Firewise Designation in Lompoc Neighborhoods through HOAs
Firewise communities have become an important way to galvanize neighborhoods around the need to protect their homes and neighborhoods from the threats of catastrophic wildfires.
Vulnerable Population Inventory and Program Assistance Needed During Emergencies
During a disaster, vulnerable populations are often disproportionately impacted. Planning before an incident ensures that response and recovery operations are inclusive of the whole community and that these populations do not suffer disproportionate impact.
Map Critical Infrastructure and High Fire Risk Residential Areas for Vegetation Management & Targeted Education
Mapping of critical infrastructure to identify where vegetation clearance is most needed would assist in prioritizing the city's work to protect water supply, bridges and other key elements.
Homeless Encampment Management in SYR Floodplain
Ongoing homeless encampments in the Santa Ynez riverbed present a fire risk as areas that have been identified as “very high” and “high” fire risk severity zones by CalFIRE.
Vegetation Management in Santa Ynez Riverbed
Healthy riparian corridors with unimpaired hydrology are natural fire breaks, with well watered vegetation acting to catch and extinguish embers and dampen fire advancement. Unhealthy riparian corridors choked with non-native vegetation can have the opposite effect, acting as conduits for fire entering into WUI areas adjacent to development.
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.
Lompoc Area Convening of Large Landowners
Owners and land managers of large ranches along the Hwy 1 corridor in the Lompoc Valley have expressed a need for prescribed burns, removal of highly flammable trees, and other landscape treatments including prescribed grazing and restoration to reduce fire risk and ensure productivity and health of their lands.
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.
Identify and Map 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, prescribed 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.