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Lawrence County Community Wildfire Protection Plan - Black Hills ...

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Table of Contents<strong>Community</strong> Discussion …………………………………….....……………..……......4The Healthy Forest Restoration Act .........................................................................5Fire History ……………………………………………………..…………..….............5Fire Regime Condition ..............................................................................................7Agency Projects ........................................................................................................7Topography …………………………..............……………..…………...………..…...8Weather ……………………………………………………....................…………..…9Water Sources ...........................................................................................................9Risks .........................................................................................................................11Hazards ....................................................................................................................12Values ......................................................................................................................14Wildland Urban Interface Zones ............................................................................15Ingress & Egress ...................................................................................................19Powerline Right of Way ..........................................................................................19Watersheds .............................................................................................................19Historical Sites .........................................................................................................20Goals and Objectives ..................……………………………………...….…..…….21Hazardous Fuels Reduction Programs.………………………………......….….....22Fire Departments and Apparatus ……………………………………….….....…....24Fire Departments Response Times ......................................................................30Action Items ...........................................................................................................30Recommendations and Firewise Practices ..........................................................30Fuel Treatment Requirements ...............................................................................33Fire Resistive Building Requirements ...................................................................34Fire Resistive <strong>Plan</strong>t Species ..................................................................................36Firewise Landscaping .............................................................................................37Fire Hazard Severity Form 502 ..............................................................................38Required Survivable Space ....................................................................................40Ignition-resistive Construction ................................................................................41Signature Page ……………………………………………….………………….......42Glossary ..................................................................................................................43Bibliography ………………………………...……………………………………......46<strong>Lawrence</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Wildfire</strong> <strong>Protection</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> 3

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