project name: north fork american river shaded fuel …
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PROJECT NAME: NORTH FORK AMERICAN RIVER SHADED FUEL BREAK SIZE:4,373 AC
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Summary: Fire history demonstrates that fires in this vicinity grew rapidly and became large. Rapid residential development between the mid 1970’s and mid 1990’s, coupled with decades of vegetation growth have created a high-risk wildfire environment. The resulting wildland-
PROJECTED COMPLETION DATE: urban interface condition requires action to
December 2019 to complete phase 1. prevent future fires from endangering lives and property.
LOCATION: The fuel breaks will succeed with longThe entire North Fork American River term planning and a commitment ofShaded Fuel Break parallels I-80 and the funding for environmental complianceNorth Fork American River from Foresthill and fuels modification work on the ground.Road Bridge to Cape Horn Road above The North Fork American River Fuel BreakColfax. has existed in concept for decades. The scale, complexity, and cost of the project prevented the concept from becoming reality.
NFARFB - Operations Map NFARFB Project Boundary
NFARFB Phase 1 ( 828 acres)
Roads
photo roads
500ft_structure_buffer
slopes over 65%
structure within 1,000 feet of project×
What communities or habitats will project protect? The northern section (Colfax) is Phase 1, directly protecting +/- 5500 residences in the State Responsibility
15N 9E
15N 10E Area, the City of Colfax and its municipal domestic water and wastewater treatment facilities.
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The project protects critical infrastructure for state commerce such as the Union Pacific Rail Line, Interstate 80, and the Kinder Morgan Petroleum Pipeline.
14N 9E
The project protects critical Pacific Gas and 14N 10E
Electric power and water infrastructure for approximatelly 500,000 customers.
· 1:24,000