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| State | Community | Last fire | Area affected (acres) | NFP funds | Popu. | Nearby NF/SF/NP | Type of fire preparedness |
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| Region 1: Northern Region |
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| MT | Red Lodge | 2000—Willie fire | 1,500 | Yes | 2,449 | Yellowstone NP | Ranch residents apply for NFP grants |
| FS designed hazardous fuel reduction project/demonstration fuel break |
| Creation of subdivision regulations to increase fire safety |
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| Region 2: Rocky Mountain Region |
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| CO | Glenwood Springs | 2002—Coal Seam fire | 12,209 | Yes | 8,942 | White River NF | Creation of Glenwood Springs Fire Protection District and the CWPP |
| 1994—South Canyon fire | 2,115 | | | | Thinning/prescribed burning projects |
| | | | | | Identifying and preplanning primary escape routes |
| | | | | | Educating residents about ignition-resistant construction and proper evacuation centers |
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| Region 3: Southwestern Region |
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| NM | Ruidoso | 2000, 2001, 2002 | 6,500 (Cree fire) | Yes $942,699—FY 2002 | 8,899 | Lincoln NF | Village-wide hazardous fuels reduction program, ordinances, and building codes |
| | 463 (Trap/Skeet fire), 1,000 (Kokopelli fire) | | | | Education/outreach, one-on-one meetings, Neighborhood Fire Watch, reverse 911 dialing system/event-driven strategies |
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| Region 5: Pacific Southwest Region |
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| CA | Grizzly Flats | 1910 | — | Yes ($500,00) | 647 | El Dorado NF | Creation of defensible space by homeowners |
| Fuel reduction along evacuation routes |
| FireSafe planning—new subdivisions and parcel splits |
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| Region 8: Southern region |
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| FL | North Port | 2003 | 6,000 | Yes | 54308 | Myakka SF | Creation of defensible space |
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2000 | 1,800 Flowers Myakka Fire Complex | | | | Access roads and water to all the subdivisions |
| | | | | | Educating homeowners about wildfire mitigation measures and evacuation plans |
| | | | | | 1992—prescribed burning program, 1200 acres/year burnt under this program. |
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| Region 9: Eastern Region |
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| NJ | Berkeley Township | 1997 | 702 Wrangle Brook fire | Yes | 42664 | Double Trouble SP | FireSafe committee-education/outreach; talk to local school groups/HOAs about wildfire preparedness |
| 2002 | 1,277 Jake Branch fire | | | | Management of fuel loads |
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