For Community Members:

What is a CWPP?

A Community Wildfire Protection Plan is a collaboratively developed, community-based plan focused on identifying and addressing the local threat of wildfire. The CWPP determines what is at risk and provides a roadmap of actions for the community to address this wildfire risk. The CWPP is also how a county defines its Wildland Urban Interface, or WUI.

What do they do?

  • Coordinate wildfire risk reduction projects with other community values and priorities

  • Identify potential resources and funding for fire mitigation activities

  • Provide eligibility for certain nationally competitive grants

  • Increase community awareness and engagement in wildfire risk reduction

What is the WUI?

The Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) is the area where wildland fuels meet human development, often in the form of structures or valuable assets. Targeting these areas for wildfire risk reduction projects is likely to have the greatest effect in protecting residents homes, health, and livelihoods.

 
 
 

Updated CWPP’s can make communities eligible for competitive national grants such as the Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG) Program . In 2023, Montana was successfully funded four programs throughout the state totaling in over $9 million in awards for wildfire mitigation projects and CWPP updates. Three out of the four of these applicants have active FAMLN members within their project groups!

To find your county’s CWPP and the complete list of Montana’s CWPP’s follow the link HERE.

 

For Fire and County Professionals:

CWPP Resources

  • The Montana DNRC Outreach Toolkit is available to use for CWPP updates. The toolkit provides templates and guidance on community outreach for throughout the CWPP update process. Visit the toolkit HERE.