Coalition of Firewise Communities
Tuesday, August 1, 2023
Our quarterly Coalition meeting will be based in Truckee in eastern Nevada County. Join us at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 1 in the US Forest Service conference room: 10811 Stockrest Springs Rd, Truckee.
Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIpce2pqDovG9xOJsFgJMo9LYnJ2PWKwAfP
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Registration is required for all attendees (including in-person).
Agenda
Partner Reports: Craig Griesbach, County OES; Matt Wallen, Cal Fire; Fire Safe Council.
Brief History of the Coalition and Quick Tour of the Website: Susan Rogers
Main Program
- Truckee Fire District will update their services and activities for local Firewise Communities
- Alessandra Zambrano from the County Office of Emergency Services will solicit input on the Nevada County Community Wildfire Protection Plan Survey
- Supervisor Hardy Bullock will lead a townhall-style meeting about Firewise Communities working together
- ALL INTERESTED RESIDENTS are invited to attend in person - both FWC representatives and members of the public.
- Firewise Community leaders who find it difficult to attend in person are welcome to use Zoom.
- If you have any symptoms of illness, please use Zoom.
- Click below to register now for the meeting. Everyone will receive the Zoom link, but we’re asking FWC representatives to make every effort to attend in-person.
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Here is our archive of video recordings of our monthly meetings, listing the topics presented with hotlinks to jump to each program speaker.
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
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