At the FACO annual meeting held in October the team worked to create an ambitious work plan. While FACO has been around for a few years the major focus early on has been to build the policies and procedures and grow the leadership team so that FACO has a high chance of success.

FACO’s Overall Objectives are:

• Function as a representative body in Colorado to provide coordinated opportunities for all stakeholders concerned with reducing the negative impacts of wildfires;
• Secure funding and provide coordination (via committees) for an annual statewide conference focused on all aspects of reducing the negative impacts of wildfires;
• Leverage resources and relationships to provide fire adapted messaging, educational tools and outreach mechanisms to interest groups and partners;
• Assisting new and existing organizations by increasing their ability to obtain funding to promote fire adaptation concepts and activities;
• Maintain a statewide directory of agencies and entities involved in wildfire related issues.

FAC LN Work Plan – June2016 though June 2017

• FACO will work to aid in Colorado Wildland Fire Conference Planning
• Create and distribute a statewide Directory
• Work to develop a logo, outreach tools and create a platform for discussion
• Develop outreach and communication tools
• Develop a membership program and recruit FACO members
• Establish a strategic plan with short and long term goals
• Work to create sustainable funding mechanisms
• Provide mechanisms for community input into the development of FACO