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Chapter 15:Hazard Analysis—Wildfires <br /> 15.6.2 Future Plans <br /> Project Description Status <br /> Drought/Wildland Fire Mitigation Plan County of Hawaii Drought Being updated pending funding <br /> Mitigation Strategy 2004 <br /> Identify wildfire hazard areas: See GIS maps in Drought Completed. <br /> Risk and Vulnerability <br /> Assessment and GIS <br /> Mapping Project,UHSOEST <br /> and SSRI,2003 <br /> Wildland Fire Mitigation Resource Core resource inventory Periodic updates needed every <br /> Mapping and Inventory Program: Continue completed 18 months. Hawaii Wildfire <br /> the development and maintenance of a GTS Management Organization does <br /> map and database to identify the location, these updates;HWMO is also <br /> type,and contact information for various working on a portable version <br /> widland fire protection resources. for first responders <br /> Install pre-staged static water and Multiple Agencies:federal, Cooperative Funding$828,000; <br /> helicopter dip tanks state,county,and private 2011-2013 <br /> Reduce and/or convert fuel load along Multiple Agencies:county Cooperative Funding$850,000; <br /> roadsides,community open areas,and 2010-2014 <br /> individual homes and lots <br /> Create development standards and conduct Multiple Agencies:county Cooperative Funding$150,000; <br /> community planning that requires the and state for outreach,any needed impact <br /> mitigation of wildfire risks studies and education <br /> Increase mapping technologies and Multiple Agencies:federal, Cooperative funding: $100,000; <br /> capabilities for fire agencies state,county,and private 2010-2013 <br /> Install street signage identifying evacuation Multiple Agencies:federal, Cooperative Funding$50,000; <br /> routes state,county,and private 2010-2014 <br /> Develop emergency staging areas within Multiple agencies:private Cooperative Funding$33,000 <br /> communities,promoting awareness of such for planning and outreach; <br /> areas within the community,including 2010-2012 <br /> holding mock disaster drills <br /> Reduce,control,and or convert invasive Multiple Agencies:federal, Cooperative Funding; <br /> species state,county,and private $1,500,000 includes <br /> maintenance,grazing,and <br /> conversion projects;2008- <br /> 2012 <br /> Continue fire prevention education and Multiple agencies:federal, Cooperative Funding$30,000; <br /> outreach,including arson prevention state,county,and private 2010-2014 <br /> education <br /> Increase effective integrated Multiple agencies Cooperative Funding$150,000; <br /> communication and initial attack protocol 2010-2014 <br /> between federal,state,and county fire <br /> suppression agencies <br /> Establish and maintain firebreaks around $2.2M Long-terml5-yr proposed <br /> roads and communities in North and South project <br /> Kohala districts(includes the Kawaihae, <br /> Waikoloa,and Waimea communities) <br /> Mitigate wildfire threat along strategic $500,000 2-year project Wildfire mitigation for the <br /> corridors in the Puako Forest to reduce the Ladder fuels along these forest is an element in the <br /> threat of a catastrophic crown fire that corridors will be removed. South Kohala Community <br /> could destroy the forest and homes as well Development Plan,which was <br /> as threaten nearby resort complexes. adopted by ordinance by <br /> Hawaii County in 2008. <br /> 15-14 Hawaii Couno,Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan <br />