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Table 3.168. Mean Wildfire Risk Score for Kansas Counties by Mitigation Planning
Region
County
Mean Wildfire Risk Score
Mitigation Planning Region L
Johnson 0.52408075333
Leavenworth 0.41779085994
Wyandotte 0.28411415219
Planning Region Average 0.40866192182
Source: State Mitigation Plan 2013
When the mean wildfire risk score is compared to all the counties in Kansas, Region L did not
rate in the Top 10.
Community Wildfire Protection Plans
One way for communities at risk to wildfire to reduce their overall vulnerability is development of
Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPP) to identify specific areas at risk and actions that
can be taken to reduce risk. The Healthy Forests Restoration Act (HFRA) provided
communities with an opportunity to influence where and how federal agencies implement fuel
reduction projects on federal lands. A CWPP is the most effective way to take advantage of this
opportunity. Additionally, communities with Community Wildfire Protection Plans in place are
given priority for funding of HFRA hazardous fuels reduction projects.
CWPPs can take a variety of forms, based on the needs of the people involved in their
development. They may address issues such as wildfire response, hazard mitigation,
community preparedness, or structure protection—or all of the above. The three main
components of a CWPP are:
1) Collaboration between all affected or potentially affected jurisdictions,
2) Assessment of the wildfire hazards in an area that leads to recommendation for prioritized
fuel reduction, and
3) A section on recommendations towards reducing structural ignitability.
In Kansas, the Kansas Forest Service coordinated with several Local Hazard Mitigation
Planning efforts to integrate a Community Wildfire Hazard Assessment into Local Hazard
Mitigation Plans. By doing so, the requirements of the main components of the CWPP have
been met. The language in the HFRA provides maximum flexibility for communities to
determine the substance and detail of their plans and the procedures they use to develop them.
Table 3.169 shows the counties in the Region and their status into the Community wildfire
Protection Plan, and as a Firewise Community.Wyandotte’s CWPP is pending, while Johnson
County’s CWPP has been approved. Leavenworth has not begun the process at the writing of
this plan.
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