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7/28/2019 2013 Fire Season Guide
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Prepare for Fe Ses Gude
2013-2014includesEmergency Preparedness
and Evacuation Guide
Cover photo courtey of the Unverty of Calforna
Berkeley Maran Kohland Bocence and Natural
Reource Lbrary Frtz-Metcalf Photograph Collecton.
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Although it is still early in the summer, re season is NOW. The lack o winter rains during the last
5 months has made this the ourth driest winter on record in the last 135 years. Conditions are comparable
to what they would be in early August.
We urgently need your help in the ollowing:
1. When venturing into the wildland, be extremely cautious when using re! Campres are not
permitted outside o developed campgrounds in the Tahoe National Forest or on BLM land.
Hot catalytic converters coming into contact with dry grass, cause res each year.
2. I you see a re, call it in immediately to 911. The quicker the notication, the better the chances o
getting it under control.
3. Complete your deensible space NOW to prepare your property or wildre season!
4. Be ready in case o evacuation put together your evacuation kit. I you are told to leave, LEAVE.
We have put this guide together to assist you in having a saer re
season. PLEASE take a ew minutes to read the suggestions and rules
regarding re in western Nevada County. PLEASE utilize the services o
the Fire Sae Council. I you have questions PLEASE talk to your
local re department. Preparing now can prevent problems later this
summer. We URGENTLY need everyones help to keep Nevada County
sae this summer.
Fire Chiefs of Western Nevada County
To the Residents of Western Nevada County
Nevada County re agencies would like to
remind area residents and visitors that the use o all
reworks is prohibited in Nevada County. No person is
permitted to sell, use, possess or transport reworks o
any type. Possession and use o reworks in violation
o these restrictions will be cited and the reworks
will be conscated. As a sae alternative to individual
use o reworks, residents are encouraged to enjoythe 4th o July parade in Grass Valley beginning at
10:00 AM, ollowed by entertainment and ood at the
Nevada County Fairgrounds beginning at 3:00 PM,
and ending with the annual public reworks show
at 9:30 PM.
Nevada City Allows Limited Fireworks Displays
With the 4th o July celebration just around the
corner, the Nevada City Fire Department wants to
remind residents and visitors o Nevada City o its
policies on reworks rom public saety and
enorcement standpoints.
The Nevada City Fire Chie has determined that
Caliornia approved Sae and Sane reworks are
allowed to be used in the City o Nevada City. Members
o the public wishing to conduct a private display will be
able to do so in all areas o the city except in the DeerCreek environs and the Old Nevada City Airport.
The Nevada City Fire Department enorces a zero
tolerance policy as it relates to possession and use o
illegal reworks. In addition, the department has also
stopped issuing sales permits to rework vendors
which has ended reworks sales. The Nevada City Fire
Department will implement special enorcement details
in the days leading up to the holiday weekend to ensure
that illegal reworks arent being purchased and used.
It is illegal to possess, transport or display
any freworks in all unincorporated areas o
Nevada County, the City o Grass Valley and
the Tahoe National Forest.
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Complete this sel-verication checklist or get a ree Deensible Space Advisory Visit by a quality trained Fire
Sae Council volunteer. Ater having your readiness veried, submit your completed checklist with your name,
phone number and email to the Fire Sae Council o Nevada County at PO Box 1112, Grass Valley, CA 95945 or
drop it o at 139 East Main Street in downtown Grass Valley or an opportunity to WIN GREAT PRIZES including
Carbon Monoxide detectors, re rated tarps and Smokey Bear goodie bags at the Nevada County Fair.
Daily drawings o checklist submitted will be given out each day at the air need not be present to win.
YES! I have had my deensible space veried by the Fire Sae Council oNevada County and I am prepared or emergencies! CONGRATULATIONS!!
Youre prepared or wildre season relax and take the rest o the summer o!
