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Plumas Eureka Fuels Reduction Plumas Eureka Fuels Reduction ProjectProject
Plumas NF, Beckwourth RDPlumas NF, Beckwourth RDOctober, 2003October, 2003
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Project OverviewProject Overview• Reduce wildfire hazard on USFS land• Reduce wildfire hazard on USFS land
adjacent to Plumas Eureka Estates• Partnership between USFS Plumas CountyPartnership between USFS, Plumas County
Fire Safe Council, and Plumas Eureka VFD• Project proposed by Plumas Fire SafeProject proposed by Plumas Fire Safe
Council, and proposed to USFS by Plumas Resource Advisory Council (the RAC)
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Project GoalsProject Goals• Reduce surface and ladder fuels on 41 acres• Reduce surface and ladder fuels on 41 acres
of FS land adjacent to Plumas Eureka Estates (within defense zone)( )
• Resulting flame lengths would be 2-3 feet to enable firefighters to safely engage a wildfire g y g gencroaching on the area
• Protect riparian areas and archeological sites
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Treatment MethodsTreatment Methods
• Hand thin ladder fuels up to 8” limb• Hand thin ladder fuels up to 8 , limb larger treesH d il l dd f l ll• Hand pile ladder fuels as well as existing dead and down surface fuels
• Cut snags up to 12” DBH (safety)• Retain large logsg g• Burn hand piles in wet season
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• Plumas Engines 11 and 12 have been working on the project since late summer 2003
• Will be approximately half-complete by winter, expected completion early e , e pec ed co p e o ea ysummer ’04
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AfterAfter…
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Additional BenefiftsAdditional Benefifts
• Project is being used as a monitoring• Project is being used as a monitoring site by Plumas Fire Safe CouncilS d t ti j t f• Serves as a demonstration project for other communities
• Ties into homeowner consultation done earlier by Plumas Eureka VFD
• Homeowners get firewood!
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Plot 8 1 350 Before/AfterPlot 8.1 350 Before/After
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Plot 8 3 150 Before/AfterPlot 8.3 150 Before/After
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Plot 10 3 176 Before/AfterPlot 10.3 176 Before/After
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Plumas Eureka C Before/AfterPlumas Eureka C Before/After
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Th kThank you.Any questions?Any questions?