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Marin’s Wildfire Hazard
•2017 & 2018 Deadliest and Most
Destructive Fire Seasons on Record
•Wildfire knows no borders
•Marin’s hazardous vegetation
increases risk of wildfire
•19 local agencies w/fire & taxing
authority
•No single county coordinating
agency for wildfire prevention &
mitigation or preparedness
Insurance Losses Are Rising
2017 losses were $17
billion.
Losses in California alone
exceeded $12 billion.
2017 Munich Re, Geo Risks Research, NatCatSERVICE. Available online:
http://natcatservice.munichre.com/overall/1?filter=eyJ5ZWFyRnJvbSI6MTk5NSwieWVhclRvIjoyMDE2LCJldmVudEZhbWlseUlkcyI6WzddLCJmb2N1c0FuYWx5c2lzSWQiOjcsImZvY3VzQW5h
bHlzaXNBcmVhSWQiOjQ0fQ%3D%3D&type=1
California Dept. of Insurance. Press Release. January 2018.http://www.insurance.ca.gov/0400-news/0100-press-releases/2018/release013-18.cfm
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1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015OverallLosses,Millions of2017$Wildfire & Heatwave Event Losses,1981-2017
$18,000
Average $1.3
billion/year
Average
$933
million/year
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Wildfire Planning & Analysis
2016: Community Wildfire Protection Plan
“This document provides a framework for future collaboration
that can be used to identify, prioritize, implement, and monitor
hazard reduction activities throughout the county.”
2018: Lessons Learned from North Bay Fire Siege
“When fires started October 8th the only thing separating
Marin County from their neighbor's north was simply an
ignition source.”
2019: Marin Civil Grand Jury Report on Wildfire Preparedness
The Grand Jury proposes "the creation of a joint powers
authority to coordinate a comprehensive, consistent approach to
pre-ignition planning...This new approach will remedy the gaps
in our preparedness and demonstrate our political will to
improve wildfire safety in Marin."
Proposed Solution:
Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority
Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority
•Local fire agencies and emergency service providers
•Cities and towns
•Marin County
Working together as a single Joint Powers Authority (JPA) for
comprehensive wildfire prevention and emergency
preparedness
Wildfire Prevention JPA Program Areas
Program Area % of Funds
JPA Core
Wildfire Detection & Evacuation
Program Improvements
60%
Vegetation Management /
Fire hazard reduction
Grants Management
Public Education –FIRESafe Marin
Defensible Space Evaluations –Home Hardening
With the ability for an agency to administer vs JPA 20%
Local Wildfire Prevention Mitigation –
Local fire prevention issues with no funding-
Enhanced fire patrols for problem areas, additional fire hazard reduction
work, evac route parking issues
20%
MWPA Goals: Early Alert / Evacuation
Wildfire Detection & Evacuation Program Improvements
•Improvements to early
emergency alert and
warning systems
•Organized and coordinated
evacuation planning
•Improved evacuation
routes and infrastructure
for organized evacuations
MWPA Goals: Fire Hazard Reduction
•Reduce combustible plants & vegetation
•Protect critical infrastructure
•Crews, equipment, grazing, rx fire
•Environmentally sound practices
A Coordinated Vegetation Management and Fire Hazard Reduction Program
Prevention and Preparation Strategies
Vegetation Management and Fire Hazard Reduction
Example of Coordinated Prevention
Coordinated prevention & mitigation creates benefit across communities
Public Education
•Support FIRESafe MARIN
community outreach & fire
preparedness education
•Establish & support FIREWISE USA
programs in neighborhoods
throughout Marin
Educating the Public About Wildfire Prepardness
Defensible Space/Home Hardening
•Home evaluations/inspections
•Home hardening advice
•Educate homeowners about reducing wildfire hazards
•Ensure defensible space around critical public infrastructure
•Grants and support to help seniors, low income and people with access and functional needs maintain defensible space
•Dedicated abatement program
A Coordinated Defensible Space Management Program
Specific Local Needs
•Core program ensures
consistency and coordination
across Marin
•Local wildfire mitigation
program assists local fire
agencies in meeting unique
community needs
•Fire patrols for problem
areas
•roadside vegetation removal
on evacuation routes
•Parking boxes
Addressing Specific Local Community Needs
Dedicated Wildfire Prevention Funding
•Wildfire Prevention Program Budget: ~$20 million annually
•Stable source of locally controlled funding dedicated to wildfire
prevention & mitigation
•Supplementing and not supplanting existing funds
•Potential countywide tax measure for March 2020 election
•Requires 66.7% support countywide
•Recent survey of Marin voters shows strong support for a
wildfire prevention funding measure
•Ongoing vs one-time funding and grant dependence
•Funding stream long term as needs change, maintenance,
climate change.
