2012 Executive Summary - Horseshoe Lake Firewise Community

2012 Executive Summary
Firewise Communities/USA® Project Report
Executive Summary Report:
In 2012, the National Fire Protection Association
(NFPA) Firewise Communities/USA® Recognition
Program completed its eleventh successful year as a
national wildfire mitigation program. NFPA launched
this voluntary action program with its partners at
the USDA Forest Service, US Department of the
Interior, and National Association of State Foresters
in 2002. Firewise Communities/USA is a template for
neighborhoods to take action to reduce wildfire risk to
property and resources.
During 2012, participation in the voluntary program
grew by 23%, reaching 878 active communities in
40 states. This includes 167 new sites entering the
program last year, and also accounts for approximately
48 communities that did not renew their status during
2012. The program enjoyed a renewal rate of 94% from
2011 to 2012.
The cadre of six Firewise Regional Advisors provided
significant support to communities and states in the
form of community visits, presentations, workshops,
and responding to inquiries. In all, the Advisors made
107 visits to sites within their regions, and provided
follow-up to communities seeking recognition.
Firewise Regional Advisors and staff also contributed
timely information and community success stories for
content in NFPA’s “Fire Break” blog, which enjoyed an
average of 1,700 views monthly during 2012. NFPA’s
“Fire Break” e-newsletter, which draws on the blog
content, had an average of 4,000 monthly views. This
is in addition to the average 15,000 views on the
Firewise home page, www.firewise.org during the year.
Annual wildfire mitigation investments at the
community level increased by 24% over 2011.
Community investments in local wildfire mitigation
projects since 2003 now exceed $136 million dollars.
Since 2002, more than 1.6 million people have been
directly touched by Firewise Communities/USA
activities across the country.
During 2012, 122 communities celebrated their 5th
anniversaries as Firewise Communities/USA, and 20
of the communities celebrated their 10th anniversaries.
In all, the program boasts 343 communities that have
been active in wildfire risk reduction for five or more
years. We congratulate them for all of their hard work,
dedication and continued commitment to making
their communities safer from wildfire.
NFPA’s Firewise staff made formal visits to five states
(Alaska, Arizona, California, Kentucky, Tennessee)
during 2012 to review Firewise program initiatives
and visit Firewise Communities/USA sites. While
Firewise programs are organized and staffed differently
from state to state, state forestry organizations in all
cases can be justifiably proud of their Firewise efforts
and the community activity they foster. Forty-seven
states have appointed Firewise Liaisons to the national
program.
A new “Firewise Mapper” was created to show
the locations of Firewise Communities/USA sites.
Published on the Firewise website using a new ArcGIS
Online graphic user interface created by ESRI, this new
feature garnered more than 1,200 views per month
from June – December 2012. The Firewise Mapper not
only allows viewers to learn where communities are
located, but also their proximity to one another and to
any active wildfires.
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Community Story:
City of Ashland
Jackson County, Oregon
Documented fire history in Ashland, Oregon dates all the
way back to 1910. The most recent 2009 Siskiyou Fire
and 2010 Oak Knoll Fires really caught the community’s
attention and resulted in the formation of the city’s first
Firewise Communities/USA® site in 2011 - Oak Knoll
Meadows. Since then, Ashland has made tremendous
strides by adding 11 other neighborhoods to their Firewise
Community portfolio. Ashland’s Firewise Communities
encompass 1,000 residents, out of the city’s population of
20,000, with $100,000 invested over the past 2 years towards
wildfire mitigation activities. This fantastic growth is due
in large part to the vision of Ashland Fire and Rescue Chief
John Karns who brought his Beverly Hills, California,
Firewise background to this new assignment. As a part
of this initiative, Chief Karns hired Ali True to be the
department’s first Firewise Communities Coordinator. Ali’s
persistent efforts toward the growth of the program over the
last two years has been phenomenal; the growth is also a
testament to the people of Ashland and their ability to take
action.
In addition to the apparent wildfire risk the city is exposed
to due to its location within a forested landscape, are
concerns about legacy construction methods and building
codes that did not consider Firewise principles when the
community was developed decades ago. To curtail some
of this exposure there has been a focus on defensible space
mitigation. Under the progressive leadership of Chief Karns
the city has designated one week in May – “Firewise Week”.
During Firewise Week there is a Firewise citywide clean-up
day, and opportunities for recognized communities to share
their stories with other Firewise communities and media
outlets.
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According to True, Ashland is using the social researchvetted small neighborhood approach as well as leveraging
the power of social networks to engage its residents.
Ashland Fire and Rescue Department and the Oregon
Department of Forestry jointly deliver wildfire prevention
education where Firewise information is introduced
to children as part of the fourth-grade curriculum.
Additionally, these two agencies review and administer
grants, with current grants supporting the removal of fire
prone vegetation from private residences. In addition,
city park staff provides fuel removal on city parklands to
help reduce the potential for wildfire within the city limits.
According to True, future plans include a Firewise 5K race
to promote local awareness and to have every community
within Ashland actively engaged in the Firewise program.
Community Story:
Sprucewold
Lincoln County, Maine
The Sprucewold community of Boothbay, Maine recently
celebrated its second year as a recognized Firewise
Communities/USA® site. Sprucewold is located in Lincoln
County on the eastern portion of a large peninsula in the
town of Boothbay Harbor. According to a local historian,
most of the peninsula was cleared for development in
the 1920s; the remaining timber was harvested in 1955.
As the name of the community implies, the forest that
surrounds homes and cottages is primarily softwoods,
such as spruce, white pine and balsam fir. Maine Forest
Service Ranger Kent Nelson explains the community has
three concerns related to wildfire potential – (1) a decadent
spruce forest (aging and overstocked), (2) limited access,
with more than half the roads having only one way in and
(3) legacy construction dating back to the 1930s, with log
cabins treated with preservative creosote which is highly
flammable.
