Table of Contents

Report

• EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• 1.0 INTRODUCTION
  • 1.1 Project Background
  • 1.2 Public Participation
  • 1.3 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
  • 2.6 Hazard Mitigation Project Development
• 3.0 DESCRIPTION OF THE TAHOE-DOUGLAS FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
  • 3.1 Demographics, Location, Topography, And Climatic Data
  • 3.2 Douglas County FEMA Disaster Plan
  • 3.3 Wildfire History
  • 3.4 Fire Ecology
  • 3.5 Natural Resources And Other Features Potentially At Risk
  • 3.6 Previous Fire Hazard Reduction Projects
  • 3.7 Environmental Regulations Related To Vegetation Removal In The Lake Tahoe Basin
• 4.0 DISTRICT-WIDE ASSESSMENT RESULTS
  • 4.1 Wildfire Protection Resources
  • 4.2 General Risk Reduction Recommendations for the Tahoe-Douglas Fire Protection District
• 5.0 CAVE ROCK/SKYLAND
  • 5.1 Risk And Hazard Assessment Summary
  • 5.2 Risk And Hazard Reduction Recommendations, Roles And Responsibilities
• 6.0 ELK POINT/ZEPHYR HEIGHTS/ROUND HILL
  • 6.1 Risk And Hazard Assessment Summary
  • 6.2 Risk And Hazard Reduction Recommendations, Roles And Responsibilities
• 7.0 GLENBROOK
  • 7.1 Risk And Hazard Assessment
  • 7.2 Risk Reduction Recommendations, Roles And Responsibilities
• 8.0 KINGSBURY
  • 8.1 Risk And Hazard Assessment
  • 8.2 Risk Reduction Recommendations, Roles And Responsibilities
• 9.0 LOGAN SHOALS
  • 9.1 Risk And Hazard Assessment Summary
  • 9.2 Risk And Hazard Reduction Recommendations, Roles And Responsibilities
• 10.0 STATELINE
  • 10.1 Stateline Risk And Hazard Assessment Summary
  • 10.2 Chimney Rock Neighborhood Risk And Hazard Assessment Summary
• 11.0 RECOMMENDED HAZARD MITIGATION PROJECTS
  • 11.1 Hazard Mitigation Treatments
  • 11.2 Fuelbreaks And Fuel Reduction Treatments
  • 11.3 Project Worksheets
    • Cave Rock/Skyland Unit 1
    • Cave Rock/Skyland Unit 2
    • Elk Point/Zephyr Heights/Round Hill Unit 1
    • Elk Point/Zephyr Heights/Round Hill Unit 2
    • Elk Point/Zephyr Heights/Round Hill Unit 3
    • Elk Point/Zephyr Heights/Round Hill Unit 4
    • Glenbrook Unit 1
    • Kingsbury Unit 1
    • Kingsbury Unit 2
    • Kingsbury Unit 3
    • Kingsbury Unit 4
    • Logan Shoals Unit 1
    • Stateline Unit 1
    • Stateline Unit 2
    • Stateline Unit 3
• 12.0 CONCLUSIONS
• 13.0 REFERENCES

Appendices

• APPENDIX A - List of Persons Contacted and Calendar of Public Meetings
• APPENDIX B - Glossary of Terms Used in Wildfire Management
• APPENDIX C - TRPA/NLTFPD Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
• APPENDIX D - Fire Protection District Residential Defensible Space Checklist and Explanation
• APPENDIX E - NLTFPD Sample Burn Permit
• APPENDIX F - Sample Application for Tree Removal Permit

Tables

• Table 1-1 Community Risk and Hazard Assessment Results
• Table 1-2 Summary of Recommended Hazard Mitigation Project Costs
• Table 3-1 Land Management Acreage Within TDFPD
• Table 3-2 Federally Listed Species Within the Lake Tahoe Basin
• Table 4-1 Typical Wildfire Resources, Cooperating Partners and Equipment Available for an Initial Attack
• Table 5-1 Cave Rock/Skyland Wildfire Hazard Assessment Summary Sheet
• Table 6-1 Elk Point/Round Hill/Zephyr Heights Wildfire Hazard Assessment Summary Sheet
• Table 7-1 Glenbrook Wildfire Hazard Assessment Summary Sheet
• Table 8-1 Kingsbury Wildfire Hazard Assessment Summary Sheet
• Table 9-1 Logan Shoals Hazard Assessment Summary
• Table 10-1 Stateline Wildfire Hazard Assessment Summary Sheet
• Table 10-2 Chimney Rock Neighborhood Wildfire Hazard Assessment Summary Sheet
• Table 11-1 Thinning Guide for Achieving 80 and 100 Square Feet of Basal Area per Acre
• Table 11-2 Summary of Recommended Hazard Mitigation Project Costs
• Table 12-1 Community Risk and Hazard Assessment Results Summary

Figures

Figure 1-1 Community Locations and Land Ownership, Tahoe-Douglas Fire Protection District small | large | x-large
Figure 3-1 Fire History and Potentially At-Risk Resources, Tahoe-Douglas Fire Protection District small | large | x-large
Figure 3-2 Previous Wildfire Hazard Mitigation Projects, Tahoe-Douglas Fire Protection District small | large | x-large
Figure 4-1 Wildfire Hazard Classifications, Tahoe-Douglas Fire Protection District small | large | x-large
Figure 4-2 Communication Diagram for Wildfire Suppression, Tahoe-Douglas Fire Protection District small | large
Figure 5-1 Communities of Cave Rock/Skyland small | large | x-large
Figure 6-1 Communities of Elk Point/Zephyr Heights/Round Hill small | large | x-large
Figure 7-1 Community of Glenbrook small | large | x-large
Figure 8-1 Community of Kingsbury small | large | x-large
Figure 9-1 Community of Logan Shoals small | large | x-large
Figure 10-1 Community of Stateline small | large | x-large
Figure 10-2 Stateline - Chimney Rock Neighborhood small | large | x-large
Figure 11-1 Proposed Wildfire Mitigation Projects for the Tahoe-Douglas Fire Protection District small | large | x-large
Figure 11-2 Proposed Prescription Area Cave Rock / Skyland Unit 1 small | large | x-large
Figure 11-3 Proposed Prescription Area Cave Rock / Skyland Unit 2 small | large | x-large
Figure 11-4 Proposed Prescription Area Elk Point/Zephyr Heights/Round Hill Unit 1 small | large | x-large
Figure 11-5 Proposed Prescription Area Elk Point/Zephyr Heights/Round Hill Unit 2 small | large | x-large
Figure 11-6 Proposed Prescription Area Elk Point/Zephyr Heights/Round Hill Unit 3 small | large | x-large
Figure 11-7 Proposed Prescription Area Elk Point/Zephyr Heights/Round Hill Unit 4 small | large | x-large
Figure 11-8 Proposed Prescription Area Glenbrook Unit 1 small | large | x-large
Figure 11-9 Proposed Prescription Area Kingsbury Unit 1 small | large | x-large
Figure 11-10 Proposed Prescription Area Kingsbury Unit 2 small | large | x-large
Figure 11-11 Proposed Prescription Area Kingsbury Unit 3 small | large | x-large
Figure 11-12 Proposed Prescription Area Kingsbury Unit 4 small | large | x-large
Figure 11-13 Proposed Prescription Area Logan Shoals Unit 1 small | large | x-large
Figure 11-14 Proposed Prescription Area Stateline Unit 1 small | large | x-large
Figure 11-15 Proposed Prescription Area Stateline Unit 2 small | large | x-large
Figure 11-16 Proposed Prescription Area Stateline Unit 3 small | large | x-large