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Ignition Management Plan Battalion 16 Battalion Description The Loma Rica/Browns Valley battalion serves a large area of SRA. Population densities within the battalion consist of the towns of Loma Rica, Browns Valley, Brownsville, Dobbins, and Oregon House. The battalion is dominated by grass fuel models in the low valley areas giving way to oak woodlands, mixed brush and conifer at the higher elevations. The topography is flat near the valley floor changing to gentle rolling slopes as one moves west toward the Sierra Nevada. The battalion contains several areas where small fires could likely become large damaging incidents. There are several cooperators within the Battalion including Dobbins/Oregon House Fire Protection District, Foothill Fire Protection District, Loma Rica/Browns Valley Fire and the Yuba Watershed protection and Fire Safe Council. Battalion Fire History and Occurrence Large fire activity in the Battalion has been consistent over the past few years within Battalion 16. Large fire events include the Williams fire (Sept 1997- 5,838 acres), Pendola Fire (Oct 1999 – 11,725 acres), Marysville Fire (Aug 2006 – 388 acres), Yuba Fire (Aug 2009 – 3,829 acres), and Bullards Fire (Aug 2010 – 1,307 acres). Large damaging and costly fires are a regular occurrence in the Battalion. Fire hazard severity mapping (2007 FHSZ), shows that there is a high hazard that large damaging and costly fires will occur in the future. Historically debris fires have been the biggest problem within this battalion. This is followed by a consistent arson problem in the summer and increasing quantities of roadside fires. For the year 2010, equipment use at 25% was the greatest cause of fire within the battalion. Construction and land management activities often require the use of equipment. Many of the roads in the Battalion have vegetation growing very close to the road edge, or near the road surface. The exposure of these fuels to hot exhaust, exhaust discharge, or flame impingement from fires originating within the vehicle is a problem typical of any community. The statistics show that debris burning continues to be a significant cause (15%) of wildfire in the battalion. Residents often delay burning until the final weeks prior to burn bans being instituted. The result is a greater number of burn piles being burned later in the season, when control of the fires is more difficult due to weather and fuel conditions. Public education at the time of burn permit issuance will continue to be used to reduce the number of escapes. Arson and undetermined fires are considered equally and account for 27% of the fires in the battalion. These fires are intentionally set or fires which the ignition could not be determined due to various factors. These fires are the most difficult to reduce due to their nefarious nature. The Unit’s prevention program is charged with investigation and pursuit of arson as a felonious activity. The NEU prevention bureau will continue to assist battalion staff with cause determination, if a fire problem persists with no apparent cause. The result is, over time, a reduction in arson fires due to arrest and prosecution and determination of cause on undetermined fires allowing fire prevention education or hazard mitigation to address the actual cause. - 91 –
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Unit Strategic Fire Plan Nevada-Yub
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SIGNATURES Unit Strategic Fire Plan
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Priorities: Goals: 1. To Reduce the
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and a safe healthy environment in w
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activities. The Agency delivers abo
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Placer County is the second fastest
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(9000’). Topographic influences a
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Population Growth and Development I
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promotion of grant programs aimed a
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3. Assist local government in devel
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Colfax (Station 30) 1 - State Owned
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maintenance of the lookout is expec
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Remote Automated Weather Stations (
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Lincoln RAWS (Placer County) Locati
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along SRA-LRA boundaries. Normally
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Placer County Fire Safe Councils wi
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Dollar Point Yes 2001 Dutch Flat Ye
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Forest Yes 2001 Goodyears Bar Yes 2
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• Reduction of flammable vegetati
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Fairs and Public Events Fairs conti
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Together, these projects will creat
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urn will be conducted by CALFIRE, N
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2006 CFIP COST-SHARE CAP RATES PRAC
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will be target that enhance fire su
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SECTION V: PRE FIRE MANAGEMENT TACT
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Ignition management In order to bet
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Page 59 and 60: arrestor laws. The focus will be tr
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Page 67 and 68: inspectors conducting residential i
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Page 73 and 74: Mitigation Strategies 1. Public Edu
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Page 77 and 78: e done, but often delay burning unt
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Page 87 and 88: negligence were filed against Pacif
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Page 91 and 92: Mitigation Strategies There are sev
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Page 101 and 102: B. Installation and Maintenance of
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Page 109 and 110: • Reduce the wildland fuel loadin
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Page 125 and 126: 2011 Action Plan: • Work with Uni
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Page 129 and 130: Equipment 18% Vehicle 20% Arson 14%
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Page 133 and 134: NEU Pre Fire Planning PRIORTY: 2 De
Page 135 and 136: APPENDIX C: PRIORITY GOALS AND OBJE
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Appendix G - Project Description MA
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Appendix H - Project Description ES
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2. Educate the homeowners of the st
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(2006) as the community has begun t
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The final option for the landowners
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to provide chipping services throug
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The most recent grant for Defensibl
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Appendix N - Project Description DE
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program at the time of the inspecti
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Nevada County. These funds will be
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Appendix Q - Project Description SE
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Appendix S - Project Description YU
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Association 1015 Trails End/Wilson
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Dover Scotts Flat Pine Group #1 Ton
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Appendix U - Cooperator Projects: P
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Union Pacific Railroad right-of-way
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2010 Skylandia 2010 Highlands TCPUD
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Gills Hill Fuel Break Northstar CDC
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2009 Northstar 5B Block 7 Unknown P
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2010-2011 Firewise 2010-2011 Columb
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2006-2007 Special Needs Assistance
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Yuba County Public Works Project Na
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I. General II. Objectives III. Plan
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♦ Option “B” • The Unit wil
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VIII. Ordering & Logistics • Reso
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RESOURCE MGT NEVADA DIVISION NEVADA
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