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. Chapter Six: Plan Review, Evaluation and Updates Land developments, vegetative growth and mitigation efforts constantly change the wildfire hazards. Therefore, any wildfire mitigation plan must be updated regularly. To help identify vulnerabilities, mitigation needs and technology improvements and to help ensure implementation progress, this statewide Wildfire Hazard Mitigation Annex should be updated and redistributed every five years. Evaluation meetings should be scheduled annually. In addition, annual progress reports will be needed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and by the Governor about the status of mitigation actions contained in this Wildfire Hazard Mitigation Annex. . Responsibilities are: A. All lead entities: Track progress on Issue mitigation, report results as requested, make recommendations for existing issues, recommend new issues and mitigation needs to the Wildfire Committee of the Colorado Natural Hazards Mitigation Council. B. Colorado Natural Hazards Mitigation Council: Review state Hazard Mitigation Plan/Annexes to evaluate options and develop strategies for project development, schedule updates, fund updates, and assimilate updates into state and county multi-hazard mitigation plans, C. Office of Emergency Management and Colorado State Forest Service jointly: Evaluate mitigation progress, develop reports and distribute new materials. D. Colorado State Forest Service: Chair the state Wildfire Mitigation Committee, provide technical assistance about wildfire mitigation and write or review mitigation plan updates. . E. State Wildfire Mitigation Committee: Identify areas of vulnerability and wildfire hazard mitigation needs. Prioritize, encourage and support statewide mitigation projects. Encourage and support local wildfire mitigation groups. Share and distribute information about wildfire mitigation successes. 41