Have you developed or reviewed your amilys emergency preparedness
and evacuation plan this year? Is your evacuation kit rereshed? Emergenciesstrike when you least expect it. Having a good emergency plan in place that
all amily members are amiliar with will make the event less stressul andprovide or a smooth exit in the event o evacuations. Many neighborhoodshave special planning guides Please visit: http://www.mynevadacounty.com/nc/
igs/oes/Pages/Community-Emergency-Preparedness-Guides.aspx or theseindividual neighborhood guides. Or use the Nevada County Guide in the2013-2014 Prepare or Fire Season Guide.
Does your road and driveway have 12 eet o good surace with 10 eet o
vegetation management on both sides and a 15 oot vertical clearance? Do
you have a proper turnaround area hammerhead, bulbous or loop? Thiswill allow good access or the re department or other emergency vehicles.
Do you have a refective address sign to clearly identiy your property or an
emergency response? Moments matter when responding to medical aid calls
in the dark o night. Make sure it is EASY to nd you!
Have you removed all dead/dying leaves, pine needles, tree limbs, brush and
trees at least 10 eet rom your structure? Keeping re away rom your home
structure will help it withstand a wildre.
Have you cleaned your roo and rain gutters o all leaves and needles? Roosare one o the most susceptible areas o a home. Ensure you have a Class
A re rated roo on your home.
Are all tree limbs a minimum o 10 eet rom the chimney or stovepipe outlet?Is the chimney or stovepipe screened or equipped with a collared spark
arrestor? Embers rom home warming res may escape the chimney andcause limbs that are too close or dry leaves on the roo to ignite.
Is there 10 eet o clearance around your propane tank? Propane tanks are a
signicant uel source near your home. Proper saety clearance is required.
Are all sot and oundation vents screened with 1/8 inch metal wire mesh?Flying embers rom wildre may enter your home through vents and cause the
home to ignite.
Are all woodpiles more than 10 eet rom the structure or covered with are-rated tarp? Many homeowners use wood as a heating source. Unusedpiles that are stored next to the home create a re hazard and should either be
moved outside the home ignition zone or covered with a re-rated tarp.
Is there irrigation or landscaping around the structure? Keep your homeignition zone either very lean o fammable material or green to decrease the
chance o a re sustaining near your home.
Does your home have stucco/stone/brick or cement board siding? Non-
fammable siding on your home will make it more dicult to burn. New
building codes throughout Caliornia would require you to install these
construction eatures i you built your home today.
Does your home have Class A re-rated roong material? The building code or
re-rated roong was changed shortly ater Nevadas County catastrophic 49er
Fire in 1988, now the State o Caliornia requires this on new construction.
Do you have a cement, wood or Trex deck? Is it boxed in or open?Non-fammable cement and tile decks are the best or withstanding re,
however, redwood, cedar and r decks perorm very well provided they do
not have wood, recycling or construction materials stored underneath them.
Decks that have been ully boxed in with plywood provide added saety.
For detailed inormation on building products suitable or a high wildrehazard area, please visit http://www.re.ca.gov/re_prevention/re_prevention_
wildland_codes.php
ARE YOUREADY FOR
FIRE SEASON?
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Maintain100 eet o
DeensibleSpaceRemove all dead ordying plants romaround your home
Remove deadleaves and pineneedles rom yourroo and gutters
Harden yourhome by usingfre resistantbuildingmaterials
ReadyForWildfre.org
GET A SIMPLE 3-STEP PLAN TO PROTECT YOURHOME AND FAMILY FROM WILDFIRE AT
WILDFIRE IS COMING.
IS YOURHOME READY?
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Since 2013 has been one o the driest years in northern Caliornia history,re danger in western Nevada County is running above normal, providingpotential or large wildland res. Snow at the upper elevations dissipated early,increasing the vulnerability o orests to lightning ignitions about a monthahead o normal. The breezy and hot conditions in June, compounded with thelack o normal rainall this past winter and spring, continue to dry vegetation atall elevations. Moisture in the vegetation is expected to rapidly cycle downwardand reach critically dry levels by the end o June. By early July, conditions arepredicted to be at mid August levels.
