Auburn Shaded Fuel Break

The Auburn Shaded Fuel Break (ASFB) was a collaborative fuels reduction project between Placer RCD, the Bureau of Reclamation, CA State Parks, and the City of Auburn. The entire fuel break was approximately six miles, located along the North Fork American River Canyon rim. Overall, the project decreased vegetative fuel loading on more than 350 acres of land, provided protection from wildfire to nearly 2,000 homes and some of our region’s most cherished recreation trails. Several communities including Auburn, North Auburn, Bowman, Newcastle, and Ophir have benefited from the treatments. By thinning dense vegetation and reducing ladder fuels, we are creating safer and more effective conditions for fire suppression resources to work. The project completed in March 2022.

In areas that are too steep to be mulched or chipped, burn piles must be created to be burned at a later date.
A completed section of the Auburn Shaded Fuel Break with one lone burn pile to be burned at a later date.
A completed section of the Auburn Shaded Fuel Break.
In areas that are too steep to be mulched or chipped, burn piles must be created to be burned at a later date.
In areas that are too steep to be mulched or chipped, burn piles must be created to be burned at a later date.
The Auburn Shaded Fuel Break will decrease vegetative fuel loading on more than 350 acres of land, providing protection from wildfire to nearly 2,000 homes and some of our region’s most cherished recreation trails.

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