Flat Fire Summary from Central Oregon Highlights Mitigation Success Story
In August 2025, the Flat Fire started in Central Oregon. The fire spread rapidly due to hot, dry, and windy conditions. It quickly threatened homes and communities, including the City of Sisters. However, thanks to years of collaborative mitigation work on public and...
CWPC and CAL FIRE receive American Planning Association (APA) Award
The Community Wildfire Planning Center and CAL FIRE are thrilled to be recipients of the American Planning Association’s (APA) 2025 National Planning Award for Resiliency & Sustainability for our groundbreaking “Land Use Planning for Wildfires in California”...
CWPC is expanding its Land Use Planner Trainings for Wildfire into Washington
The Community Wildfire Planning Center (CWPC) is expanding its wildfire land use planning trainings into Washington this November with two pilot trainings. These trainings are being offered in partnership with other agencies and organizations and were made possible by...
CWPC and CAL FIRE offer additional Land Use Planner Trainings in 2025
The Community Wildfire Planning Center and CAL FIRE – Office of the State Fire Marshal are excited to announce that registration is now open for the trainings “An Introduction to Land Use Planning for Wildfires in California”. These are free, all-day, in person...
Latest Round of Trainings with CAL FIRE Completed
Last month, CWPC and CAL FIRE – Office of the State Fire Marshal’s Community Wildfire Preparedness and Mitigation Division wrapped up another successful round of trainings to educate planners, fire officials, building officials, and other professionals on Land Use...
New Guidance for Adopting Defensible Space Ordinances
Defensible space ordinances, also referred to as vegetation management, hazardous brush, or landscaping ordinances, can be a powerful regulatory tool to help communities reduce risk in the wildland-urban interface. Communities using this approach can effectively alter...
New Report Highlights Wildfire Recovery Opportunities
1 / 1 New Report Highlights Wildfire Recovery Opportunities On December 30, 2021, the devastating Marshall Fire raced through Boulder County, the Town of Superior, and the City of Louisville in Colorado. With 100+ mph winds fueling flames through...
Wildfire Preparedness Month includes REALFire!
Wildfire mitigation staff from Eagle County share opportunities with residents in the Aspen Daily News on how to prepare for wildfire, including getting their property assessed through the REALFire program. Read the full article...
CWPC Launches WUI Planning Hub
CWPC has launched a new WUI Planning Hub on our website to provide resources and tools for land use planners, fire mitigation specialists, and other practitioners interested or engaged in wildland-urban interface (WUI) planning activities. One of our WUI Planning...
CWPC and CAL FIRE Launch Wildfire Planning Trainings in California
CAL FIRE / Office of the State Fire Marshal’s Community Wildfire Preparedness and Mitigation Division and the Community Wildfire Planning Center are excited to announce the launch of free trainings in 2023: Introduction to Land Use Planning for Wildfires in...