This playbook resource is designed to help by offering possible messages/pages that may be useful for different needs/audiences at various advocacy stages. They may also offer background from which to build your talking points and other communications, for example:

  • Content-based materials may offer introductory descriptions or explanations through questions and answers that may be useful in preparing comments or additional context for your own background or for helping to respond to questions.
  • Visual -based materials are intended to provide a quick glance at some of the same topics.
  • Integrated materials offer both visuals and content to allow for adaptable levels of detail and aim to share information with audiences in whichever manner they may prefer to receive it.

A few other practical points:

  • As you choose what to print, note that many of the materials are two-sided.
  • This collection of materials is not intended to be shared with third parties in its entirety. Please select what is helpful with this in mind.

Finally, this package of material illustrates concerns with and impressions regarding high-level concepts and approaches. Engagement with local impacted stakeholders should consider the content of the specific bill.

A. Understanding Problems & Right-Sized Solutions

Materials in this section orient the reader to legal topics and their significance. Some offer a brief high-level look while others aim to share descriptions for a deeper understanding. Some are for overview, others point to the need for strong opposition to liability shields and lawsuit special treatment, and still others offer alternatives and ways to best address root problems with risk and/or cost.

B. Careful Review of Utility Wildfire Legislation Wording

Materials in this section are intended to offer a high-level visual of three possible parts of a utility wildfire bill and to share some questions to aid in a close review of corresponding bill language.

C. Short Term Approaches

Materials in this section are non-substantive and intended to offer some support for possible short term steps that might be explored to improve understanding of the challenges and possible solutions (and the potential impacts of different approaches) as well as to broaden the perspectives considered.

D. APPENDIX: Additional Background & Special Messaging Examples

Materials in this section offer some facts and figures, historical perspectives, sample resources, and examples of messaging.