COMMUNITY WILDFIRE PLANNING CENTER

The Community Wildfire Planning Center (CWPC) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to leading the strategic connections between land use planning, building and development practices, and wildfire risk. Since its founding in 2017, CWPC's specialized expertise has provided communities across the U.S. with unparalleled services and tools to prepare for, adapt to, and recover from wildfires. CWPC is funded through a combination of grants, contributions, and fee-for-service work... CWPC is leading the Built Environment Resilience Domain as part of a collaborative, multi-year Regional Wildfire Mitigation Program for the southern coastal area of Santa Barbara County. The program, led by the Spatial Informatics Group-National Assets Laboratory (SIG-NAL) and funded by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, will assess vulnerable areas and equitably improve fire safety for residents and properties, decrease the risk of damaging fires to infrastructure, and promote wildfire..

Also known as: Community Wildfire, CWPC