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Projects - Past and Current |
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A variety of Fire Safe Projects are listed below by community:
- Berry Creek
- Cohasset
- Feather Falls
- Forest Ranch
- Town of Paradise
- Upper Ridge
- Yankee Hill
- County Wide Projects
Berry Creek FSC

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Project Name |
Fund Source |
Project Description |
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Berry Creek Evacuation Plan |
2003 HR2389 |
Developed first community Evacuation Plan and distribution |
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Berry Creek Fire Safe Calendar |
2004 HR2389 |
2005/2006 Community Calendar produced with fire prevention messages and information |
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Emergency Advisory Radio |
2003 HR2389 |
AM 1250 Emergency Advisory Radio System |
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Berry Creek FSC Evacuation Plan |
2005 HR2389 |
Update the existing emergency evacuation plan and map. |
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Berry Creek Home Visit Program |
2005 HR2389 |
Provide training to local volunteers for voluntary fire safety education and recommendations in the community | Cohasset

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Project Name |
Fund Source |
Project Description |
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Wildland Fire Evacuation Plan: Development of Community Evac Plan |
BLM |
Developed an evacuation plan for the 2000 residents on the Cohassat Ridge. |
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Planning for Shaded Fuel Break |
2004 HR2389 |
Planning for a shaded fuel break along Cohasset Rd |
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Print and Distribute Evac Plan |
BLM |
See above |
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Cohasset Rd Shaded Fuel Break |
2005 Prop 40 |
Roadside Fuel reduction along 4 miles of Cohasset Rd |
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Cohasset Rd Shaded Fuel Break, Photo Monitoring, Matching Funds |
2004 HR2389 |
Match to Prop 40 grant to assist with grant documentation and management | Feather Falls FSC
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Project Name |
Fund Source |
Project Description |
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Feather Falls Fuel Break |
2006 Prop 40 |
Conduct a fuel break along a one mile portion of Lumpkin Rd. work on the project is expected to start winter of 2006. | Forest Ranch
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Project Name |
Fund Source |
Project Description |
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Vegetation Management Demos |
USFS/CDF |
Demonstration of vegetation management/fuels reduction in 3 different vegetation types:
- Lower elevation chaparral along Batt Rd.
- Mixed oak & pine forest in Forest Knolls subdivision
- Mostly Conifer forest along Headwaters Rd.
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Roadside Fuel Reduction |
FEMA |
Roadside fuel reduction project along Doe Mill Rd, Garland, Wilder Rd. and Crown Pt. Rd. |
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Hwy 32 Demo Site |
EQIP |
Created a community demonstration site |
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Fuel Load Reduction |
CDF |
Roadside fuel reduction along Highway 32 | Town of Paradise

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Project Name |
Fund Source |
Project Description |
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Honey Road Fuel Reduction: Roadside Fuel Reduction Project |
Forest Stewardship Grant |
Roadside fuel reduction below Paradise on Honey Run Road |
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Community Defensible Space Program |
2003 HR2389 |
455 defensible space inspections in Paradise |
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West Branch Fuel Reduction Project: Canyon Edge Fuel Reduction Project |
2003 BLM |
3 mile fuel reduction project along eastern edge of Paradise |
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Evacuation Plan Print & Mail - 2004 |
2004 HR2389 |
19,000 of the Wildland Fire Evacuation Plan printed and mailed to residents of Paradise and the Upper Ridge including Stirling City. |
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Town Radio — AM 1500 |
California OTS |
AM 1500 radio station with coverage to approximately 25,000 residents. |
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Top of Paradise Fuel Reduction Project — Canyon Edge FRP |
2004 BLM |
6 mile fuel reduction project in upper Paradise on both the northeastern and northwestern flank. |
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Youth Wildland Fire Council |
2004 HR2389M |
Pilot program to involve teenagers in the Fire Safe Council. |
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Dean Rd Roadside Fuel Reduction |
BLM |
One mile of roadside fuel reduction east of Paradise. |
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Community Defensible Space: Inspection-Education Program |
2003 HR2389 |
723 defensible space inspections completed. |
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Community Defensible Space: Inspection-Education Program |
2004 HR2389 |
419 defensible space inspections completed in 2005 |
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Community Defensible Space: Inspection-Education Program |
2005 HR2389 |
The amount of defensible space inspections completed in 2006 will be available at the end of 2006. |
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Dry Creek Fuel Reduction Project |
2005 Prop. 40 |
2 mile fuel break in Dry Creek Canyon. |
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Honey Run Fuel Reduction Program |
2006 Prop. 40 |
2 miles of fuel reduction on east side of Honey Run Rd. |
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Honey Run Fuel Reduction Project |
2007 BLM |
2 miles of fuel reduction on west side of Honey Run Rd. |
Upper Ridge

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Project Name |
Fund Source |
Project Description |
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Upper Ridge Fuel Reduction Project |
2001 WUI |
13 miles of Fuel Reduction around Paradise Pines and up to and along Nimshew Rd. 246 acres |
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Wildland Safety Fair - 1999 |
EQUIP |
Wildland Fire Safety Fair held at the POA in Paradise Pines that occurred during the lighting caused fire siege in August 1999. Ashes were falling on the fair. |
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Upper Ridge Radio 1460 AM |
2001 HR2389 |
AM 1460 emergency radio station that reaches about 80% of the residents on the Upper Ridge. |
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Greenbelt Fuel Reduction |
2002 HR2389 |
Maintenance Plan for greenbelt |
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PPOA Dooryard Education Program |
2004 HR2389 |
Individual visits to homeowners upon request to provide customized information on wildland fire safety at their home. |
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Upper Ridge Fuel Reduction II — Matching Funds to PID grant |
2003 HR2389 |
Matched against a PID grant completing the final 5 miles of a 17 mile fuel break |
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Upper Ridge Preservation Alliance |
2004 HR2389 |
To assist in the formation of a group that would take on the task of developing and implementing a maintenance plan for the 17 mile fuel break |
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Coutolenc Shaded Fuel Break and Watershed Protection Phases I - III |
2005 Prop 40 |
A 4 mile long fuel break along the Coutolenc Road area provides watershed and protection and community protection during a wildland fire. |
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Coutolenc Shaded Fuel Break Phases I — III Matching Funds |
2004 HR2389 |
Matching Funds to 2005 Prop 40 Coutolenc Rd. Shaded Fuel Break and Watershed Protection Project. | Yankee Hill FSC

