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Local government should prepare for reduced revenues from water dependent <br />businesses. <br />• The Office of Water Conservation and the Office of Energy Management and <br />Conservation should work with trade organizations such as the restaurant association <br />to provide tips to the their members on water conservation measures. <br />• The Department of Natural Resources and water conservancy and conservation <br />districts should maximize the use of instream flow opportunities to maintain water - <br />based recreation. <br />WILDFIRE PROTECTION <br />Chair, Rich-- Hornann, Colorado State Forest Service - <br />• Federal, state, and local fire agencies should provide technical assistance to counties <br />for the development and implementation of expanded county Fire Management Plans. <br />• Federal, state, and local fire agencies should expand and strengthen existing wildland- <br />urban interface- training programs for local fire service personnel. <br />• Make certain that all agencies (sheriff offices, fire protection districts, local fire <br />responders) responsible for dealing with wildland fires clearly understand their roles <br />and responsibilities. This would include the Colorado Interagency Cooperative Fire <br />Protection Agreement, clarifying interagency roles and responsibilities for fire <br />protection in the wildland urban interface. <br />• Federal, state, and local fire agencies should provide technical assistance to counties <br />for the development and implementation of expanded county Fire Management Plans. <br />• Make certain that all agencies (sheriff offices, fire protection districts, local fire <br />responders) responsible for dealing with wildland fires clearly understand their roles <br />and responsibilities. This would include the Colorado Interagency Cooperative Fire <br />Protection Agreement, clarifying interagency roles and responsibilities for fire <br />protection in the wildland urban interface. <br />• Federal, state, and local fire agencies should improve statewide public awareness <br />regarding the role of fire in Colorado landscapes and tools for wildland fire <br />prevention. <br />WILDLIFE <br />Chair, Mary R. Halstead, Colorado Division of Wildlife <br />• The Department of Public Health and Environment, the State Forest Service, and the <br />Department of Natural Resources should improve interagency communication <br />