The
2010 Fire Summit is the second annual conference of Southern California’s
Regional Area Safety Taskforce (RAST). RAST is a partnership of local,
state and federal entities working to facilitate regional collaborative fire
shed management planning and local implementation for safe, sustainable
communities. This year we are focusing on living with wildfire and planning for
the future. RAST serves to:
*Unify the actions and strategies of numerous entities to meet shared goals of
healthy ecosystems and safe communities on a regional level.
*Improve communication and coordination among local governments, educational
institutions, nonprofits and state and federal agencies.
*Leverage information, staff and resources to develop and implement effective
fire amd safety strategies.
The 2010 Fire Summit provides a venue for leaders, experts and organizations to
work together to improve wildfire coordination in Southern
California. Participants from other regions will have the
opportunity to observe RAST’s one-of-a-kind model for multi-agency cooperation
at all levels on a regional scale. With the Fire Summit, RAST also looks
forward to hearing about and learning from the strategies developed for other
areas.
The following local, state and federal partners participate in RAST and/or have
contributed to the development of the 2010 Fire Summit:
South Coast Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Council
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CALFIRE)
South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD)
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
United States Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Los Angeles County Fire & Rescue Department
Ventura County Fire Department
San Diego County Department of Land Use & Planning
San Diego County Fire Authority
University of California Extension