The interesting thing about Sprucewold is that those three
concerns are exactly why the National Fire Protection
Association (NFPA) got involved in the wildland/urban
interface (WUI) arena when the first WUI standard, Fire
Protection and Prevention for Summer Homes in Forested
Areas was adopted in 1935.
has worked with the local fire department and Maine Forest
Service to develop a community evacuation plan.
The Sprucewold community is alive with active community
support and volunteer participation. The community holds
an annual brush chipping day. Through the Maine Forest
Service Defensible Space program, Sprucewold has access
to a state sponsored chipping machine and disposal truck.
One of the biggest concerns the community faces at the
moment is access to the municipal water supply for fire
suppression. Currently the community is actively working
on a grant application to help with the construction of the
water supply line to the community.
The Sprucewold Firewise activities have caught the attention
of the local newspaper which has been documenting
the community’s activities over the past two years. The
attention and subsequent social networking has resulted
in three neighboring communities’ risk assessments.
Hopefully this grassroots community action will result in
more neighborhoods becoming recognized in this quaint
part of Maine and ultimately the overall wildfire risk in the
Boothbay being significantly reduced.
The Sprucewold Community has 315 residents and 146
homes, of which only 17 are occupied year-round. In some
cases, it is hard to distinguish the log cabins from the forest.
Due to the high fire risk associated with this community,
Kent is excited that the community has begun to address
their wildfire risk and responsibility through participation
in the Firewise Communities/USA® program. The
Sprucewold Firewise board, through their own initiative,
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Community Story:
Wildcat Community, Inc.
Dawson and Pickens County, Georgia
Wildcat Community, Inc., is a consortium of nine
communities that represents more than 2,200 residents
located in Dawson and Pickens County in northern
Georgia. This region is approximately 65 miles north
of Atlanta in a heavily forested area of the Appalachian
mountain range.
This non-profit corporation was formed in 2005 to
educate property owners in risk mitigation and emergency
incident response; to provide funds to enhance resources
in support of emergency management capabilities; and
interface with all local, state, and federal authorities and
agencies associated with emergency management. The
organization began work right away to make the area
safer from wildfire. In 2006, a 45,000 gallon water tank
was installed to improve fire suppression with Wildcat
volunteers assisting in negotiating a land lease for the tank.
The same year, Wildcat Community became recognized as
a Firewise Communities/USA site. Since then, the Wildcat
Community, Inc. has invested a quarter million dollars into
the community for wildfire mitigation activities.
In 2008, the Wildcat Community received a Firewise
leadership award for continuing efforts to spread wildfire
safety awareness in the Southern region. Over the next year,
the consortium raised $55,000 to help Dawson and Pickens
counties establish a fire station with two engines. Wildcat
Community was involved in construction supervision of the
facility and land leasing.
Following the completion of the station, community
wildfire protection plans and emergency management
plans were developed for the area. The plans are
continually modified in conjunction with the Georgia
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Emergency Management Agency, the Georgia Forestry
Commission, and FEMA in an effort to make prioritized
recommendations for the appropriate types and methods
of fuel reduction and structure ignitability reduction,
and recommend prioritized public education activities
to educate the public. In 2011, Wildcat assisted local
governments in training first responders and supported
firefighters. By collecting an additional $40,000 in
donations, the fire station was equipped with an engine
capable of handling the area’s steep, winding roads.
Currently, the Wildcat Community continues its fire safety
mission and efforts to promote the Firewise Communities/
USA® program in Georgia, joining local and state
authorities to spread the Firewise message.
Recognized Firewise® Communities
The number of recognized Firewise Communities/USA sites increased 23% in 2012, with 878 communities now actively
engaged with the program. Recognized communities can now be found in 40 states and on two tribal nations. More
than 1.4 million people live in recognized Firewise communities, and have invested $136 million dollars in local wildfire
mitigation projects since 2003. Program retention rate stands at 80% over its 11-year history.
States with increased Firewise Communities/USA®
2010 - 2012
Firewise Communities/USA® within the Wildland
Management Cohesive Strategy Regions.
Northeast
84
West
379
Southeast
415
Distribution of Firewise
Communities/USA sites:
Number of recognized Firewise Communities/USA sites per State
and Wildland Fire Management Cohesive Strategy Regions.
Arkansas. ........................................................ 115
Washington ...................................................... 95
California .......................................................... 59
Colorado, Florida ............................................ 53
Texas .................................................................. 51
Arizona, Virginia ............................................. 49
Oklahoma ......................................................... 40
Oregon. ............................................................. 38
Idaho. ................................................................ 33
Georgia.............................................................. 25
Kentucky, Missouri.......................................... 24
North Carolina................................................. 23
South Carolina ................................................. 16
Wisconsin ......................................................... 15
Minnesota, Montana ....................................... 14
New Mexico...................................................... 13
Utah. .................................................................... 9
Tennessee. ........................................................... 8
Pennsylvania, South Dakota. ........................... 7
Alabama, Maine. ................................................ 6
Mississippi, New Jersey. .................................... 5
Maryland. ........................................................... 4
Wyoming. ........................................................... 3
Alaska, Massachusetts, Ohio, Nevada,
West Virginia..................................................... .2
Hawaii, Kansas, Michigan
New Hampshire, New York. ............................. 1
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Firewise Communities recognized in 2012 are highlighted in bold.
ALABAMA
Adger
Alapine Village Subdivision
Unit 2
Copeland Ferry-Pumpkin
Lock 5
Terry Cove Harbor
Vansant Mobile Home
Park #2
ALASKA
Cohoe
Horseshoe Lake
ARIZONA
Anthem
ARR-Babo Ranches
Association
Banning Creek Canyon
Beaver Valley Estates
Bonita Creek
Cathedral Pines
Chaparral Pines
Cochise Stronghold Canyon
Continental
Crown King MalnettaTharsing Subdivision
Crown King Moss Torpedo
Subdivision
East Verde Park
Elk Ridge
Flagstaff Ranch Golf Club
Flowing Springs
Forest Highlands
Forest Hylands
Forest Trails
Groom Creek
Haisely Homestead
Hassayampa
Hidden Valley Ranch
Highland Pines
Iron Springs
Kingswood
Kohl’s Tonto Creek
Subdivision, Inc.
