To be successful, emergency preparedness needs to include all involved (see stakeholders diagram), with a special emphasis on homeowners taking a proper measure of responsibility to protect themselves.  We propose to assess the viability of a public / private clearinghouse that would connect small private landowners in the Wildland Urban Interface zones of Santa Fe with the knowledge, connections and resources they need to undertake coordinated brush remediation that would result in a substantially decreased risk of community disaster by wildfire.

Wildfire Mitigation Clearinghouse will facilitate the development of policies, educational materials, marketing plans, public awareness of wildfire risks, small business directories, and private / public partnerships needed to address the threat that catastrophic wildfires pose to our community.

The Feasibility Study will be evaluated based on the identification, research, analysis and communication to stakeholders on these topics: the total Private Acreage of that area, Public Support; Slash Commercialization; Potential for Statewide Application.

The core final deliverable will be the compilation of all supporting deliverables as outlined in detail in this proposal.  The publication will be used to educate stakeholders and secure funding, especially incentive funding, through planned follow-on efforts to the initial one-year grant period.