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Planning Information Exchange (PIE) Webinar Series The Fire/Flood Dynamic: Linkages, Tools & Actions d PLANNING INFORMATION EXCHANGE (PIE) e n QUARTERLY WEBINAR SERIES PRESNTS: t o h i g t c The Fire/Flood Dynamic: i r u y d p Linkages, Tools & Actions o o r c p May 15, 2018 . s e n i r o l , a i e t i u r l a e b s t i r a t r m s o i Certificates, CMs & CECs f d s t o r i h o n T d • Attendees must participate in the entire event in order n to receive a certificate, CMs or CECs. a • CFMs are eligible for 1 CEC for participating in this webinar. AICPs are eligible for 1.5 CM. • You must have registered individually.Attending the webinar in a group setting or viewing the recording does not make you eligible for Certificates, CMs or CECs. 5/15/2018 Page 1 of 28

Planning Information Exchange (PIE) Webinar Series The Fire/Flood Dynamic: Linkages, Tools & Actions Logistics Participation d Open and close your control panel e n using the orange arrow at top left t o h corner i g t • Choose “Computer audio” to use c i r u computer speakers or headphones y d p • Choose “Phone call” to dial in using o o the information provided r c p Submit questions & comments . s e n via the Questions panel i r o l , a i e t i u r l a e b s t i r a t r m s o i Moderator & Technical Support f d s t o r i h o n T d n a Chad Berginnis, CFM ASFPM Executive Director Webinar Moderator 5/15/2018 Page 2 of 28

Planning Information Exchange (PIE) Webinar Series The Fire/Flood Dynamic: Linkages, Tools & Actions Presenters Michele Steinberg d Wildfire Division Director e n National Fire Protection Association t o h i g t c i r u Traci Sears, CFM y d p Montana’s State Floodplain o o Manager & ASFPM’s Region 8 r c Director p . s e n i r o l , a i e t i u r l a e b s t i r a t r m s o i f d s t o r i h o n T d n The Fire/Flood Dynamic a Understanding how to plan for natural cycles and disturbances May 1 5 , 2018 | Michele Steinberg | Wildfire Division Director, NFPA 5/15/2018 Page 3 of 28

Planning Information Exchange (PIE) Webinar Series The Fire/Flood Dynamic: Linkages, Tools & Actions Fires as part of nature • Fire is an essential, natural process: • Replenishes soil nutrients • Removes dead and dying vegetation d • Creates conditions for healthy e n regrowth t o h i g t c i r u y d p o o r c p . s e n i r o l , a i e t i u r l a e b s t i r a t r m s o i Fire Ecology Terminology f d s t o r i h o n • Fire-adapted ecosystem T d • Ponderosa pines n • Fire-dependent ecosystem a • Pyrophitic species LOVE fire! • Fire regime • Stand-replacing fire • Serotinous ( A pine cone or other seed case that requires heat from a fire to open and release the seed) 5/15/2018 Page 4 of 28

Planning Information Exchange (PIE) Webinar Series The Fire/Flood Dynamic: Linkages, Tools & Actions Pitch pine-scrub oak barrens  Fire ! d e n t o h i g t c i r u y d p o o r c p . s e n i r o l , a i e t i u r l a e b s t i r a t r m s What conditions contribute to o i f d large wildfires? s t o r i h o n T • Weather d • Winds n • Heat a • Drought • Topography • Slope and aspect • Formations such as chimneys • Fuel (Vegetation) • Health • Density • Moisture content 5/15/2018 Page 5 of 28

Planning Information Exchange (PIE) Webinar Series The Fire/Flood Dynamic: Linkages, Tools & Actions d e n t o h i g t c i r u y d p o o r c p . s e n i r o l , a i e t i u r l a e b s t i r a t r m s o i Results of fire exclusion f d s t o r i h o n T d • Our history of fire prevention n and suppression threatens our a ecosystems • Risk of larger fires (more vegetation in poorer health) • Catastrophic wildfire has severe effects on plant and animal life 5/15/2018 Page 6 of 28

Planning Information Exchange (PIE) Webinar Series The Fire/Flood Dynamic: Linkages, Tools & Actions d e n t o h i g t c i r u y d p o o r c p . s e n i r o l , a i e t i u r l a e b s t i r a t r m s o i Th The Prob oblem is s getti ting WORSE f d s t o r i h o n T • Growing population and construction in the Wildland- d Urban Interface (WUI) n a • Buildup of trees/brush due to over-suppression • Climate change • Drought, pine beetles, longer fire season, etc. 5/15/2018 Page 7 of 28

