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FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN 2008
Lassen-Modoc Unit
Item Risk Condition:
residences.
Mitigation Measures:
C.3.e. Exempted turnarounds - Emergency 1) Insure compliance of fire safe
responders have come across private standards for driveways during the
roads with limited space for turning building inspection phase. - Have
around their apparatus.
building inspectors sign off compliance
with Fire Safe Standards (PRC 4290)
for roads and driveways during
C.3.f. Bridges - Emergency responders have
construction of new residences.
1) Consider modification of county
often had to make decisions on and local codes to require bridges be
whether or not their apparatus could designed and built 4 feet wider than
squeeze through an allowed single lane fire apparatus - Building wider single-
bridge.
lane bridges could lessen risks of
damage & access for emergency
C.4. Access for evacuations in and out of
personnel and their vehicles.
Explore development of alternate
the community in the wildland community escape routes - There may
urban interface (WUI) - A number of be opportunities to develop alternate
existing “at risk” communities in access in the Wildland Urban Interface.
Plumas County presently only have Communities, industrial landowners,
one way in and out of their along with local, state, and federal
community.
agencies should work collaboratively to
identify and purse funding to improve
access for evacuations for communities
with one way in and out, or roads.
C.5. Water systems - Water is a premium commodity in the suppression of both
structural and wildland fires.
C.5.a. Existing communities - Many
existing Plumas County communities
lack sufficient water storage,
handling, or delivery systems, placing
properties at a higher risk for loss to
fire.
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1) Enhance storage and delivery of
water - Development and enhancement
of delivery should be a priority.
Communities and the County should
work collaboratively to increase water
storage and delivery capacity in all
Plumas County communities.
2) Explore incentives for enhancing
water storage & delivery - Explore
incentives for existing homeowners to
meet Fire Safe Standards (PRC 4290)
for water for fire suppression on their
properties.
3) Explore options to increase
community storage & delivery –
Plumas County Fire Safe Council,
special districts, Community
Development Commission, and the
County should work collaboratively to