the state. It will look at variations in resources available, work accomplished, and involvement of local, state, and federal governments in different regions of the state. Additionally, the study will compare the processes used in Idaho with those in other states.
This page last reviewed May 2006