OPR Wildfire Planning Resources Released Today
To help communities address wildfire risk and build community resilience, OPR today released the updated Fire Hazard Planning Technical Advisory, a holistic guidance document to support integrated local planning in the WUI and high fire hazard risk areas. In tandem to the release of the TA, OPR also released the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Planning Guide.

Fire Hazard Technical Advisory

OPR first published the Fire Hazard Planning Technical Advisory (TA) in 2015 and initiated an update in 2019 to include “specific land use strategies to reduce fire risk to buildings, infrastructure, and communities.” The TA offers recommendations on a broad range of planning activities, including:

  • Conducting outreach and engagement activities to promote more robust and collaborative wildfire solutions; 
  • Conducting comprehensive wildfire hazard and risk assessments; 
  • Aligning and integrating these assessments across a variety of plans; and,
  • Developing general plan policies and programs that reduce risk for existing and future communities. 
Wildland-Urban Interface Planning Guide 

OPR’s new Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Planning Guide highlights how local agencies across California can leverage plans, regulations, and additional tools to reduce risk in wildfire-prone areas. The guide also features nine best practice case studies that offer opportunities for learning and solutions that may be suitable for adoption in other communities.
Upcoming Webinar

The Governor's Office of Planning and Research - in collaboration with CAL FIRE, the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection, and the Community Wildfire Planning Center - will host an informational webinar on September 14 at 1:00 pm to provide an overview of OPR's Fire Hazard Planning TA, Wildland-Urban Interface Planning Guide, and additional resources the State is developing to promote wildfire resilience.


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