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72. MARICOPA COUNTY COMMUNITY WILDFIRE PROTECTION PLAN RESOLUTION Approve a Resolution adopting the Maricopa County Community Wildfire Protection Plan (MCCWPP). The Resolution states that the plan is an official plan of Maricopa County. The MCCWPP was developed in response to the Healthy Forest Restoration Act of 2003 (HFRA) for at-risk communities and unincorporated areas in Maricopa County. Maricopa County, partner agencies and participating communicates wish to adopt a CWPP to better protect their communities from wildfire risk, to better prepare citizens, and to become eligible to apply for and receive federal and other grant opportunities to implement wildland fire mitigation projects and programs. The plan establishes a framework to help local governments, fire departments, districts, and residents identify at-risk public and private lands to better protect those lands from severe wildfire threat. Additional functions of the MCCWPP are to improve fire prevention and suppression activities as well as to identify funding needs and opportunities to reduce the risk of wildland fire and enhance public and firefighters safety. There is no financial impact to the county as a result of this plan. (C-15-10-020-M-00)

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32. MARICOPA COUNTY COMMUNITY WILDFIRE PROTECTION PLAN UPDATE Approve the Maricopa County Community Wildfire Protection Plan (MCCWPP) 5- Year update. The MCCWPP was developed in response to the Healthy Forest Restoration Act of 2003 (HFRA) for at-risk communities and unincorporated areas in Maricopa County. Maricopa County, partner agencies and participating communicates wish to adopt a CWPP to better protect their communities from wildfire risk, to better prepare citizens, and to become eligible to apply for and receive federal and other grant opportunities to implement wildland fire mitigation projects and programs. The plan establishes a framework to help local governments, fire departments, districts, and residents identify at-risk public and private lands to better protect those lands from severe wildfire threat. Additional functions of the MCCWPP are to improve fire prevention and suppression activities as well as to identify funding needs and opportunities to reduce the risk of wildland fire and enhance public and firefighters safety. There is no financial impact to the county as a result of this plan. This Plan is on a 5 -Year review cycle with the next review in 2019. (C-15-10-020-M-01)

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