Working Together as a Community to Reduce Wildfire Risk
As we contend with a warming, drying climate, the risk that wildfire presents to life, property, and public resources such as Austin Water’s Wildlands is likely to increase. As Austin continues to grow and more structures are built along the Wildland boundary, we need to work as a community to understand wildfire risks and the most effective approaches for resiliency.
In 2014, Austin and Travis County worked together to develop and adopt a Community Wildfire Protection Plan. Based on Texas A&M Forest Service guidelines, the plan addresses the restoration and management of wildlands, the creation of wildfire-adapted communities, and offers a risk-based management response to wildfire preparedness. The details of that plan can be accessed here: https://www.austintexas.gov/page/austintravis-county-community-wildfire-protection-plan.