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In the last 15 years there has been a decrease in the overall amount of forest thinningbeing done to reduce fire hazard on national forest land in the West. This reduced levelof forest management has contributed to the increase of overstocked forest stands andresulting wildfire threat. It is anticipated that hazardous forest fuels reduction activitiesplanned within the CFSA will generate significant volumes of biomass material availableas fuel. Figure 3 is a map highlighting the fire hazard ratings across the CFSA.Figure 3. Fire Regime Condition Class Map for the LTBBE CFSAFuel Procurement Plan for the Lake Tahoe Basin Biomass Energy Facility 9TSS Consultants
Fire Regime Condition Classes mentioned in Figure 3 refer to the number of fire returnintervals that have been missed (primarily due to successful fire suppression efforts).Fire Regime Condition Class II implies that this landscape has missed at least two firecycles. As illustrated in Figures 2 and 3, the CFSA is at significant risk to catastrophicwildfire. In direct response to this threat, there has been a concerted effort to treathazardous forest fuels within the region with emphasis on the LTB. Significant state andfederal resources have been allocated to strategically treat forest fuels in the LTB.Currently ten fire management agencies are actively treating forest fuels within the LTB.Figure 4 is a map highlighting these agencies and their jurisdictions. 2Figure 4. Lake Tahoe Basin Fire Management AgenciesMap is provided courtesy of the Nevada Fire Safe Council.2 Note that CALFIRE responsibilities include fire suppression activities on private lands in California.Fuel Procurement Plan for the Lake Tahoe Basin Biomass Energy Facility 10TSS Consultants
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Page 3 and 4: APPENDICESAPPENDIX A - Sierra Pacif
Page 5 and 6: This fuel assessment confirmed that
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Page 19 and 20: Urban-Sourced FuelsTree TrimmingsBa
Page 21 and 22: WOOD FUEL COMPETITIONWithin the CFS
Page 23 and 24: Figure 6. Location of Biomass Power
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Page 27 and 28: OPTIMIZED FUEL BLENDBased upon TSS
Page 29 and 30: technologies will likely expand and
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Page 39 and 40: TABLE A-1 STATE OF CALIFORNIAREGULA
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