Home Hardening Assistance and Training Program for Lower Income Communities
There is a need for financial and logistical assistance to undertake home hardening in Lompoc. While there is ample information available to assist property owners (and renters) with preparing their residence to remain safe from fire, there are no funds to support this work, and no locally trained workers who can complete the upgrades.
Chumash Resilience Hub & Network Planning
Chumash community members living in the Lompoc area have expressed a need for an Indigenous-led and focused resilience hub and linked networks for communication and coordination among Chumash residents.
Cultural Fire Education Training Modules for Burn Bosses and Educational Forum
Chumash peoples have developed an internal training module series to educate their burn bosses and those who are working in the "good fire" and cultural fire realm.
Fortify Critical Water Storage Access at Miguelito Canyon Bridge
The Lompoc Fire Department has a robust water delivery system for firefighting, which pulls water from wells, plus 4 storage tanks located throughout the region.
Enhance Language & Cultural Accessible Wildfire Preparedness Education
During discussions with the various partners who deal with communities that may not speak English as their first language, a need to provide materials related to fire resiliency in various languages was identified.
Equipment and Training/Certification for Vegetation Treatment/Fire Mitigation at Lompoc Prison
The Lompoc Prison, with its location next to Vandenberg SFB and other key areas, is an important partner in the fire resilience landscape for the Lompoc area.
Identify and Implement Cultural Burn and TREX Training Areas in the Region
The Housing Authority wishes to consider a regional assessment of the properties they manage to consider the needed upgrades for the properties they own.
Regional Plan for Housing Authority Facilities for Structure Hardening & Flammable Vegetation Mgmt.
The Housing Authority wishes to consider a regional assessment of the properties they manage to consider the needed upgrades for the properties they own.
Build Capacity of Housing Authority to Promote & Improve Fire Safety for Residents
Housing authorities play a vital role in ensuring fire safety resilience in public housing developments which house some of our most vulnerable community members.
Home Hardening Fund for Lower Income residents in High Fire Risk Areas of Lompoc Valley
There is a need to help homeowners prepare their homes for wildfire, particularly for lower income residents in vulnerable areas who lack resources or know how.
Mapping Project to Identify Flammable Invasive Plant Species Across Large Land Holdings
The mapping of eucalyptus trees on large ranches (which has been identified as a source of concern for fire ignition) would help to reduce fire risk throughout the region.
Create a Community Benefit Institute for Regional Landscape Support for Workforce and Fire-related Training
The creation of a regional non-profit for learning opportunities that could also support workforce development is a project that would create community and enhance landowner partnerships.
Develop the Wildfire Resilience Workforce
Santa Barbara Communities, such as Lompoc, lack the necessary workforce to implement fuel reduction, prescrived burns and other preventative measures.
Develop Water Sharing MOUs to Create Redundancy for Firefighting Water Supply
New development standards and zoning are important tools to ensure future residential development and growth is not in harms way of wildfire and flooding, or impacting sensitive biological resources.
Create Zoning & Development Standards for High Fire and Flood Areas in Lompoc
New development standards and zoning are important tools to ensure future residential development and growth is not in harms way of wildfire and flooding, or impacting sensitive biological resources.
Community-based Organization Disaster Coordination Plan & Capacity Support
Develop a plan with identified roles for key CBOs to be activated before, during and after disasters to assist and coordinate with emergency response agencies.
Improve Communication Infrastructure & Information Sources for Lompoc Valley
Assess communication infrastructure needs and develop public/private partnerships for more robust news and information networks.
Establish Community Resilience Hubs
Resilience hubs promote community preparedness, well-being and trust-building and connect residents to resources and services before during and after a natural disasters or disruptions.
Increase Lompoc's Fire Response Capacity
Wages for firefighters and safety personnel are often lower in small rural communities, like Lompoc, making it difficult to hire and retain staff and maintain moral. This can be a barrier to adequate fire response.