Predicting How Hot a Fire Burns
One o the primary methods o characterizing re season or the TahoeNational Forest is via the Energy Release Component (ERC) which indicates how
hot a re will burn. ERC uses uel (vegetation) moisture levels as well as typesand conditions o vegetation. When the ERC levels are above 79, res greaterthan 100 acres can occur. The graphs shown at right illustrate the ERC levels orthis year. The 2013 graph shows that conditions at the beginning o June arecomparable to what they would be in July in an average year.
Fire Restrictions in the Tahoe National Forest
Based on the ERC values and predictions, the Forest Service or the TahoeNational Forest made the decision to initiate re restrictions earlier than normal.This decision allows campres only in designated campgrounds; prohibits
campres in the backcountry; limits smoking to developed recreation sites orvehicles; and requires all internal combustion engines (including OHVs) to beoperated on roads or motorized trails.
CAL FIRE Suspends Burn Permits
CAL FIRE suspended burn permits or the Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit earlierthan normal. Beginning June 1, the burn permit suspension applies to areas inNevada, Yuba and Placer counties that all within state responsibility area andlocal jurisdiction under contract with CAL FIRE. Anyone who burns in violationo the suspension will be subject to appropriate civil or criminal action and couldace cost recovery charges or the re suppression response. All res or smokereported will be considered a wildre and a ull suppression response will bedispatched to the scene.
The Nevada County Oce o Emergency Services (OES) is oering anadditional way or residents o Nevada County to be notied o emergenciessuch as evacuation orders i a wildre is threatening your neighborhood.I you desire to be notied via your AT&T residential or business phoneonly, no action is required on your part since your phone number is alreadyaccessible as part o the public saety data base.
In order to be notied by the countys Emergency NoticationSystem via your cable service phone line, cell phone, or cell phone textmessaging, residents will need to manually add their inormation.
Though all Emergency Notication systems are considered eectiveand ecient, you should not wait or or rely exclusively on a phone callor evacuation direction. I you think you are in immediate danger, do nothesitate to evacuate.
This emergency notication system will only be activated by Countypublic saety personnel. You must be a resident o Nevada County to addyour inormation into CityWatch.
For assistance adding your inormation into CityWatch, contactthe Nevada County Oce o Emergency Services at 530-265-1515 [email protected]
2013 ERC Levels Show Conditions in EarlyJune to Be Comparable to Jvuly
Western Nevada CountyFire Danger Predictions
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EmErGEncy notiFication SyStEm
To assure your additional contact information is included, go to the Nevada County OES website:
http://www.mynevadacounty.com/nc/igs/oes/and look for the CityWatch link. ,
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Local, State, and Federal agencies and organizations have
been working to reduce the uels in western Nevada County
or many years. In the area east and northeast o Scotts
Flat Lake and Cascade Shores subdivision, several dierent
projects in dierent ownerships are coalescing to provide
better wildfre deense.
Tahoe National Forest In 2012, a 16-acre project was
completed to reduce the uels east o Cascade Shores along
travel-ways on National Forest System land to 1) provide saerevacuation routes and 2) reduce intensity o fre behavior so
that frefghters have a greater chance o suppressing the fres.
This project was recommended by the Nevada and Placer
County Resource Advisory Committee and completed by the
Forest Service and Americorp. Additional work in this area is
being prioritized or contract this feld season and will include
approximately 50 acres o uel reduction treatments. The
vegetation will be reduced via chainsaws, chipping, and
piling or burning later in the all/winter. Small trees (less
than 10 inches), brush, and any hazard trees would be
removed along the roads.
Two other community deense projects are being planned
or uel reduction. One project is located immediately north
o Highway 20 in the Rock Creek/Madrone Springs area. This
project could include thinning o small trees and removing
the brush along the roadsides and in other areas previously
harvested. The environmental analysis is being developed
and is planned or implementation in 2014.
A larger project is being planned to reduce additional
uels not only in the Rock Creek area north o Highway 20
but also east o Scotts Flat Lake and Cascade Shores. The
environmental review/analysis has just begun. Depending
on the analysis, treatments may include thinning small or
medium size trees, cutting and piling the brush, burning
the piles, and/or underburning. More inormation on these
projects will be coming and local residents will be invited
to participate in public involvement discussions. Any
questions on these projects can be directed to Donn Thane,
Forest Fuels Ofcer, Tahoe National Forest 530-478-6270
or Mike Cherry Yuba River
Fire Management Ofcer 530-289-3231.