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Project Name |
Fund Source |
Project Description |
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Dooryard Education Visit Program |
2003 HR2389 |
Provided community coordinator, necessary equipment and supplies for volunteers and revision of evacuation plan and distribution. |
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Yankee Hill Evacuation Plan Revised |
2001 HR2389 |
Allowed a revision of community plan and a community wide mailing |
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Cherokee Clean-up |
2001 HR2389 |
An illegal dumpsite, arson hit site, was cleaned up, 350 tires removed plus other debris, then gated off. |
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Yankee Hill FSC Calendar 2003 |
2001 HR2389 |
Community Calendar produced as a way to get fire prevention messages into the home. |
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Detlow Rd Demonstration Site |
2001 HR2389 |
1 mile of roadside fuel reduction, ties into a community Public Assembly Point, where community presentations are hosted and demo site is used. |
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Poe Fire Clean-up |
2001 HR2389 |
14 parcels abandoned were cleaned up with assistance from 58 community volunteers and some contractual assistance to removing cars and debris. |
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Water Signs and Drafting Site |
2001 HR2389 |
Created a water source ID sign accepted by emergency personnel and use them in communities with no hydrant systems to assist fire personal to resources. |
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Yankee Hill Emergency Communication System |
2004 HR2389 |
AM 1630 (still in progress for installation) will provide and emergency communication system for community and emergency responders |
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Jordan Hill Fuel Reduction Project |
2003 BLM |
3.5 miles of roadside fuel reduction, providing access to fire personnel to a ridgeline fuel break and residents access for evacuation. |
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Jordan Hill Matching Funds |
2002 HR2389 |
Provided project monitors, dooryard visits and 3 community presentations educate to homeowners |
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Dooryard Education Visit |
2001 BLM |
The beginning of the Dooryard Program concept, residents of YH, wanted to be more proactive in educating homeowners about defensible space and disaster preparedness, personal and community. |
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Roadside Hazardous Fuels and Reforestation |
2005 BLM |
Continuation of Poe Fire Clean up, dead and down trees along the egress and access roads, allows 6 street signs and an education with Concow School children |
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Roadside Hazardous Fuels and Reforestation Matching Funds |
2004 BLM |
Will allow 6th Grade Curriculum at Concow School on Pre, During and Post Wildfire preparedness and reforestation field day |
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Yankee Hill Community Dooryard Presentations and Demonstration Site |
2005 HR2389 |
Provides community presentations designed as a community approach to Dooryard Education Visits. |
County-Wide Projects
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Project Name |
Fund Source |
Project Description |
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6th Grade Education Program: Development of Pilot Program |
2001 HR2389 |
Pilot program presented to three classes in 2004-05. Additional classes to be offered in 2006-07 in Paradise and Concow. |
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Chipper Program: Chipper, Coordinator & Education |
BLM/AQMD & HR2389 |
Since its inception in 2000, this program has assisted 1629 homes, treated nearly 1538 acres. |
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Defensible Space Brochures: Development of Fuel Model Brochures |
2002 HR2389 |
The BCFS developed and printed three versions of the "Homeowners Guide to Firewise Landscaping" This brochure has been adopted for use statewide by the California Fire Safe Council. |
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Defensible Space Media Campaign: TV, Radio and Billboard Campaign |
2003 HR2389 |
This program resulted in a 500% increase in hits on the BCFSC Website. |
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Firewise Building Materials Demo Video |
2003 HR2389 |
This video provides homeowners with practical steps to make their home safer from wildland fire. |
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Northeast Oroville Community Education and Outreach |
2004 HR2389 |
This developed a community "demonstration site" to educate homeowners about thinning vegetation, also a booth was set up and many residents received brochures on how to create their defensible space around the home |
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Special Needs Assistance Program: SNAP Packet Materials |
2003 HR2389 |
BCFSC is a member of the Elder Services Disaster Preparedness Committee and there was a need to update the SNAP card in the packets to be reflective, this funding accomplished that and more. |
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Rural-Urban Interface Challenges, Matching Funds, Conference with RC&D |
2003 HR2389 |
This excellent conference was a joint effort with the RC&D. There were about 100 participants who participated in the workshop and bus tour of selected project sites. |
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Trail Days: Matching Funds |
2003 HR2389 |
Matching funds grant against an open BLM Chipper Program Plus Grant, this funding allowed Trail Days to be a success in May 2005. |
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Defensible Space Fuel Model Brochures |
2002 BLM |
Provided the time to research, develop and produce Grassland, Brushland and Timberland Defensible Space Brochures that have now gone state wide. |
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Chipper Program and Special Need Program |
2006 BLM |
Provides Chipping service for 2006-2007 Chipper season. |
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Chipper Program |
2005 WUI |
This grant provided funding for the 2005-2006 Chipper season. |
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Chipper Program and Coordination |
2005 AQMD |
This grant assisted in the continuation of the Butte County Chipper Program in the 2005-2006 season. |
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