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Table. 1 – Battalion 10 Fuel Modification Projects, Community Outreach and Education Programs Project Name Status Estimated Completion Year - 57 – Project Type Net Acres Battalion Disc Line Project O N/A Fuel reduction, Weed abatement Status Guide: A = Active, P = Planning, C = Completed, O = Ongoing, M = Maintenance. Success Stories 4 th of July flier - 2007 was the busiest year for fireworks violations. In 2008 the area was flooded with 4 th of July “no fireworks” fliers. The 4 th of July, 2008 resulted in no fireworks calls in the Battalion. Disc Line program- Given 90% of Battalion 10 ignitions are along the roadside, parcels 5 acres + were sent letters requesting they disc an 8-10 ft band along the road. This program has dramatically decreased the number of ignitions. 2011 Action Plan: • Continue promoting the disc program with more press releases and public education • Work with public information to educate beekeepers from Sacramento County on safe practices. • Continue to focus on prevention surveillance and reduce the number of arson events. • Investigate discing around towers to reduce the number of bird strike caused fires along power lines. • Continue to focus on compiling structural / commercial pre-plans • Work to improve database of historical fire perimeters.
Ignition Management Plan Battalion 11 SECTION V: PRE FIRE MANAGEMENT TACTICS Battalion Description The Foresthill and Auburn Battalion covers an area 354,581 acres in size within Placer County along Foresthill Divide Road and Interstate 80. The area is densely populated and interlaced with an extensive road system. The elevation ranges from 510 feet in the drainage of the American River Canyon to 3,800 feet around Foresthill. The North Fork American River and Middle Fork American River form two distinct drainage systems with steep inner gorges and often dense heavy fuels. The fuels within the Battalion vary as widely as the elevations, spanning an area that contains blue oak woodland where annual grasses and oaks are mixed with brush and landscape plantings to the prime timber bearing soils of the Foresthill Divide which are covered with large pine and fir timber typical of the Sierra Nevada mixed conifer zone. In between these fuel types is a range of chaparral, conifer / oak forest, and grass meadows, all containing light flashy fuels and mixed with residential development. The population centers are Auburn and Foresthill, surrounded by a densely scattered urban interface where parcels range from a half to 20 acres in size, much of which is developed with commercial, residential, and heavy industrial. This mix creates a true WUI problem where even the smallest fires with the most prompt emergency response can have a catastrophic result and result in burned structures. Cooperators include Auburn Fire, Bureau of Reclamation, CA State Parks, Placer Hills Fire District, CAL TRANS, Foresthill Fire Department, Placer Fire Alliance, Placer County RCD, Placer County Land Trust, and USFS. Battalion Fire History and Occurrence Historically, large fires are known to occur within and adjacent to the Battalion. Notable in terms of size are the Volcano Fire (1960 – 44,386), Roadside #51 (1964 – 3,545 acres), Ralston Fire (2006 – 8,300 acres), and American River Complex (2008 - 19,580 acres). Each of these fires consumed significant SRA acreage within the Federal DPA. Other significant fires include the Auburn Fire (1961 – 672 acres) and Mammoth Fire (2009, 643 acres). Equipment and vehicle caused fires are combined in this discussion and rank as the highest cause (44%) of wildfire in the Battalion. Much of the fuel work which occurs in the Battalion involves the use of equipment. Construction and land management activities often require the use of equipment. This equipment use takes place in the wildland areas where vegetative fuels are available and susceptible to burning. Portions of Interstate 80 within the Battalion lie in an area where commercial vehicle traffic often encounters problems as a result of the long downhill run off of Donner Summit. During fire season, as temperatures and vehicle traffic increases on Interstate 80, vehicles with overheating brakes can become an ignition source for roadside vegetation. Conversely, overheating and friction can affect vehicles climbing grades within the Battalion causing vehicles to ignite. Exclusive of Interstate 80, many of the roads in the Battalion are rural roads with vegetation growing very close to the road edge, or on 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 the rural community. - 58 –
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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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Equipment 18% Vehicle 20% Arson 14%
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NEU Pre Fire Planning PRIORTY: 2 De
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a) Educate landowners, residents an
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B. SACRAMENTO PROGRAMS AND STAFF OR
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a) Establish a working group, consi
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APPENDICES D-Z APPENDIX D Standards
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Brush: Black Oak - higher leaf surf
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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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VIII. Ordering & Logistics • Reso
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RESOURCE MGT NEVADA DIVISION NEVADA
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