Meeting Date and Time: May 23, 2012, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Meeting Location: County of Shasta Board of Supervisors Chambers
1450 Court Street, Redding, California
The purpose of this special meeting is to receive public comment on the draft permanent regulation that will succeed the Board's adopted emergency regulations for the "State Responsibility Area (SRA) Fire Prevention Benefit Fee."
Trinity County 2nd ANNUAL BBQ COOK OFF - July 28th.
All proceeds benefit the Trinity County Fire Chiefs Association.
California's Wildfire Awareness Week (May 6 - May 12) offers the perfect opportunity to educate our community about the benefits of creating defensible space: it's simple and it effectively protects homes and communities from potential wildfires. Linked here is a short "How To" video about creating 100 feet of defensible space around your home. It's a simple, multi-step process that will give everyone the knowledge needed to help safeguard their home. This video stars Fire Safe Council Executive Director Joanne Drummond and Debra Hein, from the Bureau of Land Management. The downloadable video is 37 Mb in Windows media format.
The Lost Summer: Community Experiences of Large Wildfires in Trinity County,
California discusses community perspectives on the 2008 fires,
including negative effects in the forest, tourism, recreation, and the wine
sectors and the local economic benefit from fire suppression
contracting. Download / view the paper HERE (pdf).
Fire Suppression Costs and Impacts of the 2008 Wildfires in Trinity County,
California analyzes the economic impacts of the wildfires using
labor market and fire suppression spending data. We found that 40% of total
suppression spending on the 2008 wildfires was contracted to businesses in or
adjacent to Trinity County; and that employment in several of Trinity County's
economic sectors dropped in 2008 during and after the fires. Download / view the paper HERE (pdf).
This research is part of a broader study on the economic impacts of large wildfires across the US.
To learn more about this study, please visit http://ewp.uoregon.edu/largefires/context .
Download the Final Signed Trinity County Community Wildfire Protection Plan Update 2010 HERE ( right click, save as ) (33 mb PDF)
Trinity County Community Wildfire Protection Plan Update 2010 - Identified Projects and Infrastructure GIS Shapefiles ( right click, save as ) (1.6Mb Zip)
Trinity County Community Wildfire Protection Plan Update 2010 - Officially Adopted Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) GIS Shapefile ( right click, save as ) (680 kb Zip) |
