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Easton Subarea Plan — Public Comment <br />b. Include specific federal grant programs in the recommended actions: USDA <br />Community Wildfire Defense Grants ($250K—$10M for fuels reduction planning and <br />treatment, annual cycle typically in spring); FEMA Fire Prevention and Safety Grants (up <br />to $200K for Firewise community programs); FEMA Building Resilient Infrastructure and <br />Communities (BRIC) grants for hazard mitigation projects; and Washington DNR Forest <br />Health Grants for fuels reduction and forest restoration. <br />c. Add a Year 1 implementation action: coordinate with KFACC and Fire District 3 to <br />conduct a Wildland-Urban Interface assessment specific to the Easton subarea, map <br />defensible space needs for properties within and adjacent to the LAMIRDs, and submit a <br />USDA Community Wildfire Defense Grant application by the next annual cycle. <br />d. Add wildfire mitigation funding as a milestone in the implementation timeline (Section <br />7.6), targeting Firewise recognition by Year 2 and a federal fuels -reduction grant <br />application by Year 1. <br />The laws already exist. The limits are already on the books. The Easton Subarea Plan is our <br />opportunity to make sure they are applied clearly and consistently so that the rural character of <br />this community is protected for the long term. But protection alone is not enough. This plan must <br />also give Easton's residents the tools they need to build a sustainable future, affordable housing <br />they can actually live in, businesses that can actually operate, wastewater infrastructure that <br />unlocks both, and wildfire protections funded by the federal and state programs that exist for <br />exactly this purpose. Thank you for considering these comments. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />Gina Peckman, <br />Easton Community member <br />Page 8 <br />