Planning Information Exchange (PIE) Webinar Series The Fire/Flood Dynamic: Linkages, Tools & Actions Population change – 1990-2000 13.2% growth overall d The largest e n increase IN t HISTORY o h i g t US added c i 32.7 million r u people y d p Dark blue is o o 50% to 191% r c growth p . s e n i r o l , a i e t i u r l a e b s t i r a t r m s Population change 2000-2010 o i f d s t o r i One of the slowest- h o n growing decades T d Growth in the South and West more than n 3x that of Midwest a and Northeast 9.7% growth Dark green is 50% to 110% growth Top 5 states for growth: NV, AZ, UT, ID, TX 5/15/2018 Page 8 of 28

Planning Information Exchange (PIE) Webinar Series The Fire/Flood Dynamic: Linkages, Tools & Actions What conditions contribute to post-fire floods? • Loss of vegetation/root d systems holding the soil e n • Steep slopes and rugged t o h topography i g • Very hot-burning fires can t c i cause hydrophobicity in the r u soil y d p • “Hydrophobic soils” – they don’t have rabies! o o • You might hear “water r c p repellent” Photo credit: Craig Allen, USGS . s e n i r o l , a i e t i u r l a e b s t i r a t r m s o i Examples of post-fire floods f d s t o r i h o n T • Schultz Fire, Flagstaff, d Arizona, 2010 n • Cerro Grande Fire, Los a Alamos, New Mexico, 2000 • Thomas Fire, Montecito, California, 2018 • Montana locations after 2000 and 2001 fires Photo credit: Anne Youberg, AZGS 5/15/2018 Page 9 of 28

Planning Information Exchange (PIE) Webinar Series The Fire/Flood Dynamic: Linkages, Tools & Actions Resources – data, assessments, plan examples • U.S. Geological Survey – Landslides Hazards Program • Post-fire debris-flow hazard assessments for recently burned d areas in the western United States free to agencies and private organizations e n • Association of Fire Ecology t o h • Soil Conservation Districts i g t c • USDA Forest Service i r u y • National Association of State Foresters d p • Wildfire risk mapping – WRAP platform o o • Colorado, Texas, 13 Southern States r c p • State GIS departments . s e n i r o l , a i e t i u r l a e b s t i r a t r m s Community Wildfire Protection o i f d Plans s t o r i h o n T d n a 5/15/2018 Page 10 of 28

Planning Information Exchange (PIE) Webinar Series The Fire/Flood Dynamic: Linkages, Tools & Actions d e n t o h i g t c i r u y d p o o r c p . s e n i r o l , a i e t i u r l a e b s t i r a t r m s o i L.A. Times Op/Ed – January 2018 f d s t o r i h o n Char Miller, author and T environmental educator at Pomona d College: n “ To break from this repetitive and dangerous cycle, to act in advance a of the next firestorm, requires public officials to question two presumptions that most of them have been loath to critique: All growth is good growth, and voters never choose to pay more in taxes .” 5/15/2018 Page 11 of 28

Planning Information Exchange (PIE) Webinar Series The Fire/Flood Dynamic: Linkages, Tools & Actions Presenters Michele Steinberg d Wildfire Division Director e n National Fire Protection Association t o h i g t c i r u Traci Sears, CFM y d p Montana’s State Floodplain o o Manager & ASFPM’s Region 8 r c Director p . s e n i r o l , a i e t i u r l a e b s t i r a t r m s o i f d s t o r i h o n T d n a Floods After Fires 5/15/2018 Page 12 of 28

Planning Information Exchange (PIE) Webinar Series The Fire/Flood Dynamic: Linkages, Tools & Actions Talking about Floods During W ildfires? • Wildfires Are Not A Singular Disaster • They are the Beginning of d Many Disasters. e n (Maia Potts & Brian Varrella – Fort Collins Presentation) t o h i g t c i r u • Disaster Cycle lasts 5 – 10 Years y • Disasters continue until the watershed is d p stabilized o o r c p . s e n i r o l , a i e t i u r l a e b s t i r a t r m s o i f d s t o r i h o n T d n a 5/15/2018 Page 13 of 28