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Butte County Fire Safe Council urges Oroville neighborhoods to form Firewise groups after new fire‑risk map
Summary
At an April 24 Planning Commission meeting, presenters from the Butte County Fire Safe Council described local wildfire programs — from free chipping and defensible‑space assistance to Firewise USA neighborhood certification — and encouraged Oroville residents to organize to reduce risk and access insurance discounts.
Members of the Butte County Fire Safe Council told the Oroville Planning Commission on April 24 that new fire‑risk lines added to the city map make neighborhood-level action more urgent and could affect insurance rates.
"We do all kinds of fuel reduction projects…our goal is to hit 6,000 this year," said Jim Hautman, an active member of the Fire Safe Council, describing the council’s chipper, hazard tree removal and grazing programs and saying the group treated about 3,500 acres last year.
The council’s presentation focused on the Firewise USA program, a national program managed locally with support from Cal Fire, which encourages neighbors to prepare collective action plans and document volunteer hours and vegetation removal. Lauren Deterra, community engagement coordinator for the Butte County Fire Safe Council, explained the certification steps and program requirements.
Deterra said Firewise communities begin with a map and a curbside risk assessment, then develop a three‑year action plan that…
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