Topic: Increase wildfire preparedness through prevention and rapid response (View All Topics in the Plan)

Associated Climate Resilience Actions:
Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe

Create defensible spaces around essential infrastructure, communication towers, power lines, wastewater treatment, water, emergency response facilities, key transportation corridors (per...

Building Infrastructure
Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe

Update Tribal Public Health and Safety Code to include Wildlife and Air Pollution response.

People
Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe

Expand or adjust the region's protected areas to incorporate greater landscape diversity. This facilitates range-shifts in terrestrial communities and enhances...

Ecosystems
Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe

Manage forest density for reduced susceptibility to drought stress. This includes developing a strategy to reduce biomass fuel in the...

Ecosystems
Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe

Monitoring trends in forest condition and climate to proactively identify areas with high susceptibility to wildfire.

Ecosystems
Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe

Start a public communication effort concerning strategies to reduce personal harm from fire. Highlight activities such as the use of...

Building People
Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe

Update Building Codes to require or provide incentives for FireSmart building standards for new builds and renovations.

Building
Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe

Establish a community evacuation plan and ensure the community knows about the plan (i.e., integrate into all tribal and emergency...

Infrastructure People
Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe

For critical facilities, establish a back-up power supply in the event that electric water pumps are unavailable.

Building Infrastructure Water