Many of the forests and woodlands in California are fire-dependent ecosystems. However, after more than a century of successful fire suppression, most forests in the Sierra Nevada are overcrowded and vulnerable to high-severity wildfire. In combination with tree mortality due to drought and bark beetle, it will take a multi-faceted approach to improve community fire resiliency. Staff at Placer RCD offer technical assistance to help landowners and land managers steward their property to reduce fuels, reintroduce fire, and improve forest health.

Fire Safety technical assistance can help you with:

• Potential cost-share opportunities through federal assistance programs
• Technical assistance for
  • Defensible space
  • Home hardening
  • Fuels reduction and management
  • Prescribed burning
  • Pile burning
  • Timber harvest

For fire safety technical assistance, please contact: