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 Gold Hill
  • 5.1 Risk and Hazard Assessment
  • 5.2 Risk and Hazard Reduction Recommendations and Responsibilities
  • 5.3 Summary of Recommendations
• 6.0 Lockwood
  • 6.1 Risk and Hazard Assessment
  • 6.2 Risk and Hazard Reduction Recommendations and Responsibilities
  • 6.3 Summary of Recommendations
• 7.0 Six Mile
  • 7.1 Risk and Hazard Assessment
  • 7.2 Risk and Hazard Reduction Recommendations and Responsibilities
  • 7.3 Summary of Recommendations
• 8.0 Virginia City
  • 8.1 Risk and Hazard Assessment
  • 8.2 Risk and Hazard Reduction Recommendations and Responsibilities
  • 8.3 Summary of Recommendations
• 9.0 Virginia Highlands
  • 9.1 Risk and Hazard Assessment
  • 9.2 Risk and Hazard Reduction Recommendations and Responsibilities
  • 9.3 Summary of Recommendations For Virginia Highlands
• 10.0 Storey County 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 - Photographs of Representative Fuel Types in Storey County Communities
• Appendix D - List of Persons Contacted
• 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 Storey 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 Status Within Storey County
• Table 3-2 Summary of Available Fire History Data 1980-2003
• Table 3-3 Federal and State Listed Flora and Fauna At Risk in Storey County
• Table 4-1 Community Risk and Hazard Assessment Results
• Table 4-2 Storey County On-site Fire Suppression Resources
• Table 4-3 Typical Initial Attack Response in Storey County From Mutual Aid Agencies
• Table 5-1 Gold Hill Priority Recommendations to Reduce Wildfire Risks and Hazards
• Table 5-2 Gold Hill Wildfire Hazard Rating Summary
• Table 6-1 Lockwood Priority Recommendations to Reduce Wildfire Risks and Hazards
• Table 6-2 Lockwood Wildfire Hazard Rating Summary
• Table 7-1 Six Mile Priority Recommendations to Reduce Wildfire Risks and Hazards
• Table 7-2 Six Mile Wildfire Hazard Rating Summary
• Table 8-1 Virginia City Priority Recommendations to Reduce Wildfire Risks and Hazards
• Table 8-2 Virginia City Wildfire Hazard Rating Summary
• Table 9-1 Recommendations For Zone 1: Extreme Fuel Hazard
• Table 9-2 Recommendations For Zone 2: High Fuel Hazard
• Table 9-3 Recommendations For Zone 3: High Fuel Hazard, Brush Fuel Type
• Table 9-4 Recommendations For Zone 4: Moderate Fuel Hazard

Figures

Figure 3-1 Community Locations and Land Ownership, Storey County, Nevada small | large | x-large
Figure 3-2 Fire History and Critical Features Potentially At Risk, Storey County, Nevada small | large | x-large
Figure 5-1 Gold Hill Fire History and Proposed Mitigation Projects small | large | x-large
Figure 5-2 Gold Hill Fuel Hazard Classification small | large | x-large
Figure 6-1 Lockwood Fire History, Suppression Resources, and Critical Features small | large | x-large
Figure 7-1 Six Mile Fire History and Suppression Resources small | large | x-large
Figure 8-1 Virginia City Fire History, Suppression Resources, Critical Features, and Proposed Mitigation Projects small | large | x-large
Figure 8-2 Virginia City Fuel Hazard Classification small | large | x-large
Figure 9-1 Virginia Highlands Fire History, Suppression Resources, and Proposed Mitigation Projects small | large | x-large
Figure 9-2 Virginia Highlands Priority Fuelbreak Locations small | large | x-large
Figure 9-3 Virginia Highlands Fuel Hazard Classification small | large | x-large