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Board adopts Truckee Fire Protection District 2024 Community Wildfire Protection Plan
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Summary
The Board approved the Truckee Fire Protection District’s 2024 Community Wildfire Protection Plan as an annex to the county CWPP and endorsed its risk-prioritized projects; staff said 43,000 acres were identified as high-priority and estimated treatment costs of $3,500–$4,000 per acre, with adoption enabling grant eligibility.
The Nevada County Board of Supervisors voted to adopt the Truckee Fire Protection District 2024 Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) and to circulate it as an annex to the county CWPP. County Office of Emergency Services Director Craig Griesbach and senior analyst Alex Kibble Toole described the CWPP as a data-driven roadmap identifying strategic areas, resources and assets (SARAs) and prioritizing fuels-reduction and community-protection projects.
Presenters said the Truckee CWPP was developed with multiple collaborators and vendors (SWCA, Vibrant Planet, and others), integrates evacuation modeling and land-management prescriptions and will support eligibility for grant programs such as the U.S. Forest Service Community Wildfire Defense Grant and Measure T investments. Eric Hornvett, Truckee Fire wildfire prevention manager, said the local CWPPs are already guiding on-the-ground projects and tracking dashboards; he told the board an estimated 43,000 acres are identified for treatment with an average cost of $3,500–$4,000 per acre.
Board members thanked staff and Truckee partners for the stakeholder engagement and emphasized the need to continue implementation, streamline environmental compliance and seek diverse funding sources. The Board adopted the resolution and approved the plan by roll call (unanimous approval). The resolution included a technical correction to a septic-related staffing memo (clarifying conditions; staff to update condition F5 before finalization).