Additional work is being done by others including theBureau o Land Management, Nevada Irrigation District and
the Fire Sae Council o Nevada County.
Example o what a project area could
look like ater the brush and small/med
trees have been removed
Initial draft planning map for community defense projects
By working together, residentscan make their own property and their neighborhood muchsaer rom wildfre. The FirewiseCommunities USA RecognitionProgram provides communitiesa method to take action today toreduce their communitys risk owildfre damage tomorrow. TheFire Sae Council o Nevada Countyhas been assisting individualneighborhoods in completing theNational Fire Protection AssociationsFirewise Communities USAcertifcation process. It beginswith a ew concerns citizens whoorm a committee. Then a communitywildfre hazard assessment inconducted in collaboration withyour local fre department and CALFIRE. From this assessment, thecommittee develops an action planto implement the recommendations.Once the plan is in place an educationalevent is held to geteveryone on board.The certifcation is renewed annually,helping to not only implement theneeded work, but to retain the desiredconditions well into the uture.
Over the past six years, the FireSae Council has aided the ollowingcommunities in attaining the FirewiseCommunities/USA certifcation:
Banner Mountain HomeownersAssociation
Greater Alta Sierra FirewiseCommunity
Greater Cement Hill Neighborhood Association Golden Oaks Homeowners
Association Mountain Lakes Estates Lake Wildwood Homeowners
Association
Lake of the Pines HomeownersAssociation
Rattlesnake Ridge Estates Tahoe-Donner Homeowners
Association.
New communities currently workingon the certifcation process include:
Cascade Shores
Ridgeview Woodland Estates,
Charlean-Maidu Neighborhood
Harmony Ridge Estates.
Deensible space is the frst lineof protection. Working togethercommunities can reduce their riskto wildfre by becoming a nationallyrecognized Firewise CommunityUSA. Contact the Fire Sae Councilto learn more at (530) 272-1122 orvisit www.areyoufresae.com.
Working Together inWestern Nevada County
Take Responsibility
Nevada County ResidentsBecome FirewiseCommunities USA!
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Bureau of Land Management: The BLM Mother Lode FieldOfce issues Hazardous Fuels Variance Permits to landownerswho wish to reduce uels on adjacent BLM land. Ater receivinga permit request, BLM will perorm the necessary environmentaland other reviews or the project beore issuing the permit.Throughout the 2012/2013 fre seasons, BLM has been providinguel reduction and strategic fre planning in the South Yubawatershed, the Inimim Forest and Round Mountain areas.BLMwill be conducting prescribed fre within many areas oNevada County next feld season. BLM continues to support the
Fire Sae Council with personnel and equipment. BLM encourageslandowners to Take Responsibility and maintain 100 deensiblespaces around their homes. For more inormation, visithttp://takeresponsibility.cafrealliance.com/
Nevada Irrigation District Biomas Project The NevadaIrrigation District (District) is continuing its proactive role inbeing good stewards o our lands and the watershed through theimplementation o a Cal Fire unded biomass uel reduction project.The harvesting o the biomass will signifcantly help lower the fredanger on 300 acres o District owned lands surrounding ScottsFlat Reservoir. The project involves the removal o a portion o theoverstocked understory, and some o the diseased, and damagedtress in the overstory. The harvested biomass will then be utilized tosupport a renewable energy source and help fnance the project.
As an added beneft, the thinning will provide or the creationo deensible space while reducing tree spacing. This increasedspacing will help to promote healthy regeneration and provideor larger tress or the uture. Managing the lands in this ashionpreserves a healthy watershed by maintaining a strong managedorest, all while reducing uel continuity and the potential frethreat to adjacent landowners in the area.
The Fire Safe Council of Nevada County is working tocomplete two uel reduction projects this feld season. TheColumbia Hill Fuel Break on the North San Juan Ridge and theexpansion o the Deer Creek Community Fuel Break below theMorgan Ranch subdivision. A grant has been awarded to theCouncil rom the Forest Service Resource Advisory Committeeor a project in Cascade Shores or roadside evacuation clearing.Individual Firewise Communities are also implementing projectsthrough their action plans. The Greater Alta Sierra FirewiseCommunity has partnered with the Bureau o Land Management
to address heavy fuel loading below homes along George Way.
The Banner Mountain Homeowners Association FirewiseCommunity completed a deensible space uel break in theDeer Creek Park community. Both Firewise projects utilized theassistance o AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps crewssponsored by the Fire Sae Council. These ormal uel reductionprojects represent over 100 acres o community uel reductiontreatments over the past year.
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The Fire Sae Council o Nevada County
is a non-prot, local volunteer organization
dedicated to making Nevada County saer
rom catastrophic wildre through re prevention
education, re break clearing projects and creating
Firewise Communities USA
.
Education programs and landowner assistance
services operate through grant unding and
community donations. Donations are requested
based on the services provided, however, most all
programs and services are ree o charge regardless
o the ability to provide a cash contribution.
The Council oers memberships or specic benets
such as priority chipping service, scheduled chipping
service and discounts on products and events.
Memberships provide revenue to und grant
writing and local match requirements or grant
unded projects.
Chicago Park 4-H Club ater deensible space clearing.To view the video on creating deensible space the 4-H
Club created visit http://www.areyouresae.com/resources/media-resources/. The SNAP program is unded by the
Allstate Foundation.
Programs and services provided
by the council include:
Deensible Space Advisory Visits at Your Home
Year round, Drive-by Chipping Service
Firewise Landscaping Guide
Deensible Space Clearing or low-income Seniors
and Disabled
Deensible Space Verication Service or Homeowners
Insurance (ee service)
Educational Lending Library
Emergency Evacuation Planning
Scotch Broom Challenge Weed Wrench Loans & Project Sites
Fire Sae Products Refective Road and Address Signs &
Fire Rated Tarps
Community Wildre Hazard Assessments
Firewise Communities USA Certication Assistance
Neighborhood Firewise Presentations
Reduced cost CALSTAR & REACH lie fight helicopter
service memberships
Community Fuel Reduction Projects
Memberships or Individuals, Associations and Businesses
Annual Awards Program or Volunteer, Firewise Community
& Partner o the Year
For complete inormation on all programs and services,
please visit www.areyoufresae.com or call the Fire Sae
Council at (530) 272-1122.
The Fire Sae
Council Can Help You
Be Firewise
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2-1-1 Nevada County helps
provides inormation about health
and human services to NevadaCounty residents.
In the event o a community-
wide emergency here in Nevada
County, this same three digit number
may be dialed or 24 hour disaster-
related inormation.
In the wake o several natural
disasters across the country,
including res, earthquakes and
foods, 2-1-1 programs have been
used to relieve pressure on the 911
system and emergency response
teams by providing an easy number
or citizens to call or non-emergency
needs, reeing up emergency
responders to deal with true
emergencies.
For example, Dialing 2-1-1
provides citizens with criticalnon-emergency assistance such as:
Inormation on evacuation and
return routes; mass care shelter/
housing options; ood and water;
social services; amily reunication
status; animal and pet evacuation
inormation; trac and road
closures; and school and work
closures.During the 2007 restorms in
San Diego County, 2-1-1 provided
inormation and support to more
than 130,000 residents in 5 days.
San Diego Sheri Bill Gore reported,
The 2-1-1 service was an invaluable
resource during the restorm in that
it reed up calls rom 911. We could
give inormation on repopulated
neighborhoods to the 2-1-1
operators and consequently we saw
911 calls diminish over time because
o that. Every year since then, 2-1-1
San Diego has continued to play
this same role in disaster services
during res.
I 2-1-1 Nevada Countys call
center was inundated with calls
during a disaster, 2-1-1 NevadaCounty also has the ability to have
multiple other 2-1-1 locations answer
our phones and give out needed
inormation to local residents.
