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Welcome to the Clearinghouse Data Center, a collaborative hub powered by the Community Wildfire Mitigation Assistance Statewide Clearinghouse. Here, we curate and host a wide array of documents, research articles, best practices, and other critical resources. Each submission has undergone thorough review to ensure its relevance and value to wildfire preparedness, mitigation, and risk reduction.
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- Catalog: Each document is uniquely identified for easy referencing.
- Program & Category: We've organized the content into distinct programs and categories, ensuring you find what you're looking for with ease.
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| Catalog # | Agency | Program | Title – Document | Resource | Category | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Department of Housing and Community Development | Land Use Planning | Accessory Dwelling Unit Handbook | Guide | 05/13/2024 |
| 41 | Office of Planning and Research | Land Use Planning | Adaptation Planning Grant Program | Website | 05/13/2024 |
| 1 | California Coastal Commission | Land Use Planning | California Costal Commission Website | Website | 10/31/2023 |
| 2 | California Association of Resource Conservation Districts | Land Use Planning | CARCD Website | Website | 10/31/2023 |
| 16 | Los Angeles City Fire Department | Land Use Planning | Design for Disaster (1962 Film) | Other Category | 05/07/2024 |
| 24 | Fire Adapted Communities | Land Use Planning | Fire Adapted Communities | Website | 05/13/2024 |
| 40 | Napa County | Defensible Space | Fire Hazard Abatement Ordinance | Model Ordinances | 05/13/2024 |
| 39 | Napa County | Defensible Space | Fire Hazard Abatement Ordinance - Case Study | Study | 05/13/2024 |
| 3 | Office of Planning and Research | Land Use Planning | Fire Hazard Planning Technical Advisory | Guide | 10/31/2023 |
| 4 | Orange County Fire Authority | Land Use Planning | Fire Master Plan guideline | Guide | 04/17/2024 |
| 36 | City of Malibu | Defensible Space | Fire-Resistant Landscaping | Website | 05/13/2024 |
| 37 | City of Malibu | Defensible Space | Fire-Resistant Landscaping Ordinance | Model Ordinances | 05/13/2024 |
| 5 | CAL FIRE | Land Use Planning | Fire Risk Reduction Community List Application Board of Forestry and Fire Protection | Other Category | 04/16/2024 |
| 6 | Orange County Fire Authority | Land Use Planning | Fuel Modification Guideline | Guide | 04/17/2024 |
| 42 | FEMA | Land Use Planning | Hazard Mitigation Assistance Program and Policy Guide | Guide | 05/13/2024 |
| 43 | CAL OES | Land Use Planning | Hazard Mitigation Grant Program | Website | 05/13/2024 |
| 7 | CAL OES | Land Use Planning | Hazard Mitigation Planning | Guide | 10/31/2023 |
| 8 | Headwater Economics | Land Use Planning | Headwater Economics Website | Research | 10/31/2023 |
| 9 | Orange County Fire Authority | Wildfire Public Education | Home Assessment Tool | Website | 04/17/2024 |
| 10 | National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) | Land Use Planning | How to become a Firewise USA Website | Tools | 10/31/2023 |
| 19 | Office of Planning and Research | Land Use Planning | Investing In Adaptation | Website | 05/13/2024 |
| 11 | Community Wildfire Planning Center | Land Use Planning | Land Use Planning Evaluation Tool | Tools | 10/31/2023 |
| 12 | Office of Planning and Research | Land Use Planning | Land Use Resources | Study | 10/31/2023 |
| 29 | Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) | Land Use Planning | Local Mitigation Planning Handbook | Guide | 05/13/2024 |
| 28 | Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) | Land Use Planning | Local Mitigation Planning Policy Guide | Guide | 05/13/2024 |
| 23 | Mariposa County | Land Use Planning | Mariposa County Recreation and Resiliency Master Plan | Website | 05/13/2024 |
| 22 | Mariposa County | Land Use Planning | Mariposa County Recreation and Resiliency Master Plan Guide | Guide | 05/13/2024 |
| 21 | Mariposa County | Land Use Planning | Mariposa County Recreation and Resiliency Plan Appendices | Guide | 05/13/2024 |
| 38 | Napa County | Defensible Space | Napa County Defensible Space Guidelines | Guide | 05/13/2024 |
| 33 | Office of Planning and Research | Land Use Planning | Plan Alignment Toolkit | Tools | 05/13/2024 |
| 44 | American Planning Association | Land Use Planning | Planning the Wildland-Urban Interface | Guide | 05/13/2024 |
| 20 | Mariposa County | Land Use Planning | Recreation and Resilience in Mariposa County | Website | 05/13/2024 |
| 13 | National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) | Land Use Planning | Reducing Wildfire Risk to People and Property | Tools | 10/31/2023 |
| 30 | Sonoma County | Land Use Planning | Sonoma County Multijurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan - StoryMap | Website | 05/13/2024 |
| 31 | Sonoma County | Land Use Planning | Sonoma County Multijurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan - Volume 1 | Guide | 05/13/2024 |
| 32 | Sonoma County | Land Use Planning | Sonoma County Multijurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan - Volume 2 | Guide | 05/13/2024 |
| 14 | Board of Forestry & Fire Protection | Land Use Planning | State Minimum Fire Safe Regulations 2023 - Unofficial copy | Regulation | 10/31/2023 |
| 15 | Board of Forestry and Fire Protection | Land Use Planning | Subdivision Review Program | Website | 10/31/2023 |
| 17 | Community Wildfire Planning Center | Land Use Planning | TRAINING PACKET: Introduction to Land Use Planning for Wildfires in California 2024 | Training | 05/07/2024 |
| 25 | Butte County | Land Use Planning | Upper Ridge Community Plan - Case Study | Study | 05/13/2024 |
| 26 | Butte County | Land Use Planning | Upper Ridge Community Plan - Guide | Guide | 05/13/2024 |
| 27 | Butte County | Land Use Planning | Upper Ridge Community Plan - Website | Website | 05/13/2024 |
| 34 | Insurance Institute for Building and Home Safety | Other Program | Wildfire Research - Ignition Potential of Decks Subjected to an Ember Exposure | Research | 05/13/2024 |
| 18 | Office of Planning and Research | Land Use Planning | Wildland-Urban Interface Planning Guide | Guide | 05/07/2024 |
PRC 4209.5 Specifics
Establish a statewide clearinghouse for use by state, regional, and local entities to provide
centralized source of data, information, research articles, studies, white papers, reports, best
practices, model ordinances, demonstration projects, tools, and other resources related to
community wildfire preparedness, mitigation, and risk reduction.