Shared Intent. The Participating Agencies desire to collaborate on strategies and activities to minimize wildfire hazards in the East Bay Hills by: A. Providing regional coordination among elected officials and policy support to fire chiefs and their staff in developing model fire codes. B. Providing regional coordination among elected officials and policy support to fire chiefs and their staff in developing and implementing joint plans to reduce flammable wildland vegetation and replace it with wildfire resistant vegetation where appropriate. C. Working with regional partners including the Hills Emergency Forum and local fire chiefs to identify and apply for state, federal or other funds to assist with wildfire risk mitigation activities including (but not limited to) risk identification, planning, and vegetation removal from public and private lands, protecting sensitive wildlife habitats and native plant landscapes, and supporting private property owners to implement home hardening activities. D. Supporting the planning and coordination efforts of fire chiefs and their staff to plan wildfire evacuations and response, especially where these efforts cross jurisdictional boundaries between one or more of the Participating Agencies. E. Working cooperatively to influence legislation at the State level to support resources and policies to mitigate wildfire risk and to make wildfire safety a priority.
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Shared Intent. The Participating Agencies desire to collaborate on strategies and activities to minimize wildfire hazards in the East Bay Hills by:
A. Providing X. Xxxxxxxxx regional coordination among elected officials and policy support to fire chiefs and their staff in developing model fire codes.
B. Providing regional coordination among elected officials and policy support to fire chiefs and their staff in developing and implementing joint plans to reduce flammable wildland vegetation and replace it with wildfire resistant vegetation where appropriate.
C. Working with regional partners including the Hills Emergency Forum and local fire chiefs to identify and apply for state, federal or other funds to assist with wildfire risk mitigation activities including (but not limited to) risk identification, planning, and vegetation removal from public and private lands, protecting sensitive wildlife habitats and native plant landscapes, and supporting private property owners to implement home hardening activities.
D. Supporting the planning and coordination efforts of fire chiefs and their staff to plan wildfire evacuations and response, especially where these efforts cross jurisdictional boundaries between one or more of the Participating Agencies.
E. Working cooperatively to influence legislation at the State level to support resources and policies to mitigate wildfire risk and to make wildfire safety a priority.
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Samples: Memorandum of Understanding