Table of Contents

Report

• Executive Summary
• 1.0 Introduction
  • 1.1 Project Background
• 2.0 Methodology
  • 2.1 Project Team
  • 2.2 Base Map Data Collection
  • 2.3 Community Risk/Hazard Assessment
  • 2.4 interviews With Fire Personnel
  • 2.5 Recommendation Development
• 3.0 Description of the County
  • 3.1 Demographics, Location, topography, and Climatic Data
  • 3.2 Wildfire History
  • 3.3 Natural Resources and Critical Features Potentially At Risk
  • 3.4 Previous Fuel Hazard Reduction Projects
• 4.0 County-Wide Assessment Results
  • 4.1 County-Wide Risk and Hazard Assessment Overview
  • 4.2 County-Wide Recommendations
• 5.0 Cold Springs
  • 5.1 Risk and Hazard Assessment
  • 5.2 Risk and Hazard Reduction Recommendations, Roles, and Responsibilities
  • 5.3 Summary of Recommendations
• 6.0 Eastgate
  • 6.1 Risk and Hazard Reduction
  • 6.2 Risk and Hazard Reduction Recommendations, Roles, and Responsibilities
  • 6.3 Summary of Recommendations
• 7.0 Fallon
  • 7.1 Risk and Hazard Assessment
  • 7.2 Risk and Hazard Reduction Recommendations, Roles, and Responsibilities
  • 7.3 Summary of Recommendations
• 8.0 Fallon Naval Air Station
  • 8.1 Risk and Hazard Assessment
  • 8.2 Risk and Hazard Reduction Recommendations, Roles, and Responsibilities
  • 8.3 Summary of Recommendations
• 9.0 Fallon Outskirts
  • 9.1 Risk and Hazard Assessment
  • 9.2 Risk and Hazard Reduction Recommendations, Roles, and Responsibilities
  • 9.3 Summary of Recommendations
• 10.0 Middlegate
  • 10.1 Risk and Hazard Assessment
  • 10.2 Risk and Hazard Reduction Recommendations, Roles, and Responsibilities
  • 10.3 Summary of Recommendations
• 11.0 Churchill County Risk/Hazard Assessment Conclusions
• 12.0 References

Appendices

• Appendix A - Glossary of Wildland Fire Terms
• Appendix B - Photographs of Representative Fuel Types
• Appendix C - List of Persons Contacted
• Appendix D - Homeowner Guidelines
• Appendix E - Community Guidelines

Tables

• Table 1-1 Community Risk and Hazard Assessment Results
• Table 3-1 Land Management Acreage Within Churchill County
• Table 3-2 Summary of Fire History Data 1980-2003
• Table 3-3 At Risk Historical Places in Churchill County
• Table 3-4 Federal and State Listed Flora and Fauna At Risk in Churchill County
• Table 4-1 Assessment Results Summary
• Table 4-2 Churchill County Wildfire Resources, Cooperating Partners, and Equipment Available
• Table 4-3 Out of County Wildfire Resources, Cooperating Partners, and Equipment Available
• Table 5-1 Cold Springs Wildfire Resources, Cooperating Partners, and Equipment Available
• Table 5-2 Out of County Wildfire Resources, Cooperating Partners, and Equipment Available
• Table 5-3 Priority Recommendations to Reduce Wildfire Risks and Hazards in Cold Springs
• Table 5-4 Cold Springs Wildfire Hazard Rating Summary
• Table 6-1 Eastgate Wildfire Resources, Cooperating Partners, and Equipment Available
• Table 6-2 Out of County Wildfire Resources, Cooperating Partners, and Equipment Available
• Table 6-3 Priority Recommendations to Reduce Wildfire Risks and Hazards in the Eastgate Area
• Table 6-4 Eastgate Wildfire Hazard Assessment Rating Summary
• Table 7-1 Fallon Wildfire Resources, Cooperating Partners, and Equipment Available
• Table 7-2 Out of County Wildfire Resources, Cooperating Partners, and Equipment Available
• Table 7-3 Priority Recommendations to Reduce Wildfire Risks and Hazards in Fallon
• Table 7-4 Fallon Wildfire Hazard Rating Summary
• Table 8-1 Fallon Nas Wildfire Suppression Resources and Cooperating Partners
• Table 8-2 Out of County Wildfire Resources, Cooperating Partners, and Equipment Available
• Table 8-3 Priority Recommendations to Reduce Wildfire Risks and Hazards in the Fallon Nas Area
• Table 8-4 Fallon Naval Air Station Wildfire Hazard Assessment Rating Summary
• Table 9-1 Fallon Outskirts Wildfire Resources, Cooperating Partners, and Equipment Available
• Table 9-2 Out of County Wildfire Resources, Cooperating Partners, and Equipment Available
• Table 9-3 Priority Recommendations to Reduce Wildfire Risks and Hazards in the Fallon Outskirts
• Table 9-4 Fallon Outskirts Wildfire Hazard Assessment Rating Summary
• Table 10-1 Middlegate Wildfire Resources, Cooperating Partners, and Equipment Available
• Table 10-2 Out of County Wildfire Resources, Cooperating Partners, and Equipment Available
• Table 10-3 Priority Recommendations to Reduce Wildfire Risks and Hazards in the Middlegate Area
• Table 10-4 Middlegate Wildfire Hazard Assessment Rating Summary

Figures

Figure 3-1 Community Locations and Land Ownership Churchill County, Nevada small | large | x-large
Figure 3-2 Fire History, Ignition Risks, and Potentially At Risk Resources Churchill County, Nevada small | large | x-large
Figure 5-1 Cold Springs Fire History and Proposed Mitigation Project small | large | x-large
Figure 6-1 Eastgate Fire History small | large | x-large
Figure 7-1 Fallon Suppression Resources and Critical Community Features small | large | x-large
Figure 8-1 Fallon Naval Air Station Suppression Resources small | large | x-large
Figure 9-1 Fallon Outskirts Fire History and Suppression Resources small | large | x-large
Figure 10-1 Middlegate Fire History and Proposed Mitigation Project small | large | x-large