Bear Country Neighborhood Fire Plan 2015 Salmon River Fire Safe Council Aerial view of the Bear Country Neighborhood looking up Negro Creek toward Godfrey and Harris Ranches with the South Fork Salmon River below. Photo by Scott Harding/LightHawk, April 2015. Table of Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 1 Purpose ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 1 What is a Neighborhood Fire Plan? ......................................................................................................................................1 Need for Neighborhood Fire Plans ........................................................................................................................................1 Reasons to Group These Neighborhoods Into One Plan ..............................................................................................1 Goals .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 1 Relationship to the Salmon River CWPP ........................................................................................................................ 2 Planning Methodology/Process ........................................................................................................................................ 2 Characteristics of the Bear Country Neighborhood .................................................................. 3 Geographic Setting .................................................................................................................................................................. 3 Climate ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Topography, Slope, Elevation, and Aspect .................................................................................................................... 6 Forest Stand and Vegetation Conditions ....................................................................................................................... 6 Fire Environments & Fire History .................................................................................................................................... 7 Historical Fire Environment ....................................................................................................................................................8 Suppression Era (Present) Fire Environment ..................................................................................................................9 Desired Fire Environment ...................................................................................................................................................... 10 Values at Risk .......................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Emergency Wildfire Response Resources ................................................................................................................... 11 Structure Ignitability ............................................................................................................................................................ 11 Godfrey Ranch Neighborhood ............................................................................................... 12 Background ..............................................................................................................................................................................12 Godfrey Ranch Fire History ............................................................................................................................................... 12 Available Emergency Resources & Logistics .............................................................................................................. 13 Access Routes ............................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Communication ........................................................................................................................................................................... 15 Areas of Increased Consideration ................................................................................................................................... 15 High Value Areas ........................................................................................................................................................................ 16 Emergency Access & Egress Routes ................................................................................................................................... 16 Safety Priority Areas ................................................................................................................................................................. 16 Desired Future Conditions ................................................................................................................................................. 16 Treatment Prioritization .................................................................................................................................................... 17 Emergency Response, Safety Zones, Procedures, & Evacuation ........................................................................ 17 Infrastructure .......................................................................................................................................................................... 18 Risks & Mitigations ............................................................................................................................................................... 18 Risk .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 19 Mitigation ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 19 Risk .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 Mitigation ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 Recommendations ................................................................................................................................................................ 21 Black Bear Ranch Neighborhood ............................................................................................ 22 Background ..............................................................................................................................................................................22 Fire History ..............................................................................................................................................................................22 Available Emergency Resources & Logistics .............................................................................................................. 23 Access Routes ............................................................................................................................................................................... 23 Engine Fill Sites ........................................................................................................................................................................... 24 Communication ........................................................................................................................................................................... 24 Areas of Increased Consideration ................................................................................................................................... 24 High Value Areas ........................................................................................................................................................................ 25 Emergency Access & Egress Routes ................................................................................................................................... 25 Safety Priority Areas ................................................................................................................................................................. 25 Desired Future Conditions ................................................................................................................................................. 25 Treatment Prioritization .................................................................................................................................................... 26 Emergency Response, Safety Zones, Procedures, & Evacuation