Almanor Recreation and Park District - calafco
Almanor Recreation and Park District - calafco
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PLUMAS LAFCO<br />
MUNICIPAL SERVICE REVIEW FOR LAKE ALMANOR REGION OF PLUMAS COUNTY<br />
will only respond outside of their bounds if they have sufficient resources to respond<br />
simultaneously within their bounds.) These fire agencies have agreed to respond outside<br />
of their LAFCo‐approved boundary to provide fire <strong>and</strong> medical emergency response when<br />
an incident is not within the purview of USFS. Providers do not receive compensation for<br />
these responses outside of their bounds unless the agency has a fee system in place to<br />
charge the caller for the response.<br />
Dispatch is provided by the Susanville Interagency Fire Center (SIFC) to the fire<br />
providers in the <strong>Almanor</strong> Basin. As of 1984, SIFC started providing emergency dispatching<br />
services for the Lassen National Forest, Norcal Bureau of L<strong>and</strong> Management (BLM), CalFire<br />
Lassen‐Modoc Unit, Lassen Volcanic National <strong>Park</strong>, Fire Net Lassen, 17 local fire<br />
departments, <strong>and</strong> Sierra Medical Services Alliance (SEMSA). The center coordinates 9‐1‐1<br />
dispatching for fire <strong>and</strong> medical emergency services. This merging of Federal, State, <strong>and</strong><br />
local cooperation began in 1982, when the California Department of Forestry <strong>and</strong> Fire<br />
Protection (now CalFire) joined the Susanville Interagency Fire Center. SIFC grew again in<br />
1984, with the formation of Fire Net Lassen <strong>and</strong> the beginning of 24‐hour dispatching<br />
services by the interagency group.<br />
SIFC continues to use the “closest available resources” concept. When an emergency<br />
occurs anywhere in the 6.5 million acre SIFC protection area, the closest fire engines,<br />
aircraft or crews respond, regardless of jurisdiction. During fire season, SIFC dispatchers<br />
can call on 30 fire engines, three helicopters, an air tanker <strong>and</strong> 18 ground crews. During<br />
major incidents, they can summon resources from anywhere in the state or nation. Center<br />
managers from the CalFire, BLM, <strong>and</strong> Lassen National Forest equally share management<br />
responsibilities.<br />
The following Fire Protection <strong>District</strong>s, Community Service <strong>District</strong>s, Federal <strong>and</strong> State<br />
Fire Protection agencies are served by the Susanville Interagency Fire Center:<br />
1. Big Valley FPD<br />
2. California Correctional Center<br />
3. CalFire<br />
4. BLM<br />
5. National <strong>Park</strong> Services<br />
6. U.S. Forest Service<br />
7. Spalding CSD<br />
8. Stones‐Bengard CSD<br />
9. Lake Forest FPD<br />
10. Milford FPD<br />
11. Susan River FPD<br />
12. Chester FPD<br />
13. Peninsula FPD<br />
14. West <strong>Almanor</strong> CSD<br />
15. Clear Creek CSD<br />
16. Doyle FPD<br />
17. Janesville FPD<br />
18. Madeline FPD<br />
19. Little Valley FPD<br />
20. Sierra Army Depot FD<br />
MSR AREA<br />
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