In addition, 2-1-1 provides a
valuable reerral number or public
saety and health personnel. Police,
Sheri, CHP, and Fire personnel
have an easy-to-remember number
to give to at-risk populations as a
resource to help with their needs
in any type o emergency or or
ongoing assistance. For example,
police called on or suspected
domestic violence are able to give
one number or marriage/amily
counseling, substance abuse, job
training, and other assistance which
may help the amily avoid violenceand abuse. 2-1-1 helps law enorce-
ment and the courts connect people
in need with resources to help.
Recently, Public Health agencies
have used 2-1-1s as the central point
to call or updated public health
inormation, as in the recent H1N1
event and the whooping cough
outbreak here in Caliornia.Remember, when any declared
disaster strikes here in Nevada
County and you need non-emergen-
cy inormation, Dial 2-1-1 to nd the
help you need.
FireSimulation
ExERCisEIn June, the Forest
Service and CAL FIRE
hosted a wildfre simula-
tion or western Nevada
County. The purpose othe simulation was to
improve interagency coor-
dination i a major wildfre
were to occur. Over 50 people rom 15 dierent agencies
participated.
The simulation began with a briefng as i a fre was
actually occurring. All the details o the fre were shared
location, size, rate o fre spread and direction, number o
frefghters and equipment, etc. The audience then broke
into our separate groups to discuss command protocols,
community support needs, public inormation processes
and tactical fre suppression/law enorcement operations.
They discussed what actions they would take and planned
how they would interact with the other groups. As the
simulation progressed other events were added including
evacuations, road closures, communication outages, and
loss o dispatching capacity.
Ater an hours discussion, the group got back together to
share successes and lessons learned. All reported that it was
a very worthwhile exercise. Several participants stated that
they were able to identiy processes, programs, or equipment
that they could share to aid in this emergency operation.
Future simulations and additional coordination eorts are
planned as a result o this exercise.
According to Jeanne Pincha-Tulley, Tahoe National
Forest Fire Chie, This was an important opportunity to
identiy gaps in our communication and operating processes.
We discussed a variety o ways we can work together more
efciently in an emergency. We all know how to do our
job; this exercise gave us a chance to see how well we
work together.
2-1-1 & DisasterResponse
Dial 2-1-1to nd thehelp you
need
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Most homeowners
dont think about their
gutters during the dry,sunny months. Usu-
ally, its heavy winter
storms that tip you o
that your gutters are
clogged. But accumu-
lated debris is also
one o your homes
greatest wildre
vulnerabilities.
Flammable debriscan build up on
your roo and in
your gutters. Flying
embers during a
wildre can quickly ignite
this dry matter in your gutters, catching the roos underside
on re. Fire may even spread to the roo vents, where it can
enter your home and damage your belongings.
Its common sense -- and the lawClearly, then, cleared gutters should be part o your wildre
protection plan. Thats common sense. Make sure youre also
aware o wildre prevention regulations that apply to you.
Western Nevada County is a designated Fire Hazard Severity
Zone. Most o the area is Very High and the rest is High.
Many areas o Caliornia, including Nevada County, have been
designated as urban wildland interace areas. In these areas the
Caliornia Building Code states that roo gutters must be provided
with the means to prevent the accumulation o leaves and debrisin the gutter. For years many areas o our state have required re
resistant roo materials, yet our gutters remain a collection area
or combustible debris. Gutter protection is one o many building
code updates (Caliornia Building Code Chapter 7A) that address
ignition-resistant materials and construction methods. While the
building code updates were written or new construction, home
renovations and re-roong projects are subject to the same
building code requirements in some counties.
Take action nowI youve recently replaced your roo, youre already tuned in
to ignition-resistant building materials. Likely you addressed
your gutter protection needs at that time. Congratulations.
What i your home is not new construction and you arent
planning to re-roo or renovate in the near uture? Its still
very important to inspect, clean out, and i necessary,
replace your gutters.
Some dos and donts
1. Recheck or the season. Even i you just cleaned your gutters this
winter, check them again. In open-top gutters, debris accumulatesquickly -- especially when its windy. And as the summer sun turns
rom warm to hot, leaves and pine needles dry out quickly. This can
leave you with a tinderbox ready to ignite.
