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Nevada County OES prioritizes roadside defensible-space work on private roads serving Alta Sierra, Lake Wildwood
Summary
Ricky Martinez of the Nevada County Office of Emergency Services described a defensible-space effort focused on private roads that serve as secondary ingress and egress for Alta Sierra and Lake Wildwood, saying the county is prioritizing vegetation clearance to reduce wildfire fuel loading and aid first responders.
Ricky Martinez, defensible space inspector supervisor with the Nevada County Office of Emergency Services, said the agency is prioritizing roadside vegetation clearance on private roads that can serve as secondary ingress and egress for Alta Sierra and Lake Wildwood to reduce wildfire fuel loading and potential flame intensity.
"What we're trying to do here is work with landowners on private roads, such as this, to reduce this fuel loading off the side of the road, to reduce that flame intensity if a fire were to come through here,"…
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