NC Coalition of Firewise Communities

Quarterly Meeting, western county 

Esterly Hall (NC Assoc. of Realtors)

336 Crown Point Circle, Grass Valley


Tuesday, Nov. 12, 5:30-7:15pm

(one week later than usual due to Election Day on Nov. 5)


Agenda 

Welcome/Intro

Partner agency updates

·       Consolidated Fire District

·       CALFire

·       Nevada County OES 

·       Fire Safe Council 

·       Grass Valley/Nevada City Fire Departments

Tools and techniques for reducing fuels (including prescribed burns) with Joann Fites Kaufman, Nevada County Resource Conservation District

Firewise Community Spotlight - The Go Plan: Steve Baker, Banner Mountain FWC: This plan focuses on situation awareness of our neighborhood members and concise actions if a fire comes through Banner Mtn. The plan has one goal; nobody dies in a wildfire. It is improved every year.

Announcements: Upcoming movie nights, volunteer needs, social media planning

Successes and Challenges from the community – what’s going well? What do you need help with?

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For information specific to Truckee/Eastern County, visit the Eastern Regional Firewise Coalition

Here is our archive of video recordings of our monthly meetings, listing the topics presented with hotlinks to jump to each program speaker.

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Final Report on Firewise Festival Finances - July 12, 2024

Firewise Festival Financial Update.pdf

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Acronym Key - What does THAT mean?

  • AB38: state law requiring homes for sale to be inspected for defensible space disclosure
  • BLM - Bureau of Land Management
  • CO 2477 (formerly CO 2463) - County Hazardous Vegetation Ordinance (right to extend 100 feet beyond property line & rural road rules 10-10-15)
  • Cal Fire - California State Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
  • DSAV - Defensible Space Advisory Visit (free, from a trained Fire Safe Council volunteer)
  • DSI - Defensible Space Inspector - County employee empowered to enforce codes
  • EQIP - Environmental Quality Incentives Program
  • FWC - Firewise Community
  • FSC - Fire Safe Council
  • IC - Incident Commander
  • ICP - Incident Command Post
  • LTO - Licensed Timber Operator
  • NCCFWC - Nevada County Coalition of Firewise Communities
  • NCSO - Nevada County Sheriff's Office
  • OES - Office of Emergency Services, County of Nevada
  • PRC 4291 - Public Resource Code concerning 100ft of Defensible Space around homes
  • RPF - Registered Professional Forester
  • SAR - Search and Rescue (volunteers supporting the NC Sheriff's Office)
  • THP - Timber Harvest Plan