2. Be sae. Getting on a ladder and climbing onto your roo can be
very dangerous. More than 100,000 U.S. homeowners all o
ladders every year. Hiring a proessional gutter cleaner may be a
wise move. Remember, youre doing this to make your home saer.
Dont sacrice your own personal saety in the process.
3. Dont improvise. Improperly tted screens or homemade xes
can easily come loose. This allows leaves to get into
the gutters, where they become trapped underneath the parts
o the screen still in place. This is actually worse than having
an open-top gutter!
4. Solve the problem orever. Rather than worrying about your
gutters every re season, think o your long-term saety, and plan
ahead. There are many gutter guards or lea protection products
available -- rom add-on gutter covers to gutter hoods and screensto seamless gutter systems.
5. Compare products and contractors. As you research the
solution that will work best or you, talk to gutter systems
proessionals about the approach they recommend or
your home. Ask or reerences, and get bids rom multiple
contractors, i it makes sense to do so.
6. Read the ne print. The guarantee is the single most important part
o the contract! Be sure you know what it covers and or how long.
Is it a lietime warranty -- or just a ew years? And
pay particular attention to exceptions and exclusions, oten
hidden deep within the contract terms. The goal here is to
protect your home, not leave you more vulnerable.
Its an honor to help educate local homeowners on opportunities
to make their homes more re sae.
Ray Byers, Sr.
President & CEO
Nevada County resident
Your Homes Gutter: on the Roofine -and Frontline - o Wildre Protection
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agees sss wh fuel edu,
sev plg, eege pepedess
Fire Sae Council o Nevada County (530) 272-1122
Nevada County Ofce o Emergency Services (530) 265-1515
Nevada County Resource Conservation District (530) 272-3417
Cal Fire Regional Ofce Auburn(530) 889-0111
Cal Fire Recorded Inormation(530) 823-4083
Tahoe National Forest(530) 265-4531
Bureau o Land Management(916) 941-3101
Nevada County Public Health Department(530) 265-7174
American Red Cross Capital Region(916) 993-7070
American Red Cross Northeastern Chapter (530) 673-1460
RESOURCE DIRECTORY
CAL FIRE has primary wildland re responsibility within local Nevada County re district boundaries.
Plant the Right Tree in the Right Place
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Tree Planting Safety
Your safety is PG&E's top priority. Planting trees
under power lines can pose electrical shock
hazards and fire safety risks. To stay safe, keep the
lights on and get the long-term benefit, beauty and
satisfaction from the trees you plant, refer to the
planting zone guidelines below.
When landscaping be sure to consider overhead
power lines and underground utilities in addition to
fire hazard, sun exposure and soil conditions when
selecting shrubs and trees.
Plant the Right Tree in the Right Place
The best way to protect yourself and your home is
by planting the right tree in the right place.
Though some large trees grow under power lines
naturally, many are planted without the
realization of how large they would eventually
become. So, select a tree with the proper height at
maturity for its location.Plant for personal and fire safety. Use the "Small,
Medium and Tall Zone" guidelines near distribution
lines and the "Wire Zone, Border Zone, Outer
Zone" guidelines near transmission lines. If you're
not sure whether a l ine is distribution or
transmission call us at 1-800-743-5000.
For more information about trees and power lines:
Visit www.pge.com/trees
Request a "Guide to Planting Small Trees Near
Distribution Lines" by calling 1-800-743-5000 or
email [email protected] . Specify:
Northern California, Central California or the Bay
Area/Inland area.
50 ft. 15 ft. 0
Tall
Zone
Trees taller
than 40 feet
at maturity
Medium
Zone
Trees no taller
than 40 feet at
maturity
Small
Zone
Trees no taller
than 25 feet at
maturity
Transmission
Line
Distribution
Line
Planting distancesfrom distribution lines:
Wire ZoneNo trees
Only low growing shrubs.
Border ZoneOnly small trees
or shrubs.
Outer ZoneTrees no taller thanthe distance to thewire at maturity.
Incompatible vegetation is subject to removal.
6/2009
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