Wildfire Prevention Expenditure Plan
Program Area Estimated Funding % of Funds
JPA Core
Wildfire Detection & Evacuation
Program Improvements
$12 million 60%
Vegetation Management/Fire
Hazard Reduction
Grants
Public Education –FIRESafe Marin
Defensible Space Evaluations –Home Hardening
With option for agency to administer vs JPA $4 million 20%
Local Wildfire Prevention Mitigation =-
Local fire prevention issues with no funding $4 million 20%
Total Cost:$20 million 100%
Voter Opinion Survey Results
34%
35%
39%
26%
38%
36%
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
1/4% Sales Tax
$178 Per Parcel
11 cents Per Sq.
Foot
Voter Support for March 2020 Wildfire Prevention Funding Measure
Countywide Results
Definitely Yes Probably Yes
66.7%
Local Area Survey Results
36.9%
40.5%
41.7%
24.2%
38.9%
30.4%
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1/4% Sales Tax
$178 Per Parcel
11 cents Per Sq.
Foot
Southern Marin
Definitely Yes Probably Yes
66.7%Total Yes: 72.1%
Total Yes: 79.4%
Total Yes: 61.1%
Local Area Survey Results
34.0%
36.9%
37.9%
32.2%
29.0%
36.2%
0.0%10.0%20.0%30.0%40.0%50.0%60.0%70.0%80.0%90.0%100.0%
1/4% Sales Tax
$178 Per Parcel
11 cents Per Sq.
Foot
West Marin
Definitely Yes Probably Yes
66.7%Total Yes: 74.1%
Total Yes: 65.6%
Total Yes: 66.2%
Mandatory Fiscal Accountability
•All funds must stay local and cannot be taken by the State
•Funds must be used for wildfire prevention and cannot be
diverted
•Independent Oversight
•Annual reporting of financials
•Annual audits
•Exemptions available for low-income seniors
•Helps Marin qualify for state and federal grants that
otherwise go to other counties
MWPA Board of Directors
19 Agencies
5 areas = 11 Members
•2 –Novato
•2 –San Rafael
•2 –Ross Valley
•2 –Southern Marin
•2 –West Marin
•1 -Small Districts
•Muir Beach, Bolinas, Stinson, Kentfield, Inverness, Marinwood
Agencies will maintain independent, local control
MWPA Governance Structure
Board of Directors (11)
2 electeds from each zone
plus 1 from small district
Operations/Budget Committee (11)
Agency Staff of Members
Advisory Committee
LMA, PG&E, other Technical Staff of Members
The Why’s ?
•Why a JPA ?
•Why $20 million ?
•How are the Land Managers (NPS, MMWD, Open Space)
participating in this effort?
Timeline and Next Steps
•August –September 2019
•Informational presentations to fire district boards and city councils
•Gather Feedback
•Finalize MWPA structure
•Finalize Wildfire Prevention Funding Measure
•Draft JPA for review
•September –October 2019
•Fire district boards, city councils and Board of Supervisors adopt resolutions joining MWPA
•November 2019
•Board of Supervisors adopts resolution placing Wildfire Prevention Funding Measure on March 2020 ballot
•March 2020
•Election and Implementation of MWPA
Questions and Discussion
For more information www.marinwildfire.org
Areas of Concern
•Rankings from the CWPP to help prioritize areas of the
county where fuel reduction and hazard mitigation efforts
might be focused.
•Where population density, flame length, and rate of spread
could be potentially very high, high, moderate