You are receiving this survey link as a member of the Washington state wildfire mitigation and resiliency working group. We invite you to share your input by end of day Wednesday, June 25th. Your responses will support next steps and agenda items for future meetings. The last question invites you to share anything we did not ask about that you think we should be discussing or considering.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact David Forte at david.forte@oic.wa.gov or 360-725-7268.
See also: Working group website

Further context:
We appreciate your willingness to participate with this important work! Your diverse perspectives will be instrumental in achieving a successful outcome. While we still have some members yet to be identified, we want to make sure those that are selected receive an update.
As you are aware, the Washington State Legislature has passed legislation (SHB 1539) directing the Commissioner of Public Lands and the Insurance Commissioner to co-chair a working group to study and make recommendations by December 1, 2025 on the following:
  • the development and alignment of property mitigation standards for wildfires with nationally recognized, science-based standards;
  • enhancing wildfire mitigation at the community level;
  • sharing data between appropriate state agencies and the insurance industry regarding successful implementation of wildfire mitigation efforts;
  • improving transparency for consumers regarding wildfire hazard and risk; and
  • establishing a grant program for residential homes for purposes such as retrofitting and evaluations, including recommendations for decreasing insurance nonrenewals.


The initial work group meeting will be virtual and on Tuesday, July 1, 3:30-5:00pm Pacific. Please register here.


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