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Attachment a ‐ Forest Service Wildfire, NEPA, and Salvage Summary
Attachment A ‐ Forest Service Wildfire, NEPA, and Salvage Summary Fiscal Year 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2007‐2016 Number of Fires 1 63 64 53 33 66 79 56 56 127 110 707 Total fire acres on NFS 2 1,751,118 1,326,893 549,108 211,327 1,489,029 2,411,413 1,141,353 741,465 1,587,843 1,038,686 12,248,235 High severity acres on NFS 3 842,658 368,595 268,944 76,192 619,020 809,720 513,957 265,045 489,668 397,654 4,651,453 Number of NEPA decisions identified 4 129 Acres of salvage planned in NEPA 5 218 17,255 2,134 14,010 22,761 28,937 13,809 13,264 112,388 Number of NEPA decisions litigated 6 125110332422 Litigation cases won by USFS 7 013110131112 Litigation cases lost by USFS 8 1120001011 7 Litigation cases pending 9 0000001002 3 Acres of salvage reported accomplished 10 328 2,665 8,125 3,464 8,774 6,916 11,672 19,792 16,926 21,234 99,896 1 Fires burning more than 1,000 acres on NFS land 10 Salvage harvest activity records identified as awarded in Forest Service Activity 2 Total acres inside fire perimeter on NFS land Tracking System (FACTS) by GIS analysis of fire perimeters. 3 Classified as greater than 75% mortality using Rapid Assessment of Vegetation Condition after Wildfire (RAVG) 4 Identified by fire salvage keyword search in PALS (Planning Appeals and Disclaimer: Only the litigation data is believed to be 100% complete and Litigation System) or reported with sale activity records in Forest Service systems accurate. -
Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit 2020 Strategic Fire Plan
Figure: 1 Capell Incident Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit 2020 Strategic Fire Plan Unit Strategic Fire Plan Amendments Description of Updated Date Section Updated Page Numbers Updated Update By 5/26/2020 ALL ALL Annual Update S.Cardwell 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS SIGNATURE PAGE ........................................................................................................ 4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................ 5 SECTION I: UNIT OVERVIEW ....................................................................................... 6 SECTION II: UNIT PREPAREDNESS AND FIREFIGHTING CAPABILITIES ............... 9 SECTION III: VALUES .................................................................................................. 12 History of Large Fires ................................................................................................. 12 Values at Risk ............................................................................................................ 12 Section IV: PRE-FIRE MANAGEMENT STRATAGIES & TACTICS ........................... 13 Communication and Collaboration ............................................................................. 13 Pre-Fire Planning ....................................................................................................... 14 Section V: MONITORING PROGRAMS EFFECTIVNESS .......................................... 16 Emergency Command Center ................................................................................... -
Attachment B.Pdf
Attachment B IIIIIITIIIIIIII Alrfitffir f- rl David James, Wildfire Resiliency Plan Mgr September 2019 Attachment B Avista lnternal Work Product Report Summary ln June of 2019, a series of wildfire workshops were convened to evaluate opportunities to reduce the risk of wildfire associated with Avista's transmission and distribution systems. Those workshops together with consideration from the Wildfire Steering Committee and the broaderWildfire SME community serve to inform "Avista's Wildfire Resiliency Plan". This document is a summary of the effort to date and includes preliminary recommendations for systems & practices along with modifications to existing maintenance & construction programs The stated goals of the Wildfire Resiliency Plan are: o Enhance Emergency Operation Preparedness: to recognize wildfire as a recurring threat to utility infrastructure, the communities we serve, and our customers. o Promote Safety: to protect physical assets, property, and human lives. To manage the risk of wildfire through design-based, system operations, asset maintenance, and outreach activities. o Safeguard Company Assets: to mitigate the impact of direct financial costs and liability exposure associated with large-scale wildfire events. ln addition to these objectives, a model-framework was identified to promote a comprehensive approach to wildfire risk. The elements of the model include: Planning System Operations & Weather & Fire Risk Regulatory & lndustry Maintenance Monitoring EOP Response System Hardening Situational Awareness Utility lndustry Engagement lnsurance Review Vegetation Management Performance Metrics Partnering with Fire Protection Agencies Risk Monitoring Fire Resiliency Legislative Opportunities 'Ops Toolkit' Communications Plan & Commission Engagement Outreach Plan Hemenfs addressed in this report The table below summarizes the risk cost reduction (risk savings) associated with transmission and distribution treatment options. -
