VRMP Template – By Section
Step 7- Collaborative Strategies
•How to incorporate urban forestry into Emergency Management and Debris Management
–Meet FEMA standards for mitigation, planning, response, and recovery AND arboriculture industry performance standards
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Include in this section additional opportunities for urban forestry professionals
and emergency managers to work together to provide additional benefits to
the VRMP as it relates to mitigation/planning, response, and recovery. Take some
Time to identify programs and processes to work towards and to improve
the UF program while providing added value to Emergency Management.

These collaborative strategies strengthen a community’s emergency management
and urban forest while protecting the citizens as well as public and private property
from the impacts of natural hazards.

The Template has many opportunities identified and listed with explanations.

Also go to Visit the Urban Forestry South website http://www.urbanforestrysouth.org/
and search for “VRMP or Vegetative Risk Management Plan” to find information
and webinars discussing each of the collaboration methods described below.