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<br /> <br /> <br />Community Wildfire Protection Plan 59 September 2018 <br />system. Critical infrastructure refers to the communications, transportation, power lines, and water <br />supply that service a region or a surrounding area. All of these components are important to central <br />Washington and to Kittitas County specifically. These networks are, by definition, a part of the WUI in <br />the protection of people, structures, infrastructure, and unique ecosystems. Without supporting <br />infrastructure, a community’s structures may be protected, but the economy and way of life lost. <br />7.1.4 Forest and Land Managers <br />There are many land management issues associated with wildfire that can have lasting effects on <br />natural resources as well as communities and local economy. In addition to the immediate <br />responsibility of wildfire suppression, land managers at all levels; local, state, Tribal, and Federal, <br />must also be aware of and plan for the long-term impacts and implications of wildland fire on the <br />landscape. Undeveloped private and public lands serve many purposes and are highly valued for <br />their ability to provide habitat for animals, recreational and hunting opportunities, timber resources, <br />etc. Wildfire affects each of these values in different ways some of which are very direct such as the <br />loss of timber assets, but some are subtle and take place over long periods of time such as the loss <br />of native seed sources due to repeated burning. Increasing cohesiveness of land management across <br />boundary jurisdictions will reduce risk and increase efficiency. <br />Table 7 shares roles that community members at local, state, and federal levels play in Kittitas <br />County’s wildfire resilience and risk reduction. <br />Tapash Field Trip 2015; Tapash Sustainable Forest Collaborative