Yolo Emergency Management Annual Report 2015-2016
Yolo Emergency Management Annual Report 2015-2016 Message from the Emergency Services Director The Yolo County Office of Emergency Services is the lead agency responsible for countywide emergency management services in Yolo County. The office assists with all hazards disaster preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation efforts throughout the Yolo Operational Area under a Shared Services Agreement with the cities of Davis, West Sacramento, Winters and Woodland, the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation, and Yolo County Housing. I am pleased to present to you our 2015-2016 Annual Report. As you will see upon review, we have continued to strengthen our program and progress with our partners in developing a well-structured and synchronized emergency management program throughout Yolo County. We look forward to another year of ensuring that all of our communities are prepared for all hazards. Jill Cook Deputy County Administrator Mission/Vision Yolo County and its partner organizations work collectively through an organized planning, preparedness, training, mitigation and evaluation effort to ensure that all of our community is reasonably protected and prepared for all hazards. Mitigation Mitigation measures may be implemented prior to, during, or after an incident to help reduce or eliminate long-term risk to persons or property, or lessen the actual or potential effects or consequences of an incident. In 2016, Yolo County began consultations with CalOES regarding the 2018 Yolo Operational Area Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan update. A tentative schedule has been established to begin the update process with a kickoff meeting in the spring of 2017: Preparedness Since it is not possible to prevent or mitigate every hazard that poses a risk, we use preparedness measures to reduce the impact of hazards by taking certain actions before an emergency occurs. -
Yolo County Unincorporated Area Community Profile
2018 Yolo County Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP) April 2017 This document is a support annex to the Yolo County Multijurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan Yolo County Unincorporated Area Community Profile Version 1.0 December 2018 Yolo County Operational Area 2018 Yolo County Hazard Mitigation Plan Community Profile December 2018 This page is intentionally blank. 1 Cover County of Yolo 2018 Yolo County Hazard Mitigation Plan Community Profile December 2018 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Yolo County would like to thank those Yolo County Operational Area collaborators and partners who participated in the planning and development of this document. The official Yolo County Operational Area Hazard Mitigation Steering Committee provided the oversight and dedication to this project that was required and without their commitment; this project would not be possible. As with any working plan, this document represents planning strategies and guidance as understood as of the date of this plan’s release. This plan identifies natural hazards and risks and identifies the hazard mitigation strategy to reduce vulnerability and make the unincorporated areas of Yolo County more disaster resistant and sustainable. 2 Acknowledgements County of Yolo 2018 Yolo County Hazard Mitigation Plan Community Profile December 2018 This page is intentionally blank. 3 Acknowledgements County of Yolo 2018 Yolo County Hazard Mitigation Plan Community Profile December 2018 LETTER OF PROMULGATION December 2018 To: Officials and Employees of the County of Yolo The preservation of life and property is an inherent responsibility of county government. As disasters occur in devastating form at any time, the County of Yolo must provide safeguards which will save lives and minimize property damage through mitigation planning and training. -
2. Special Presentations A
RANCHO SANTA FE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING AGENDA Rancho Santa Fe FPD September 21, 2016 Board Room – 18027 Calle Ambiente 1:00 pm PT Rancho Santa Fe, California 92067 Special Meeting (in lieu of regular meeting) RULES FOR ADDRESSING BOARD OF DIRECTORS Members of the audience who wish to address the Board of Directors are requested to complete a form near the entrance of the meeting room and submit it to the Board Clerk. Any person may address the Board on any item of Board business or Board concern. The Board cannot take action on any matter presented during Public Comment, but can refer it to the Administrative Officer for review and possible discussion at a future meeting. As permitted by State Law, the Board may take action on matters of an urgent nature or which require immediate attention. The maximum time allotted for each presentation is FIVE (5) MINUTES. Pledge of Allegiance 1. Roll Call 2. Special Presentations a. Fire Prevention Personnel Recognition will be given to District staff for exceptional efforts and service 3. Motion waiving reading in full of all Resolutions/Ordinances 4. Public Comment All items listed on the Consent Calendar is considered routine and will be enacted by one motion without discussion unless Board Members, Staff or the public requests removal of an item for separate discussion and action. The Board of Directors has the option of considering items removed from the Consent Calendar immediately or under Unfinished Business. 5. Consent Calendar a. Board of Directors Minutes • Board of Directors minutes of August 10, 2016 ACTION REQUESTED: Approve b. -
