Breakout Session - Community Wildfire Protection Plans - Don’t Llet Your Municipality Be Without One

Instructors:  Maris Gabliks, State Firewarden, NJ FFS; Gregory S. McLaughlin, Division Firewarden, NJ FFS; Mike Drake, Division Firewarden, NJ FFS; William F. Brash, Jr., District Supervisor, Mercer County SCD

Through a new initiative that began this year, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service is offering to develop Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPP’s) for select municipalities throughout the state. The FFS will bear the responsibility and expense for CWPP development. Once a municipality adopts a CWPP they will be eligible to receive grant funding from the FFS to implement wildfire protection practices that are prescribed in the CWPP.

“This program integrates the mission and goals of the NJ Forest Fire Service with that of local emergency management agencies to achieve a cooperative and coordinated approach to wildfire planning”, said Gregory McLaughlin, NJ Forest Fire Service.

Please join us to learn more about making your community safe from wildfire. For more information about wildfire in New Jersey or Community Wildfire Protection Planning, visit our website at www.njwildfire.org