Homeowners Association
Lockett Ranches
Manzanita Village
Cohousing
Munds Park
Oracle
Patagonia
Payson Pines
Portal IV
Quail Hollow
Rancho Vista Hills
Rio Verde
Southview Trails
Community Association
Starlight Pines Homeowners
Association
Summerhaven, Mt. Lemmon
Sunset Vista Estates
The Foothills
The Meadows
The Mountain Club
The Portals
The Rim Golf Club
Community
6
Timber Ridge
Tonto Verde
Walker
Yavapai Hills Home Owners
Association
ARKANSAS
Alpine
Antoine
Appleton
Bald Knob
Beaverlake
Bella Vista
Bentonville
Black Springs
Blackfork
Bonnerdale
Bonnerdale North
Bonnerdale West
Buford
Camp Albert Pike
Cave Springs
Centerton
Cherokee Village
Cherry Hill
Clarkridge
Compton
Daisy
Delight
Diamondhead
Donaldson
Dry Bayou
East Cypress
East Snyder
Eudora
Fayetteville
Friendship
Gentry
Glenhaven Youth Ranch
Glenwood
Grassy Knob
Gravette
Greenwood
Hamburg
Hartman
Hector
Hibanks
Hickory Creek
Hickory Flat
Highfill
Hilltop
Holiday Island
Holland
Hollis Chapel
Hon
Hot Springs Village
Hunt
Inspiration Point
Joplin
Junction City
Keller Bend
Kirby
Lake Hamilton
Langley
Little Flock
Lodi
Lone Rock
Manning
Martinville
Maysville
Meeks Settlement
Midway
Mist
Montrose
Mt. Ida
Mt. Pleasant
Mt Willow
Mulberry City
Mulberry Rural Fire
Department
Murfreesboro
Nathan
Nebco
New Hope
Newton Springs
94 East
Norman
Norphlet
Old Lexington
Pangburn
Pansy
Paris
Parkdale
Parthenon
Pea Ridge
Piney Point
Pleasant Plains
Pleasure Height
Ponca
Price Grove
Promiseland
Ratcliffe
Red Oak
Rock Springs
Rockport
Rocky Branch
Rogers
Scottsville
Siloam Springs
Snyder
Story
Strickler
Sulphur Springs
Swaha
Tomerlinville
Treswell
Tulip-Princeton
Unity-Frost Prairie
Vilonia
Walnut Grove
Welcome Home
Western Grove
Wilmot
CALIFORNIA
Auburn Lake Trails
Banner Mountain
Beverly Hills
Big Bar & Big Flat
Big Bear Lake & Big Bear
City
Black Bart Trail
Bridgeville
Carbon Canyon
Cascadel Woods
Circle Oaks
Clear Creek
Coffee Creek
Concow/Yankee Hill
Day Lassen Bench
Douglas City
East Orange County
Canyons
Foothill Communities
Association
Forest Meadows
Fountaingrove II
Gold Mountain
Graeagle Fire Protection
District
Greater Alta Sierra
Greater Cement Hill
Neighborhood
Association
Grizzly Flats
Hawkins Bar
Hayfork
Honeydew
Hyampom
Janesville
Junction City
Lake Almanor West
Lake Forest
Lake of the Pines
Lake Wildwood Association
Lakeshore Park Homes
Lewiston
Logtown
Mad River
Marinview
Mountain Lakes Estates
Nashville-Sandridge
Northstar
Orleans
Petrolia
Portola Valley Ranch
Post Mountain
Salyer
Serene Lakes Property
Owners Association
Stones-Bengard
Susanville
Tahoe Donner Association
The Sea Ranch
Timberview Area Firewise
Improvement Council, Inc
Trinity Center
Upper Jacoby Creek
Volcanoville
Walden Woods
Weaverville
Willow Creek
COLORADO
Aspen Valley Ranch
Broadmoor Resort
Community
Broken Arrow
Castle Rock-Woodlands/
Escavera
Cedar Heights Community
Association
Christie Heights
Comstock Village
Homeowners Association
Cordillera
Country Broadmoor
Homeowners Association
Crystal Park
Deer Creek Valley Ranchos
Deer Valley Estates
Discovery
Elk Falls Ranch
Falls Creek Ranch
Floyd Hill
Forest Edge
Genesee Foundation
Golden Hills
Greencrest Homeowners
Association
Highland Terrace
Highlands Park Property
Owners Association
Hunters Point Homeowners
Association
Indian Mountain
KZ Ranch Mountain
Community HOA
Log Hill Mesa
Majestic Park
Miner View Estates
Mountain Oaks
Homeowners Association
Park Forest Estates
Perry Park Municipal
District
Pleasant View Estates
Pole Creek Meadows
Raven Hills Homeowners
Association
Ridgewood
Roxborough Park
Santa Fe Trail Ranch
Shock Hill Association
Skyway
Skyway Heights
Summit Estates
The Highlands
The Pines at Four O’Clock
Subdivision
Top of Skyway Homeowners
Association
Ute Lakes Fishing and
Recreation Club
Ute Pass
Valley Park/Hidden Valley
White Wolf
Windcliff
Wissler Ranch
Woodmen Oaks
Homeowners Association
Woodmoor
Woodrock
FLORIDA
Baldwin
Blue Jordan Forest
Buckhead Ridge
Caloosa
Canterbury Lakes
Country Place of Martin
County
Cypress Knoll
DeBary Golf and Country
Club
Fiddler’s Creek
Fiddler’s Green
Grand Haven
Great Outdoors RV Nature
& Golf Resort
Harbor Isles Manufactured
Homes
Hidden Dunes
Indian Hammock
Indian Lake Estates
Indian River Estates
Indianwood
La Casa Mobile Home Park
Lakeport
Lakewood
Leisure Lakes
Moore Haven
Muse
Nassau Oaks
Ortona
Palmdale
PGA Village of St. Lucie
County
Pioneer Plantation
Placid Lakes
Quail Ridge
River Camps on Crooked
Creek
Riverwood
Sabalwood
Savanna Club of St. Lucie
Seven Lakes Association
South Dunellon
South Gulf Cove
St. James Bay
SummerCamp
Sun N Lakes of Sebring
Taylor
The Preserve of Don Pedro
The Resort on Carefree
Bouelvard
The Tree Tops at Ranger
Point
The Village at Riverwalk
Vanderbilt Country Club
Verandah
Veronawalk
Walden Woods
Washington Park
Wedgefield
Woodland Estates
Nashville
Randall Creek Farms
R-Ranch
Skylake
Spring Cove
St. George
Trahlyta Estates
Turtle Cove
Walnut Mountain Property
Owners Association, Inc.
