Mitigating Drought

 Mitigation Tools for States

 Wildfire Protection/Forestry/Public Lands

Specific actions taken by states:

Impact assessment actions

• Assess severity of impacts
• Collect and evaluate impact data
• Inventory fire protection resources
• Report, maintain data and records
• Identify sources of assistance
• Estimate costs of activities
• Make projections for several scenarios
• Identify major vulnerable areas of concern

Response programs

• Wildfire suppression
• Wildfire prevention
• Forest/public land closures
• Ban open fires/other restriction policy
• Modify project operations/land management practices
• Interagency coordination
• Manage range depletion/modify grazing schedules on public lands
• Recommend response levels and activities
• Wildfire detection/monitoring
• Provide information/equipment to restore river basin and roads
• Wildfire readiness
• Identify potential fire hazard areas
• Implement general drought assistance programs
• Provide technical assistance
• Provide funds for wildfire suppression
• Retard runoff/prevent erosion
• Secure water sources for fighting fires

Mitigation programs

• Fire management planning
• Reduce vulnerability to public lands
• Alternatives to reduce competitive land use
• Develop mitigation and response alternatives
• Develop plans to limit forest access
• Employ managed and prescribed fires
• Fire safety programs
• Identify forest lands for wastewater application
• Provide technical assistance for planning and preparedness

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