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Hazard Mitigation
Office of Emergency Services 2022

Description

Through identifying risks and vulnerabilities common to Nevada County, developing long-term strategies and collaboratively seeking funds to address these threats, OES works to reduce all hazards in Nevada County, with a specific focus on wildfire.

County of Nevada OES has identified grant attainment, affordable residential green waste disposal, and the Defensible Space Program as areas of concentration for mitigation in 2022.

Progress Update

  • In partnership with Fire Safe Council of Nevada County, continued work on the South County Shaded Fuel Break Project, a 339-acre, 150-foot-wide roadway shaded fuel break funded by CAL FIRE; as of May treatment had been implemented on 39 properties within the project area.
  • Submitted the Lower Deer Creek Penn Valley Hazardous Fuels reduction Project to the FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program NOI that was issued due to a Disaster Relief number (DR#) being assigned to the Winter Storm of 2023; was approved to submit a $5M proposal to this program.
  • Wrote a $750,000 grant to the United States Forest Services to allow the funds awarded for the FY23 Congressionally Directed Spending Request for the Ponderosa West Grass Valley Defense Zone Phase 1 Maintenance Project to be administered.
  • Submitted and was awarded a $950,000 direct funding proposal to CAL FIRE for the Winter Storm Hazardous Vegetation Clean-Up Project.
  • Contracted with qualified consultants to lead three strategic planning efforts: the Nevada County Community Wildfire Protection Plan Update (funded by CWDG), the Evacuation Study (funded by CAL FIRE), and the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Update (funded by FEMA)
  • Purchased Nevada County Sheriff's Search and Rescue 4 EBikes and 100 Climbing Helmets from the Emergency Management ARPA grant ($60K in total). This grant also funded 6 new workstations for the Nevada County Office of Emergency Services.  

Next Steps

Plans for Q3 (July-September 2023) include:

  • Release RFP for the environmental and cultural planning required for the Woodpecker Ravine Shaded Fuel Break Project.
  • Release RFP for the environmental and cultural planning required for the Ponderosa Phase 2 Shaded Fuel Break Project.
  • Contract with Sierra Nevada Conservancy for the South Yuba Rim Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project.
  • Work with USFS Tahoe National Forest to develop a Good Neighbor Authority (GNA) agreement that will allow OES to partner with USFS for projects on federal land adjacent to priority communities.
  • Work with local Law, Fire and Public Health leadership to spend Homeland Security Grant dollars on local first responder training and equipment needs. 
On Target

DSI Inspection Program Case Status
DSI Inspection Program

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DSI Inspection Program Case Status (Chart Type: Column) Plot Bands Q1-23 Cases Opened in Quarter: 32.00 In Compliance: 42.00 Cases with Citation: 6.00 Referred to Code: 0.00 Active Cases: 57.00 Q2-23 Cases Opened in Quarter: 66.00 In Compliance: 12.00 Cases with Citation: No Value Referred to Code: No Value Active Cases: No Value Q3-23 Cases Opened in Quarter: No Value In Compliance: No Value Cases with Citation: No Value Referred to Code: No Value Active Cases: No Value
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Measures

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Roadside Vegetation Treatment
Office of Emergency Services 2022
On Target
DSI Inspection Program
Office of Emergency Services 2022

Objectives

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Emergency Preparedness
Board of Supervisors 2021
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Emergency Preparedness
Board of Supervisors 2023
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Emergency Preparedness
Board of Supervisors 2022
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Emergency Preparedness
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