Wildcat Community, Inc.
Wood Lake Subdivision
Woodbine
GEORGIA
Argyle
Belvedere Island Plantation
Currahee Club
Deerlick Astronomy Village
Fargo
Flovilla
Georgia Bend
Jekyll Island
Kinderlou Forest Golf Club
Lake Forest Estates - Ramey
Mountain
Lake Yonah
Leisure Woods
Mt. Pisgah/Mangum’s Pride/
Rain Tree POA
KENTUCKY
Bardwell
Belfry
Cumberland
Dixville/Rose Hill
Dunnville
Evona
Exie
Fogertown
Grab
Greensburg
Hacker
Haldeman Heights
Hawesville
Hillsboro
Hilltop Estates
HAWAII
Kohala By The Sea
IDAHO
Avimor
Briarhill
Cave Bay
Central Foothills
Neighborhood
Association
Conkling Park
Elk Bend
Garden Creek
Hidden Lakes Subdivision
Hidden Springs
Johnny Creek Subdivison
Kanaka Rapids
Kellogg
Kingston on Finlay Loop
Kingston on Reinoehl
MacKay Fire District
Meadow Ridge
Moose Creek Estates
Morningside Heights HOA
Mullan
Norwood Subdivision
Osburn
Pinehurst
Price-Jerome
Smelterville
Trayis Ridge
Villard Addition
Wallace
Wapitti Lane
Wardner
Warm Springs Mesa
West Fork Pine Creek
Wilderness Ranch
Yellow Jacket
KANSAS
University Park
Lake Lewman
Lockards Creek
Muses Mill
North Metcalfe
Poplar Springs
Route 504 Fire Protection
District
Southeast Casey
Tattersall Estates
Tilton
MAINE
Cushing Island
Indian Point
Lake Arrowhead
Community of Waterboro
Little Diamond Island
Pequawket Lake
Preservation
Sprucewold Community of
Boothbay Harbor
MARYLAND
Loch Glade Sanctuary
Potomac Vistas
Sky Valley
Slatemont
MASSACHUSETTS
Hopps Farm Road
Association
Turkey Hill Community
MICHIGAN
Ausable River Estates
MINNESOTA
Bowstring Township
Crooked/Wilson Lake
Deer Lake Association
Deer River
Deer River Township
Feeley Township
Fond du Lac Band of Lake
Superior Chippewa
Morse Township
Prairie Lake Area
Stony River Estates
Suomi Area
Tioga
Turtle Lake Association
Wabana Chain of Lakes
Association
MISSISSIPPI
Ethel
Lake Hillsdale
Noxapater
Snow Lake Shores
Gloster
MISSOURI
Breckenwood
Brooklyn Heights
Carthage Fire District
Carytown
Cliff Village
Deer Run Loop
Dennis Acres
Fidelity
Grand Falls
Highland Estates
Hunter Glen Editions
Kendricktown
Lake Ozark
Lakeview Editions
Leawood
Loma Linda
Phelps Editions
Redings Mill Fire Protection
District
Redings Mill Village
Saginaw
Shoal Creek Drive
Shoal Creek Estates
Silver Creek
The Villages at Rollings
Creek
MONTANA
Bigfork
Cathedral Mountain Ranch
Chain of Lakes
Double Arrow Ranch
Elkhorn
Em Kayan Village
Grouse Mountain HOA
Libby
Lion Mountain
Homeowners’ Association
Montana City Fire District
North Fork Flathead
Sorrel Springs
Suncrest/Whitefish
Wolftail Pines
NEVADA
Crescent Valley/Beowawe
Eureka/Diamond Valley
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Chocorua Ski & Beach Club
Association
NEW JERSEY
Four Seasons at Mirage
Hardwick Township
Horizons at Barnegat
Horizons Woods Landing
Lake Plymouth Community
Association
NEW MEXICO
Cimarron Ranch
Elk Ridge
Fox Hills, Sandia Park
Greater Eastern Jemez WUI
Corridor
Hidden Lake
Homestead
Paa-Ko
Quemado Lake Estates
Reserve
Sawtooth
Stonefield River Estates
Taos Pines Ranch
Ute Park
Village of Ruidoso
NEW YORK
Cragsmoor
NORTH CAROLINA
Bay Tree Lakes
Carolina Lakes Property
Owners Association
Carolina Trace
Colonial Townes Association
Deercroft
Fairfield Plantation
Fontana Lake Estates
Fontana View
Pamlico Plantation
Pine Island
Pisgah Forest Farms/Estates
Point Harbor Beach
Rambling Ridge
Rich Mountain Acres
River Run Plantation
Shope Creek Property
Stonebridge
Summer Haven
The Currituck Club
The Springs at High Rock
Lake
Town of St. James
Villages at Ocean Hill
Waterford Place
OHIO
Meigs Township/Oliver
Township/Village of
Peebles
Washington Township
OKLAHOMA
Allen
Antlers
Arapaho
Bentley
Big Four
Blair
Broken Arrow
Caney
Canute
Cashion
Clinton
Colbert
Daisy
Davis
Dillard
Dover
Elk City
Falconhead
Foss
Harmony
Hennessey
Hitchcock
Hochatown
Hollis
Iowa Tribe
Kemp
Kingfisher
Loyal
Mangum
Okarche
Omega
Pine-Parker
Ravia
