City of Dallas Community Wildfire Protection Plan A collaborative approach to help protect life, property, and natural resources in the City of Dallas. City of Dallas CWPP Contents 1 Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................................ 6 2Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 7 2.1 Statement of Intent .................................................................................................................................... 7 2.2 Goals and Objectives .................................................................................................................................. 7 2.3 Collaborative Committee Members ........................................................................................................... 7 2.4 Planning Process and Methodology ........................................................................................................... 8 2.5 Requirements of a CWPP ............................................................................................................................ 9 2.6 Definition of a Wildland Urban Interface ................................................................................................... 9 2.7 What is a “community at risk”? .................................................................................................................. 9 3City of Dallas ................................................................................................................................................. 11 3.1 General Information ................................................................................................................................. 11 3.2 Environment ............................................................................................................................................. 12 3.3 Climate ...................................................................................................................................................... 13 3.3.1 Predictive Service Areas ..................................................................................................................... 14 3.3.2 Southern Plains Wildfire Outbreak .................................................................................................... 15 3.4 Vegetation................................................................................................................................................. 17 3.5 Recreation Use .......................................................................................................................................... 20 3.6 Firefighting Responsibilities ...................................................................................................................... 22 4Wildfire Hazard and Risk within the City of Dallas ....................................................................................... 23 4.1 Wildfire Threat .......................................................................................................................................... 23 4.2 Wildfire Ignition Density ........................................................................................................................... 25 4.3 Hazardous Vegetation Types and Wildfire Potential ................................................................................ 26 4.4 Threatened and Endangered Wildlife ....................................................................................................... 29 5Community Risk Assessment ........................................................................................................................ 31 5.1 Surface Fuels ............................................................................................................................................. 32 5.2 Fire Behavior ............................................................................................................................................. 34 5.2.1 Characteristic Rate of Spread ............................................................................................................ 34 5.2.2 Characteristic Flame Length .............................................................................................................. 36 5.2.3 Characteristic Fire Intensity Scale ...................................................................................................... 38 5.2.4 Fire Type – Extreme ........................................................................................................................... 40 5.3 Where People Live: Population and Housing in the Wildland Urban Interface ....................................... 42 2 City of Dallas CWPP 5.3.1 Values Response Index ...................................................................................................................... 44 5.3.2 WUI Response Index .......................................................................................................................... 45 5.4 Community Protection Zones ................................................................................................................... 46 5.5 Risk Assessment Findings .......................................................................................................................... 47 5.5.1 Fire Battalion Risk Assessments ......................................................................................................... 48 Battalion 1 Overview Map .......................................................................................................................... 48 Battalion 2 Overview Map .......................................................................................................................... 50 Battalion 3 Overview Map .......................................................................................................................... 55 Battalion 4 Overview Map .......................................................................................................................... 58 Battalion 5 Overview Map .......................................................................................................................... 61 Battalion 6 Overview Map .......................................................................................................................... 64 Battalion 7 Overview Map .......................................................................................................................... 67 Battalion 8 Overview Map .......................................................................................................................... 69 Battalion 9 Overview Map .......................................................................................................................... 72 6Community Prescription ............................................................................................................................... 75 6.1 Strategies for Reducing Risk within the Communities at Risk .................................................................. 75 6.2 Causes of Structure Ignition ...................................................................................................................... 76 6.2.1 Creating Ignition-Resistant Structures ............................................................................................... 76 6.2.2 Firewise Communities........................................................................................................................ 78 6.3 Hazardous Fuels Reduction ....................................................................................................................... 78 6.4 Hazardous Fuels Reduction Projects ......................................................................................................... 81 6.4.1 Hazardous Fuels Reduction Projects Priority Listing.......................................................................... 84 6.4.2 Target Firewise Communities ............................................................................................................ 86 6.5 Public Outreach and Education ................................................................................................................ 87 6.6 Wildland Urban Interface Code ................................................................................................................ 88 6.7 Mitigation Funding Sources ...................................................................................................................... 88 7Plan Monitoring and Maintenance ............................................................................................................... 90 8Appendices ................................................................................................................................................... 91 Appendix A: City of Dallas with 1 Mile Buffer ................................................................................................. 92 Appendix B: City of Dallas City Council Districts ............................................................................................. 93 Appendix C: City of Dallas Fire Battalion Areas .............................................................................................. 94 Appendix