https://www.mvcommission.org/sites/default/files/docs/Dukes_County_CWPP_Public_Draft_reducefullcomp.pdf - 254 pages - 2021
This Dukes County Community Wildfire Protection Plan (DCCWPP) addresses hazards and risks of wildland fire throughout Dukes County (hereafter referred to as the County) and makes recommendations for fuel reduction projects, public outreach and education, structural ignitability reduction, and fire response capabilities. The County comprises a diverse landscape and land ownership but a population with a common concern: the need to prepare for wildfire to reduce the risk of loss of life and property. While community members have not experienced frequent, extensive, high-severity fire, wildfire is still a concern within the County. The County exhibits large expanses of flammable vegetation with an interspersed population; heavy seasonal recreational use with accompanying influxes of visitors; dense occurrence of values at risk; scattered historic and culturally significant structures and landmarks; and fire response issues associated with an island-based fire response network. Local fire managers understand the fire risk is increasing, and a large fire in Dukes County is possible. This DCCWPP has been developed to assist the County in ensuring that a catastrophic wildfire will be mitigated in the future by assessing areas at risk and recommending risk-reduction measures. Some of the highest risk areas identified in this DCCWPP are communities located within and adjacent to State Forest land and the WUI. The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) manages the State Forest but does not have the ability to conduct much vegetation management due to Dukes County Community Wildfire Protection Plan Page | vi its protected status. There are various well-maintained fuel breaks throughout the forest, but it remains an area of concern for surrounding communities. Treatments to fuels in these high hazard areas contribute to decreasing the likelihood of wildfire’s negative impacts on communities in the County WUI. Continued preventive activities are needed however to further reduce the negative impacts that wildland fire can have on communities and community members living in the WUI ======================= no mention of DCR staffing at the State Forest - might half a person pg 28 of 254 gives an overview of the FDs on the island - the Tisbury FD info seems to be wrong vs the list on page 204 of 254 - you can check massfiretrucks dot com or firenews dot org for full details -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "massfire" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/massfire/CAFXWwKb2e_iwkL3wqr_KeAxHDNVUyYjBMfyGCmURcg0YSzikuA%40mail.gmail.com.