Roberta
Skiatook
Tannehill
Temple
Tishomingo
Willis-Powell Community
Yuba
OREGON
Aspen Lakes
Awbrey Glen
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Blossom View Estates Ashland
Caldera Springs
Canyon Park – Ashland
Cascade Meadows Ranch
Crosswater
Deer Park Estates
Deerfield
Deschutes River Woods
Fishhawk Lake
Government Camp
Lithia Creek Estates
Merrill Circle – Ashland
Mountain Meadows –
Ashland
Mountain Ranch-Ashland
Oak Knoll Meadows –
Ashland
Pioneer Village
Quailhaven
Ridgewood Estates
Rimrock West
River Meadows
River Run
Roca Canyon – Ashland
Salishan Hills
Shady Cove
Spring River
Strawberry Lane Meadows –
Ashland
Sunriver
Sunset View Estates
The Cove
The Oaks of Ashland
Thornton Way – Ashland
Three Rivers
Vineyard Mountain
White Oak Ridge
Wild River Homeowners
Association
Zig Zag Village
PENNSYLVANIA
Bear Creek Lakes
Big Bass Lake Community
Hemlock Farms
Hickory Run Land &
Homeowners Association
Penn Forest Streams
Roaring Creek Forest
Preserve
Towamensing Trails
SOUTH CAROLINA
Avalon
Briarcliffe Acres
Chickasaw Point
DeBordieu Colony
Honey Hill
Hunters Pointe
Keowee Harbours
Keowee Key
Pine Creek
Prince George
Savannah Lakes Village
The Farm at Carolina Forest
Walkers Woods
Waterford
Waterford Pointe
Wynward Pointe
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SOUTH DAKOTA
Chapel Valley
Lead
Mountain Plains I & II
Silver City
Silver Star Subdivision 1&2
Spearfish Canyon
Woodridge HOA
TENNESSEE
Cobbly Nob
Cumberland Cove
Cumberland Lakes in
Cumberland County
FenceRail Gap
Leadmine Bend
Norris Shores
Shagbark
The Highlands
TEXAS
Barton Creek Lakeside
Borger
Bridlewood Ranches
Brooks Lake Area
Buffalo Gap
Canyon Ridge Springs
Canyon Springs Ranch
City of Andrews
Council Creek South
Davis Mountains Resort
Down Home Ranch
Eagle Landing
Eagle’s Wings Retreat Center
Elkins Lake
Etoile and Etoile School
H.E. Butt Foundation
Jonestown
Lago Vista
Lake Kiowa
Long Canyon
Lucas
McDonald Observatory
Meadow Mountain
New Braunfels River Chase
New World
Overlook Estates
Point Venture Townhouse,
Inc.
Powelltown
River Mountain Ranch
River Place
Saddleridge
Sierra West
Solana Ranch
Steiner Ranch
Summer Mountain Ranch
Sun City Texas Community
Association
Sunset Valley
The Estates at the Overlook
The Horizon
The Ranch
The Reserve at Lake Travis
The Vineyard at Florence
Tierra Linda Ranch
Timber Ridge
Waterford
West Lake Hills
Whitewater Springs
Wildcatter Ranch and Resort
Windsor Hills
Wink
Wolf Creek Ranch
UTAH
Alpine Acres
Castle Valley
Central Brookside
Diamond Hills Homeowners
Association
Emigration Canyon
Fruitland
Sundance
New Harmony
Veyo
VIRGINIA
Apple Mountain Lake
Apple Mountain Lake-South
Aspen Hill Farms Section II
Benny’s Beach
Blue Mountain
Buckhorn Estates
Bull Run Mountain Estate
Cedar Key
Carefree Acres
Chinquapin Estates
Coal Bank Ridge
Farmcolony
High Knob
Hogue Creek Estates
Indian Acres
Isle of Pines
Jollett Hollow – Devil’s Jump
Langhorne Road
Laurel Ridge
Layside
Lost Valley
Lower Valley Subdivision/
Fortsmouth House Club
Malvern of Madison
Massanutten Forest
Massanutten Property
Owner Association
Middle River Retreat
Mosby Mountain Estate
Mountain Falls Park/
WAPOA
Occoquan Forest
Plantation Estates
Poca Bella Farm
Portobago Bay
Preston Forest
River Ridge on the
Shenandoah
Saddlebrook Farms
Subdivision
Shenandoah Farms
Shenandoah Forest
Shenandoah Retreat
Shenandoah River Estates
Shenandoah Shores
Silling Spring Homeowner
Association
Skyline Lakes
Timber Ridge Farms
Association, Inc.
Tree Bank at North
Mountain
Twin Run Estates
Windy Gap Mountain
Village
Wintergreen
Woodhaven Shores
Wyldwood Community
WASHINGTON
Alaska Place
Beacon Rock
Bella Vista
Blue Mountain Estates
Brown Island
Bullfrog/Hanna
Byron Road
Cape San Juan Commission
Carefree Area
Cascade River Park
Cascade Springs
Cattle Point Estates
Chuckanut Ridge POA
Chumstick Watershed
Colony Surf Club Inc.
