Firewise Communities Survey 2017 Question Title * Contact Information Name Department/Organization State/Province -- select state -- AL AlabamaAK AlaskaAS American SamoaAZ ArizonaAR ArkansasCA CaliforniaCO ColoradoCT ConnecticutDE DelawareDC District of ColumbiaFM Federated States of MicronesiaFL FloridaGA GeorgiaGU GuamHI HawaiiID IdahoIL IllinoisIN IndianaIA IowaKS KansasKY KentuckyLA LouisianaME MaineMH Marshall IslandsMD MarylandMA MassachusettsMI MichiganMN MinnesotaMS MississippiMO MissouriMT MontanaNE NebraskaNV NevadaNH New HampshireNJ New JerseyNM New MexicoNY New YorkNC North CarolinaND North DakotaMP Northern Mariana IslandsOH OhioOK OklahomaOR OregonPW PalauPA PennsylvaniaPR Puerto RicoRI Rhode IslandSC South CarolinaSD South DakotaTN TennesseeTX TexasUT UtahVT VermontVI Virgin IslandsVA VirginiaWA WashingtonWV West VirginiaWI WisconsinWY Wyoming Email Address Question Title * Your role in Firewise: State Liaison State Forest Service Fire Department Wildfire Council Other (please specify) Question Title * 1. How many recognized Firewise Communities (FWCs) are within your area? 0 200 Clear i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale. Question Title * 2. How much variability is there in the mitigation levels between FWCs? None A Little A Fair Bit A Great Deal Not Sure Question Title * 3. In general, would you say that mitigation levels tend to increase, decrease, or remain about the same after a community has received FWC designation? Increase Decrease Remain the Same Question Title * 4. How many FWCs do you have in each of the categories below? 1 year FWCs 2 year FWCs 3 year FWCs 4 year FWCs 5+ year FWCs Question Title * 4a. Roughly what percentage of homes in your area’s existing FWCs currently have acceptable defensible space (vegetation management around homes and fire resistant structures)? <20% 20-40% 40-60% 60-80% 80-100% 1 year FWCs 1 year FWCs <20% 1 year FWCs 20-40% 1 year FWCs 40-60% 1 year FWCs 60-80% 1 year FWCs 80-100% 2 year FWCs 2 year FWCs <20% 2 year FWCs 20-40% 2 year FWCs 40-60% 2 year FWCs 60-80% 2 year FWCs 80-100% 3 year FWCs 3 year FWCs <20% 3 year FWCs 20-40% 3 year FWCs 40-60% 3 year FWCs 60-80% 3 year FWCs 80-100% 4 year FWCs 4 year FWCs <20% 4 year FWCs 20-40% 4 year FWCs 40-60% 4 year FWCs 60-80% 4 year FWCs 80-100% 5+ year FWCs 5+ year FWCs <20% 5+ year FWCs 20-40% 5+ year FWCs 40-60% 5+ year FWCs 60-80% 5+ year FWCs 80-100% Question Title * 4b. Please briefly describe the minimum activities a homeowner would have to take (or have in place) before you would feel they had acceptable defensible space? Question Title * 5. Are there other local level actions besides homeowner mitigation that are required before a community receives FWC recognition? Yes No If Yes, please briefly described what those are? Question Title * 6. As a wildfire mitigation professional, what percentage of homes with defensible space would you consider acceptable to help protect a community in your area? 1-20% 21-40% 41-60% 61-80% 81-100% Question Title * 7. In your opinion, what percentage of homes in a community should have mitigated their fire risk before it receives FWC recognition? <10% 11-25% 26-50% 51-75% >75% Question Title * 8. Recognizing that some communities may have undertaken mitigation activities but are not part of the FWC recognition program roughly what percentage of communities in your area (add to 100%): Have taken minimal or no mitigation activities Are recognized Firewise communities Have undertaken Firewise activities but are not recognized Question Title * 8a. As a wildfire mitigation professional, what percentage of homes with defensible space would you consider acceptable to help protect a community in your area? 1-20% 21-40% 41-60% 61-80% 81-100% Question Title * 8b. What percentage of the mitigating communities that are not recognized have done enough mitigation that they could survive all but the most catastrophic fires with minimal or no structure protection? 1-20% 21-40% 41-60% 61-80% 81-100% Question Title * 9. Have any of your area’s FWCs been directly impacted by wildfire? Yes No If Yes, what was the result? To what degree do you think the community's status as a FWC influenced the outcome? Question Title * 10. Generally, there is one entity that is a catalyst for a community’s initial FWC efforts. Roughly, for your state, what number of your FWC’s were initiated by? Community member / group Local fire department Local Forestry Office Other Question Title * 11. Recognizing that it varies by community, overall, what proportion of current mitigation work in your state’s FWCs is each of the following entities responsible for (add to 100%): Individual Homeowners Community organization The Community sparkplug The State/Local Liaison The fire department Contractors Others Question Title * 12. On average, how much time do you invest in creation and maintenance of a Firewise Community per month? Hours per Month or Days per Month Question Title * 13. How often do you physically visit each FWC? less than once a year once a year more than once a year Question Title * 14. How often would you like to physically visit each FWC? less than once a year once a year More than once a year, how many times per year? Question Title * 15. In your opinion, is it clear to most residents in FWCs? Yes No Don't know That reduction of wildfire risk is the goal of being a FWC? That reduction of wildfire risk is the goal of being a FWC? Yes That reduction of wildfire risk is the goal of being a FWC? No That reduction of wildfire risk is the goal of being a FWC? Don't know That they are responsible for mitigation of wildfire risk on their property? That they are responsible for mitigation of wildfire risk on their property? Yes That they are responsible for mitigation of wildfire risk on their property? No That they are responsible for mitigation of wildfire risk on their property? Don't know That continued maintenance is required to remain at reduced risk? That continued maintenance is required to remain at reduced risk? Yes That continued maintenance is required to remain at reduced risk? No That continued maintenance is required to remain at reduced risk? Don't know Question Title * 16. We use per capita dollars to indicate amount spent on mitigation. Currently, we spend $2 per capita (funds or in-kind) for wildfire mitigation (Volunteer hours are worth $22.14 so $2 is about 11 minutes a year of work.) Yes No Don't know Is $2 per capita enough? Is $2 per capita enough? Yes Is $2 per capita enough? No Is $2 per capita enough? Don't know Is a higher per capita amount needed? Is a higher per capita amount needed? Yes Is a higher per capita amount needed? No Is a higher per capita amount needed? Don't know Is per capita spending a reasonable way to measure levels of mitigation? if not what would be a better way? Question Title * 17. What, in your opinion, is the main benefit (or benefits) of the Firewise Communities program? Question Title * 18. What, in your opinion, is the main challenge (or challenges) with using the Firewise Communities program? Question Title * 19. Are there things you’d like to improve/change in the Firewise Communities program to encourage more effective wildfire mitigation? Question Title * 20. Any other issues or concerns regarding the FWC program that The NWCG Firewise Subcommittee should be paying attention to? Done