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Truckee Meadows accepts FEMA grant to treat hazardous fuels near Joy Lake Road
Summary
The Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District board unanimously approved accepting up to $992,036 from FEMA with a local match to treat about 160 acres and roughly 200 parcels near Joy Lake Road and to treat approximately 400 trees for mistletoe over a 36-month period.
The Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District Board of Fire Commissioners on a unanimous vote approved acceptance of a Hazard Mitigation Grant Program award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for up to $992,036 with a local match of up to $330,678.67 over 36 months to treat hazardous fuels in the Joy Lake Road area of Washoe County.
Wildland Battalion Chief John McInturf told the board the funding comes from an FMAG declaration for the Joy Lake Fire and would fund treatment of about 160 acres and roughly 200 parcels, plus treatment of about 400 trees for mistletoe. McInturf said the district’s match is supplied through equipment and personnel billing rates (daily/hourly rates the district records for projects) rather than a cash payment.
McInturf said work would be performed in Commission District 2 and noted the treatments would also benefit District 1 because prevailing southwest winds can carry fire across district lines. No public comment was received on the item.
Chair Alexis Hill called for a motion; Commissioner Mary Louz Garcia moved to accept the grant and Commissioner Andreola seconded. The motion passed unanimously with the three commissioners present voting aye; two commissioners (Jane Herman and Michael Clark) were absent. The board recorded the approval as an authorization to accept the award and proceed with the fuel reduction work under the terms described.
The grant award has a 36-month implementation period. District staff said they would coordinate project billing/match documentation per FEMA requirements and proceed with project planning and execution.