Decatur NW
Diobsub Creek
Edgewood Village
Forest Ridge
Fox Hall
Greater Stevenson
Greenwater
Guard/Park
Gull Cove
Hannah Heights
Hartstene Pointe
Hidden Valley Vistas/
Hidden Valley Meadows
High Haro Road
Hillcrest
Hillview Terrace II
Hillview Terrace III
Hoxie Lane
Jenkins Lane
Johns Island
Lake Cushman
Leeward Road
Louella Heights
Lummi Island Scenic Estates
Mill A
Misty Isle
Mitchell Point
Mt. Dallas
Mullen Hill Terrace Mobile
Home Park
Night Hawk Hill
Niqually River Forest
Reserve
North Star Lane
Orcas Highlands
Palisades
Pearl Island
Ponderosa Community
Club
Ponderosa Park – Ferry
County
Ponderosa Park - Klickitat
County
Primrose
Ridge at Hangman HOA
River Bluff Ranch
Riverview Drive East
Roche Harbor
Ryderwood
Sallal Meadows
San Juan Drive
Sand Dune
Serenity
Shelter Bay
Skagitwilde
Sky Meadows Ranch
South Cady Mountain
South White Point Road
Spruce Street
Stellerwood
Stillwater North
Storeybrook
Sudden Valley
Sun Country
Suncadia
Sunday Drive
Sunlight Waters
Sunny Woods
Surfside Homeowners
Association
Swift Creek
The North Forty
Three Meadows
Timber Lane
Tolt Triangle Fire Council
Tuttle Ranch
Underwood
University Heights
Valley Vista
Wagon Wheel
West End
Westside Story
Westview Woods
Wilkeson
Wilkeson Creek Tracts
Wold Road South
Yacht Haven Area
WEST VIRGINIA
Coolfont Mountainside
Association
The Woods
WISCONSIN
Brookhaven Estates
Crystal Lake Club
Lake Arrowhead
Lake Camelot Lower-North
Lake Camelot-Lower
Northeast
Lake Camelot-Lower
Northwest
Lake Camelot-Lower
Southeast
Lake Camelot-Lower
Southwest
Lake Camelot-Upper North
Lake Camelot-Upper South
Lake Camelot-Walden
Lake Sherwood
Potawatomi Estates
Snug Harbor
Voyager Village
WYOMING
Homestead Park
Story
Union Pass
Firewise® 5-Plus Club
2012 marked the 11th year of community participation in the Firewise Communities/USA® Recognition
Program. During the year, 167 new communities received recognition status, for a total of 878 communities
with Firewise status. Forty states throughout the U.S. now have a Firewise Communities/USA recognition sign
along their roadways. Special recognition goes to the Firewise Five-Plus Club – those communities that earned Firewise
status between 2002 and 2008. These 343 communities include:
11 YEARS
Emigration Canyon, UT
Genesee Foundation, CO
Greater Eastern Jemez WUI
Corridor, NM
Perry Park Municipal District,
CO
River Bluff Ranch, WA
Sundance, UT
Timber Ridge, AZ
Wedgefield, FL
Wilderness Ranch, ID
10 YEARS
Bear Creek Lakes, PA
Chuckanut Ridge POA, WA
Cumberland Cove, TN
Fond du Lac Band of Lake
Superior Chippewa, MN
Holiday Island, AR
Joplin, AR
Lakewood, FL
Lummi Island Scenic Estates,
WA
Mountain Plains I & II, SD
Norman, AR
Penn Forest Streams, PA
River Run Plantation, NC
Story, AR
Story, WY
Tierra Linda Ranch, TX
Town of St. James, NC
Union Pass, WY
Verandah, FL
Village of Ruidoso, NM
Wildcatter Ranch and Resort,
TX
9 YEARS
Alaska Place, WA
Castle Valley, UT
Cattle Point Estates, WA
Cherry Hill, AR
Coolfont Mountainside
Association, WV
Cypress Knoll, FL
Crystal Lake Club, WI
Eagle Landing, TX
Eagle’s Wings Retreat Center,
TX
Fall River Estates, OR
Forest Highlands, AZ
Hardwick Township, NJ
Hartman, AR
Hickory Run Land &
Homeowners Association,
PA
Hunt, AR
Inspiration Point, AR
Johnny Creek Subdivison, ID
Kohala By The Sea, HI
Lead, SD
Meadow Mountain, TX
Mitchell Point, WA
Norphlet, AR
Pioneer Plantation, FL
Randall Creek Farms, GA
RiverCamps on Crooked
Creek, FL
Roaring Creek Forest Preserve,
PA
Roche Harbor, WA
Saddleridge, TX
Savannah Lakes Village, SC
Solana Ranch, TX
Strickler, AR
Sudden Valley, WA
Summerhaven, AZ
Windcliff, CO
8 YEARS
Auburn Lake Trails, CA
Bardwell, KY
Beverly Hills, CA
Bigfork, MT
Caloosa, FL
Carolina Lakes Property
Owners Association, NC
Cave Bay, ID
Cherokee Village, AR
Cordillera, CO
Elkhorn, MT
Em Kayan Village, MT
Fayetteville, AR
Forest Meadows, CA
Groom Creek, AZ
Hartstene Point, WA
Highland Pines, AZ
Homestead Park, WY
Kinderlou Forest Golf Club,
GA
McDonald Observatory, TX
Mt. Dallas, WA
Muse, FL
Oracle, AZ
Orcas Highlands, WA
Placid Lakes, FL
Poplar Springs, KY
River Ridge on the
Shenandoah, VA
Shelter Bay, WA
Silver Star Subdivision 1&2, SD
Skyline Lakes, VA
Sorrell Springs, MT
Summer Mountain Ranch, TX
Taos Pines Ranch, NM
Tolt Triangle Fire Council, WA
7 YEARS
Apple Mountain Lake, VA
Apple Mountain Lake-South,
VA
Appleton, AR
ARR-Babo Ranches, AZ
Bald Knob, AR
Banning Creek Canyon, AZ
Bay Tree Lakes, NC
Brooks Lake Area, TX
Brown Island, WA
Cathedral Mountain Ranch,
MT
Chain of Lakes, MT
Cohoe, AK
Conkling Park, ID
Country Place of Martin
County, FL
Cragsmoor, NY
Cumberland Lakes in
Cumberland County, TN
Diamondhead, AR
East Verde Park, AZ
Elk Ridge, NM
Elk Ridge, AZ
Flagstaff Ranch Golf Club, AZ
Forest Trails, AZ
Grassy Knob, AR
Hemlock Farms, PA
Hidden Lake, NM
High Knob, VA
Horseshoe Lake, AK
Indian Hammock, FL
Keowee Key, SC
Kohl’s Tonto Creek
Subdivision, Inc.