Fire Retardant FEIS Contents
Cover photo by Kreig Rasmussen, Fishlake National Forest, 2005. The use of trade or firm names in this publication is for reader information and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture of any product or service. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720- 2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC 20250- 9410, or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Contents Table C-4. Representative Ecoregions for Retardant Application. 236 Table D-1. Misapplication of Fire Retardant Data, 2008–2010. 240 Table E-1. National Screening Process for Federally Listed Species 244 Table E-2. National Screen for Forest Service Sensitive Species. 245 Table F-1. Federally Listed Aquatic Fish, Mollusk, and Crustacean Species Under the Jurisdiction of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, by Forest Service Region, Considered for this Consultation. 248 Table F-2. Determinations for Fish Species Under the Jurisdiction of U.S. -
015-2018 SHMP FINAL Appendices
APPENDICES – 2018 STATE HAZARD MITIGATION TEAM ROSTER OF AGENCIES AND STAKEHOLDER ORGANIZATIONS AECOM National Governments Alameda County Office of Emergency Services Alpine County Operational Area Inland Region IV Air Resources Control Board (ARB) Amador County Operational Area Inland Region IV American Planning Association California Chapter American Red Cross (Sacramento Chapter) Association of Bay Area Governments Association of Contingency Planners Association of Environmental Professionals Burbank Fire Corps Business and Industry Council for Emergency Planning & Preparedness (BICEPP) Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency Business Executives for National Security (BENS) Business Recovery Managers Association Butte County Operational Area Inland Region III California Adaptation Forum California Association of Councils of Governments Cahuilla Band of Indians California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection Calaveras Council of Governments California Coastal Commission California Conservation Corps California Community Colleges California Department of Community Services and Development California Department of Conservation California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation California Department of Education California Department of Food and Agriculture California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CALFIRE) California Department of General Services California Department of Housing and Community Development California Department of Insurance California Department of Public Health California Department of Public -
Exploring the Berryessa Region Sides Move, Opening a Sort of Parallelogram, Which, Among a Geology, Nature, and History Tour the Undiscovered Landscape Jr
“Where a transform fault BERRYESSA SNOW MOUNTAIN develops any kind of bend — NATIONAL MONUMENT which is not uncommon — the bend will pull apart as the two Exploring the Berryessa Region sides move, opening a sort of parallelogram, which, among A Geology, Nature, and History Tour The Undiscovered Landscape Jr. Sawyer, O. John & Jr. Smith, P. James soft mountains, will soon be Exploring the Berryessa Region tells the story of a landscape, just west of Sacramento and north of San Francisco, born through plate vastly deeper than an ordinary tectonic forces. The Berryessa Region anchors the southern end of water-sculpted valley. Lake the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument and holds geologic wonders including subduction zones, thrust faults, ophio- Berryessa lies in a pull-apart lites, turbidites, mud volcanoes, and pull apart basins. These features nurture world-renowned biological diversity which, over basin, and so does Clear Lake." time, has fostered a rich history of human cultures—including ... Those two sentences are Native Americans. Today recreational opportunities draw new visitors with hiking, camping, birding, botanizing, horse riding, mine, legally, but they belong, boating, and managed off-highway vehicle use. Regional ecosystem services include water, forests, and ranchlands. in a much deeper sense, to Full of rich details, this book helps visitors explore this fascinating Eldridge Moores, who taught region by car and discover how regional diversity developed. Read- ers can use the mile by mile descriptions as a field guide -
2017 Sanitary Survey
