tate of Flor S ida Wildfi re Hazard Mitigation Plan Annex Federal Emergency Management Agency 2011 (Page left intentionally blank) Appendix E State Hazard Mitigation Plan August 2013 Wildfire Hazard Mitigation Plan Annex July 2011 This Wildfire Hazard Mitigation Plan Annex to the State of Florida Enhanced Hazard Mitigation Plan was developed through a collaborative effort between the: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Florida Forest Service 3125 Conner Boulevard Tallahassee, Florida 32399 and the Florida Division of Emergency Management 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard Tallahassee, Florida 32399 Prepared by: CSA International, Inc. 8502 SW Kansas Avenue Stuart, Florida 34997 This plan annex was funded with a Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Appendix E State Hazard Mitigation Plan August 2013 (Page left intentionally blank) Appendix E State Hazard Mitigation Plan August 2013 WILDFIRE HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN ANNEX | i Table of Contents Page 1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 PURPOSE ................................................................................................................................. 1-1 1.2 COMPLIANCE........................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.3 ADOPTION ................................................................................................................................ 1-2 1.4 SOURCES CITED ..................................................................................................................... 1-2 2. Planning Process .............................................................................................................. 2-1 2.1 INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP ....................................................................................... 2-1 2.2 AGENCY COORDINATION ...................................................................................................... 2-2 2.3 STATE HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN ADVISORY TEAM ....................................................... 2-3 2.4 INTEGRATION WITH OTHER PLANNING INITIATIVES ........................................................ 2-3 2.4.1 Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan ............................................................ 2-3 2.4.2 Florida Building Code .................................................................................................... 2-4 2.4.3 Integration with Concurrent State Planning Efforts ....................................................... 2-4 2.4.4 Integration with FEMA Programs .................................................................................. 2-4 2.4.5 Integration into Local Planning Initiatives ...................................................................... 2-5 3. Wildfire Risk Assessment ................................................................................................ 3-1 3.1 OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................... 3-1 3.1.2 Wildfire History .............................................................................................................. 3-1 Florida’s Major 20th Century Wildfires ....................................................................... 3-1 Wildfire Statistics for Florida ...................................................................................... 3-2 Wildfire Causes ......................................................................................................... 3-4 Wildfire Fuels ............................................................................................................. 3-5 3.2 WILDFIRE RISK ........................................................................................................................ 3-7 3.2.1 Background ................................................................................................................... 3-7 Florida Wildland Fire Risk Assessment ..................................................................... 3-7 State Summary Report .............................................................................................. 3-9 Population at Risk .................................................................................................... 3-10 Property at Risk ....................................................................................................... 3-11 County Summary Reports ....................................................................................... 3-13 3.3 SOURCES CITED ................................................................................................................... 3-14 4. Mitigation Strategy ............................................................................................................ 4-1 4.1 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ...................................................................................................... 4-1 4.2 STATE CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT ....................................................................................... 4-4 4.2.1 Agency Capabilities ....................................................................................................... 4-5 Federal Agencies and Councils ................................................................................. 4-5 State Agencies and Organizations .......................................................................... 4-11 Nongovernmental Organizations ............................................................................. 4-22 4.2.2 Plans, Policies, and Regulations ................................................................................. 4-25 Federal Policies ....................................................................................................... 4-25 State Statutes and Rules ......................................................................................... 4-26 4.3 STATE AND REGIONAL MITIGATION PROJECTS .............................................................. 4-28 4.4 LOCAL CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT ..................................................................................... 4-29 4.5 FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES ................................................................. 4-29 4.5.1. Federal Funding .......................................................................................................... 4-29 4.5.2 State Funding .............................................................................................................. 4-33 4.5.3 Additional Funding and Information Sources .............................................................. 4-34 Appendix E State Hazard Mitigation Plan August 2013 ii | TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 4.6 MITIGATION SUCCESS STORIES ........................................................................................ 4-34 4.6.1 Best Practices Guidebook ........................................................................................... 4-34 4.6.2 Chaffee Trail Elementary School Mechanical Fuel Reduction Project ........................ 4-35 4.6.3 Taylor Community Wildfire Protection Plan ................................................................. 4-36 4.6.4 Lehigh Acres Mechanical Fuel Reduction Project ....................................................... 4-37 4.6.5 Indian Lake Estates Fire Break ................................................................................... 4-37 4.7 SOURCES CITED ................................................................................................................... 4-38 5. Coordination of Local Mitigation Planning ..................................................................... 5-1 5.1 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ...................................................................................................... 5-1 5.1.1 Florida Forest Service Field Units ................................................................................. 5-1 5.1.2 Statewide Community Wildfire Protection Plan Initiative ............................................... 5-1 5.1.3 Florida Wildland Fire Risk Assessment ......................................................................... 5-2 5.1.4 Wildfire Risk Reduction in Florida ................................................................................. 5-2 5.1.5 Trainings and Workshops .............................................................................................. 5-2 5.2 LOCAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES ...................................................................................... 5-2 5.3 INTEGRATION INTO LOCAL PLANNING INITIATIVES .......................................................... 5-3 5.3.1 Local Comprehensive Plan ........................................................................................... 5-3 5.3.2 Local Mitigation Strategy ............................................................................................... 5-3 5.3.3 Community Wildfire Protection Plan .............................................................................. 5-4 5.4 LOCAL MITIGATION PROJECTS ............................................................................................ 5-4 5.5 SOURCES CITED ..................................................................................................................... 5-4 6. Maintenance and Implementation Process ...................................................................