Homeowners Association,
AZ
Lake Cushman, WA
Lake Plymouth Community
Association, NJ
Layside, VA
Lost Valley, VA
Montana City Fire District, MT
Mullen Hill Terrace Mobile
Home Park, WA
North Fork Flathead, MT
Patagonia, AZ
Portal IV, AZ
Rich Mountain Acres
Santa Fe Trail Ranch, CO
Shenandoah Farms, VA
Shenandoah Forest, VA
Shenandoah Retreat, VA
Shenandoah River Estates, VA
Shenandoah Shores, VA
The Resort on Carefree
Bouelvard, FL
The Rim Golf Club
Community, AZ
Three Meadows, WA
Unity-Frost Prairie, AR
University Park, KS
Ute Park, NM
Washington Township, OH
Wildcat Community, Inc., GA
Windsor Hills, TX
Woodland Estates, FL
6 YEARS
Antoine, AR
Aspen Hill Farms Section II,
VA
Avimor, ID
Belfry, KY
Benny’s Beach, VA
Big Bear Lake and
Big Bear City, CA
Blue Mountain, VA
Buffalo Gap, TX
Bull Run Mountain Estate, VA
Caldera Springs, OR
Camp Albert Pike, AR
Canterbury Lakes, FL
9
Cape San Juan Commission,
WA
Chaparral Pines, AZ
Chocorua Ski & Beach Club
Association, NH
Colony Surf Club, Inc., WA
Continental, AZ
Deer Creek Valley Ranchos,
CO
Exie, KY
Fox Hils, Sandia Park, NM
Grab, NM
Greensburg, KY
Grizzly Flats, CA
Haldeman Heights, KY
Harbor Isles Manufactured
Homes, FL
Hidden Valley Ranch, AZ
Hilltop Estates, KY
Hillview Terrace II, WA
Hillview Terrace III, WA
Hot Springs Village, AR
Indian River Estates, FL
Lake Lewman, KY
Lake Wildwood Association,
CA
Langley, AR
Lockett Ranches, AZ
Manning, AR
Massanutten Forest, VA
Meeks Setttlement, AR
Misty Isle, WA
Mosby Mountain Estate, VA
New Hope, AR
Paris, AR
Pisgah Forest Farms/Estates,
NC
Pleasant Plains, AR
Potomac Vistas, MD
Powelltown, TX
Route 504 Fire Protection
District
Roxborough Park, CO
Savanna Club of St. Lucie, FL
Skagitwilde, WA
Snow Lake Shores, MS
South Cady Mountain, WA
South Gulf Cove, FL
Starlight Pines Homeowners
Association, AZ
SummerCamp, FL
The Currituck Club, NC
The Horizon. TX
The North Forty, WA
The Tree Tops at Ranger Point,
FL
The Village at River Walk, FL
Turkey Hill Community, MA
Twin Run Estates, VA
10
Volcanoville, CA
Westside Story, WA
Whitewater Springs, TX
Wild River Homeowners
Association, OR
Woodhaven Shores, VA
Woodmoor, CO
Wynward Pointe, SC
5 YEARS
Allen, OK
Aspen Lakes, OR
Beaver Valley Estates, AZ
Big Bar and Big Flat, CA
Bonita Creek, AZ
Bridlewood Ranches, TX
Carefree Area, WA
Cascade Meadows Ranch, OR
Cedar Heights Community
Association, CO
Circle Oaks, CA
Cochise Stronghold Canyon,
AZ
Coffee Creek, CA
Comstock Village
Homeowners Association,
CO
Country Broadmoor
Homeowners Association,
CO
Cumberland, KY
Daisy, AR
Day Lassen Bench, CA
Deercroft, NC
Donaldson, AR
Double Arrow Ranch, MT
Down Home Ranch, TX
Douglas City, CA
Dry Bayou, AR
East Snyder, AR
Etoile and Etoile School, TX
Fargo, GA
Flovilla, GA
Fogertown, KY
Friendship, AR
Glenhaven Youth Ranch, AR
Greenwater, WA
H.E. Butt Foundation, TX
Hacker, KY
Hamburg, AR
Hawkins Bar, CA
Hayfork, CA
Hibanks, AR
High Haro Road, WA
Hillsboro, KY
Hollis Chapel, AR
Honey Hill, SC
Horizons at Barnegat, NJ
Hunters Point Homeowners
Association, CO
Hyampom, CA
Isles of Pines, VA
Janesville, CA
Junction City, CA
Keller Bend, AR
La Casa Mobile Home Park, FL
Lake Arrowhead Community
of Waterboro, ME
Lake Forest Estates – Ramey
Mountain, GA
Lake Hamilton, AR
Laurel Ridge, VA
Leeward Road, WA
Leisure Lakes, FL
Lewiston, CA
Lodi, AR
Mad River, CA
Martinville, AR
Meigs Township/
OliverTownship/Village of
Peebles, OH
Middle River Retreat, VA
Midway, AR
Mist, AR
Montrose, AR
Moore Haven, FL
Mountain Oaks Homeowner’s
Association, CO
Mt. Pleasant, AR
Muses Mill, KY
Nashville-Sandridge, CA
Nassau Oaks, FL
New Braunfels River Chase, TX
Norris Shores, TN
Paa-Ko, NM
Palmdale, FL
Pamlico Plantation, NC
Pansy, AR
Parkdale, AR
Payson Pines, AZ
PGA Village of St. Lucie
County, FL
Plantation Estates, VA
Poca Bella Farm, VA
Pole Creek Meadows, CO
Ponca, AR
Ponderosa Park, WA
Post Mountain, CA
Primrose, WA
Promiseland, AR
Quail Ridge, FL
Raven Hills Homeowners
Association, CO
Red Oak, AR
River Mountain Ranch, TX
River Place, TX
Sabalwood, FL
Salyer, CA
Shope Creek Property, NC
Sky Valley, MD
Snyder, AR
St. James Bay, FL
Stones-Bengard, CA
Sun N Lakes of Sebring, FL
Susanville, CA
Taylor, FL
The Foothills, AZ
The Meadows, AZ
The Reserve at Lake Travis, TX
The Vineyard at Florence, TX
The Woods, WV
Timber Ridge, TX
