COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES FIRE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES FIRE DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT

FORESTRY DIVISION FORESTRY DIVISION (323) 890-4330(323) 890-4330

www.fire.lacounty.govwww.fire.lacounty.gov

STATUTORY RESPONSIBILITIES OF STATUTORY RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE FORESTRY DIVISIONTHE FORESTRY DIVISION

Fuel Modification for Very High Fire Hazard Fuel Modification for Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones or Fire Zone 4 Severity Zones or Fire Zone 4

Vegetation Management Vegetation Management Erosion ControlErosion Control Watershed ManagementWatershed Management Threatened and Endangered SpeciesThreatened and Endangered Species Archeological ResourcesArcheological Resources Cultural ResourcesCultural Resources County Oak Tree OrdinanceCounty Oak Tree Ordinance

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW UNITENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW UNIT

ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCEENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE

Review and Respond to all Environmental Review and Respond to all Environmental Documents in Los Angeles County Documents in Los Angeles County

County Oak Tree OrdinanceCounty Oak Tree Ordinance

Generate and obtain environmental permits for L.A. Generate and obtain environmental permits for L.A. County Fire Department sponsored projectsCounty Fire Department sponsored projects

ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT REVIEW ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT REVIEW AND RESPONSEAND RESPONSE

TREE PROTECTIONTREE PROTECTION COMMUNITY FUEL REDUCTION PROJECTS COMMUNITY FUEL REDUCTION PROJECTS

FACTORS INFLUENCING PROJECTSFACTORS INFLUENCING PROJECTS

California Environmental Quality ActCalifornia Environmental Quality Act United States Department of Fish & Wildlife ServiceUnited States Department of Fish & Wildlife Service California Department of Fish & GameCalifornia Department of Fish & Game Army Corps of EngineersArmy Corps of Engineers Regional Water Quality Control BoardRegional Water Quality Control Board California Coastal CommissionCalifornia Coastal Commission State and Local Tree Preservation OrdinancesState and Local Tree Preservation Ordinances Archaeological ResourcesArchaeological Resources Soils & GeologySoils & Geology Emergency AccessEmergency Access Property OwnersProperty Owners

STREAMBED ALTERATIONSTREAMBED ALTERATION

BIOLOGICAL CONCERNSBIOLOGICAL CONCERNS

ARCHAEOLOGICALARCHAEOLOGICAL

REGULATING ENTITIESREGULATING ENTITIES

PROPERTY OWNERSHIPPROPERTY OWNERSHIP

ACCESSACCESS

HEIGHT CLEARANCEHEIGHT CLEARANCE

WHITTIER EUCALYPTUS REMOVAL WHITTIER EUCALYPTUS REMOVAL PROJECTPROJECT

Approached by City of Whittier and Habitat Approached by City of Whittier and Habitat Authority Authority

Generated Hazardous Fuel Reductions PlanGenerated Hazardous Fuel Reductions Plan Secure Funding Secure Funding Perform Archaeological, Biological, & Soils SurveysPerform Archaeological, Biological, & Soils Surveys Produce Initial Study – Mitigated Negative Produce Initial Study – Mitigated Negative

DeclarationDeclaration Project ImplementationProject Implementation

WHITTIERWHITTIER

WHITTIER HAZARDOUS FUELS WHITTIER HAZARDOUS FUELS MAMNAGEMENTMAMNAGEMENT

WHITTIER FUELS MANAGEMENT WHITTIER FUELS MANAGEMENT TREATMENTTREATMENT

BIOLOGICAL FUELS BIOLOGICAL FUELS REDUCTUCTIONREDUCTUCTION

DEFENSIBLE SPACE - GOALDEFENSIBLE SPACE - GOAL

AND RESULTS!AND RESULTS!