SOLANO PROJECT BELOW MONTICELLO DAM 2017 WATERSHED SANITARY SURVEY Final Report June 2018 Prepared for Solano County Water Agency Solano Project Below Monticello Dam 2017 Watershed Sanitary Survey FINAL REPORT June 2018 Technical Committee: Solano County Water Agency Justin Pascual Alex Rabidoux Prepared By: Leslie Palencia, Palencia Consulting Engineers PREPARED BY TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Number Section 1 – Introduction Introduction .................................................................................................................. 1-1 Objectives of the Update .............................................................................................. 1-1 Constituents and Potential Contaminating Activities Covered in the Current Update ... 1-2 Report Organization ..................................................................................................... 1-3 Section 2 – Watershed and Water Supply Systems Background .................................................................................................................. 2-1 Solano Project Facilities ............................................................................................... 2-1 Lake Berryessa and Monticello Dam ................................................................. 2-1 Putah Creek, Lake Solano and Putah Diverson Dam ........................................ 2-1 Putah South Canal ............................................................................................ 2-3 Terminal Dam and Reservoir ............................................................................ -
Pacific Gas and Electric Company 2016 Catastrophic
Application: 16-10-019 (U 39 E) Exhibit No.: Date: February 24, 2017 Witness(es): Angie M. Gibson PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY 2016 CATASTROPHIC EVENT MEMORANDUM ACCOUNT ERRATA TO CHAPTER 2 TESTIMONY ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION COSTS PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY ERRATA TO CHAPTER 2 ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION COSTS PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY CHAPTER 2 ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION COSTS TABLE OF CONTENTS A. Introduction ....................................................................................................... 2-1 B. Summary of Dollar Request ............................................................................. 2-2 C. PG&E’s Electric Emergency Response Activities and Base Revenues Funding Source ................................................................................................ 2-5 1. December 23, 2012-December 31, 2013 Funding ..................................... 2-5 2. January 1, 2014-April 30, 2016 Major Emergency Balancing Account Funding Mechanism ................................................................................... 2-5 D. PG&E’s Electric Emergency Response Process .............................................. 2-6 1. Incident levels ............................................................................................ 2-8 2. Outage Communication ........................................................................... 2-10 3. Emergency Recovery Cost Management ................................................. 2-12 E. Damages and Restoration Activities to PG&E’s Electric Distribution -
Wildland Fire Suppression Tactics Reference Guide Is Designed to Supplement Courses That Teach Tactics in the Wildland Fire Qualification System
PREFACE The Wildland Fire Suppression Tactics Reference Guide is designed to supplement courses that teach tactics in the Wildland Fire Qualification System. It can be used by the beginning firefighter to learn basic tactics as well as a review of fire suppression tactics for the advanced firefighter. This reference guide was developed under the direction of the National Wildfire Coordinating Group Training Working Team with coordination and assistance of Fire Managers from the following agencies: United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management National Park Service Bureau of Indian Affairs United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service National Association of State Foresters Colorado State Forest Service Minnesota Division of Forestry We appreciate the efforts those people associated with the design and development of this product. 1 Additional copies of this publication may be ordered from: National Interagency Fire Center ATTN: Supply 3833 S. Development Ave. Boise, Idaho 83705 Order NFES #1256 11 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION TO REFERENCE GUIDE.............................................. 1 FIRE ORDERS 2 WATCH OUT SITUATIONS 3 LOOKOUTS, COMMUNICATIONS, ESCAPE ROUTES, SAFETY ZONES (LCES) 4 SECTION 1 - FIRE SUPPRESSION PRINCIPLES 5 Fire Sizeup and Initial Attack 7 How to Attack a Fire 15 Where to Attack a Fire 18 Fireline Location 20 Fireline Flagging 26 Fireline Construction 29 Coyote Tactic 36 Crew Production Rates 38 Fireline Explosives 41 Mopup 44 Minimum Impact Suppression Tactics (MIST) 48 SECTION 2 - USE OF WATER AND ADDITIVES 57 Types of Pumps 59 Hydraulics 62 Series, Parallel, and Staged Pumping 71 Hose Lays 75 Mopup 78 Tactical Use of Water 79 Surfactants 92 Class A Foam.