Tomerlinville, AR
Top of Skyway Homeowner’s
Association, CO
Tree Bank at North Mountain,
VA
Treswell, AR
Trinity Center, CA
Vilonia, AR
Walden Woods, CA
Weaverville, CA
West Lake Hills, TX
Wilmot, AR
Wintergreen, VA
Woodbine, GA
Woodmen Oaks Homeowners
Association, CO
Yacht Haven Area, WA
Firewise® Liaisons
The Firewise Communities/USA® Recognition Program is sponsored by the National Fire Protection Association, the
Department of Agriculture - Forest Service, the Department of the Interior, and the National Association of State Foresters.
In 47 states, forestry agencies have appointed Firewise® liaisons to serve as local program contacts. During 2012, Firewise
staff visited with seven states to learn more about local Firewise activities, challenges and successes. These visits will
continue in 2013.
It is due to the program knowledge, outreach abilities and the technical expertise of the state liaisons that communities are
increasing their commitment to wildfire mitigation efforts.
The Firewise program offers special thanks to individuals who retired or moved on to other responsibilities during 2012:
Matthew Simpson of Arkansas, Beth Nehring of Arizona, Phyllis Banducci of California, Scott Woods of Colorado, Greg
Strenkowski of Georgia, Geri McNeal of Louisiana, Justice Jones of Texas.
Alabama Forestry
Commission
Coleen Vansant
Kansas Forest Service
Jason Hartman
Alaska Division of Forestry
Arlene Weber-Sword
Kentucky Division of
Forestry
Jennifer Turner
Arizona State Forestry
Division
Carolyn Dennett
Louisiana Department of
Agriculture and Forestry
Don Smith
Arkansas Forestry
Commission
Kevin Kilcrease
Maine Forest Service
Kent Nelson
California Fire Safe Council
Katie Ziemann
Maryland DNR Forest
Service
David Robbins
Colorado State Forest
Service
Lisa Mason
Massachusetts DCR Bureau
of Forest Fire Control
David Celino
Connecticut Department of
Environmental Protection
Ralph Scarpino
Michigan DNR - Forest,
Mineral & Fire Management
Paul Kollmeyer
Delaware Forest Service
Bryan Hall
Minnesota Department of
Natural Resources
Larry Himanga
Florida Forest Service
Ronda Sutphen
Georgia Forestry
Commission
Eric Mosley
Hawaii Division of Forestry
& Wildlife
Jesse Acosta
Idaho Department of Lands
Dave Summers
Indiana Department of
Natural Resources
Darren Bridges
Mississippi Forestry
Commission
Leslie Blackwell
Missouri Department of
Conservation
Ben Webster
Montana Department
of Natural Resources &
Conservation
Pat Cross
Nebraska Forest Service
Don Westover
New Hampshire Division of
Forestry
Robert Boyd
South Dakota Wildland Fire
Suppression
Andrew Tate
New Jersey Forest Fire
Service
Gregory McLaughlin
Tennessee Division of
Forestry
Leon Konz
New Mexico State Forestry
Daniel Ware
Texas Forest Service
Patrick Allen
New York State Division
of Forest Protection & Fire
Management
David Russell
Utah Division of Forestry,
Fire and State Lands
Tyre Holfeltz
North Carolina Forest
Service
Gary Wood
North Dakota Forest Service
Ryan Melin
Ohio Division of Forestry
Aaron Kloss
Oklahoma Forestry Services
Kelly Hurt
Oregon Department of
Forestry
Kristen Babbs
Pennsylvania Department
of Conservation & Natural
Resources
Levi Gelnett
Rhode Island Division of
Forest Environment
David Hall
Vermont Department
of Forests, Parks and
Recreation
Jim Esden
Virginia Department of
Forestry
John Miller
Washington Department of
Natural Resources
Sarah Foster
West Virginia Division of
Forestry
M. Rodger Ozburn
Wisconsin Department of
Natural Resources
Jolene Ackerman
Wyoming State Forestry
Division
Nick Williams
South Carolina Forestry
Commission
Michael Bozzo
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Facts and Stats
Firewise Communities/USA® Growth
Total Yearly Investments of Active Firewise Communities/USA®
$32.9 million
1000
$26.5 million
800
$13.2 million
600
$22.5 million
$9.6 million
Number of Communities
400
$17.6 million
$3.6 million
200
$6 million
$1.6 million
0
2001
$3.3 million
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
This graph shows the number of active communities and their total investments per year.
Since 2003 over $136 million dollars invested with 878 active Firewise Communities/USA® sites.
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2011
2012
2013
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