Table of Contents

Report

• Executive Summary
• 1.0 Introduction
  • 1.1 Project Background
  • 1.2 Communities Assessed
• 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 Fire Hazard Reduction Projects
• 4.0 County-Wide Assessment Results
  • 4.1 County-Wide Risk and Hazard Assessment Overview
• 5.0 Dyer/Fish Lake Valley
  • 5.1 Risk and Hazard Assessment
  • 5.2 Bureau of Land Management Site Assessments
  • 5.3 Risk and Hazard Reduction Recommendations and Responsibilities
• 6.0 Goldfield
  • 6.1 Risk and Hazard Assessment
  • 6.2 Bureau of Land Management Site Assessment Recommendations
  • 6.3 Risk and Hazard Reduction Recommendations and Responsibilities
• 7.0 Gold Point
  • 7.1 Risk and Hazard Assessment
  • 7.2 Bureau of Land Management Site Assessment Recommendations
  • 7.3 Risk and Hazard Reduction Recommendations and Responsibilities
• 8.0 Lida
  • 8.1 Risk and Hazard Assessment
  • 8.2 Bureau of Land Management Site Assessment Recommendations
  • 8.3 Risk and Hazard Reduction Recommendations and Responsibilities
• 9.0 Silver Peak
  • 9.1 Risk and Hazard Assessment
  • 9.2 Bureau of Land Management Site Assessment and Recommendations
  • 9.3 Risk and Hazard Reduction Recommendations and Responsibilities
• 10.0 Esmeralda County Risk/Hazard Assessment Conclusions
• 11.0 References

Appendices

• Appendix A - Glossary of Terms Used in Wildfire Management and Scientific Plant Names
• Appendix B - Community Wildfire Assessment Rating System
• Appendix C - List of Persons Contacted
• Appendix D - Photographs of Representative Fuel Types
• Appendix E - Homeowner Guidelines
• Appendix F - Community Guidelines

Tables

• Table 1-1 Community Risk and Hazard Assessment Results
• Table 2-1 Primary Datasets and Sources Utilized in the Esmeralda County Community Wildfire Risk/Hazard Assessment
• Table 2-2 Hazard Rating Point System Utilized in the Nevada Community Wildfire Risk/Hazard Assessment Project
• Table 3-1 Land Management Acreage Within Esmeralda County
• Table 3-2 Summary of Fire History Data 1980-2003
• Table 3-3 At Risk Historical Places in Esmeralda County
• Table 3-4 Federal and State Listed Flora and Fauna At Risk in Esmeralda County
• Table 4-1 Assessment Results Summary
• Table 4-2 Esmeralda County Wildfire Suppression Resources
• Table 5-1 Dyer/Fish Lake Valley Wildfire Suppression Resources
• Table 5-2 Dyer/Fish Lake Valley Risk and Hazard Reduction Priority Recommendations
• Table 5-3 Dyer/Fish Lake Valley Wildfire Hazard Rating Summary
• Table 6-1 Goldfield Wildfire Suppression Resources
• Table 6-2 Goldfield Risk and Hazard Reduction Priority Recommendations
• Table 6-3 Goldfield Wildfire Hazard Rating Summary
• Table 7-1 Gold Point Wildfire Suppression Resources
• Table 7-2 Gold Point Risk and Hazard Reduction Priority Recommendations
• Table 7-3 Gold Point Wildfire Hazard Rating Summary
• Table 8-1 Lida (gold Point) Wildfire Suppression Resources
• Table 8-2 Lida Risk and Hazard Reduction Priority Recommendations
• Table 8-3 Lida Wildfire Hazard Rating Summary
• Table 9-1 Silver Peak Wildfire Suppression Resources
• Table 9-2 Silver Peak Risk and Hazard Reduction Priority Recommendations
• Table 9-3 Silver Peak Wildfire Hazard Rating Summary

Figures

Figure 3-1 Community Locations and Land Ownership, Esmeralda County, Nevada small | large | x-large
Figure 3-2 Fire History and Critical Features Potentially At Risk, Esmeralda County, Nevada small | large | x-large
Figure 5-1 Dyer/Fish Lake Valley Suppression Resources small | large | x-large
Figure 6-1 Goldfield Suppression Resources small | large | x-large
Figure 7-1 Gold Point Suppression Resources small | large | x-large
Figure 8-1 Lida Suppression Resources small | large | x-large
Figure 8-2 Lida Blm Proposed Project Area small | large | x-large
Figure 9-1 Silver Peak Suppression Resources small | large | x-large