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Truckucky Meadows details fuels work, warns of unusual 2026 fire-season risks
Summary
Division Chief August Eisenhagen reported roughly 460 acres treated by grants in 2025, utility-pole fuels abatement and nearly $5 million in external funding, and described volunteer support and incident-day totals. National Weather Service meteorologist Don Johnson said soils are unusually wet even as snowpack remains below median, complicating fire‑season forecasts.
Division Chief August Eisenhagen told the Truckucky Meadows Fire Protection District board on March 3 that the wildland division treated about 460 acres under grant programs in 2025, mitigated hazardous fuels at more than 200 utility poles in partnership with NV Energy and Liberty Utilities, and treated 47 acres with prescribed fire.
“We just got notification over the last couple weeks that our NV Energy award for 2026 is just under $5 million again,” Eisenhagen said, describing nearly $5 million in external funding that supports fuels-reduction work across the county. He credited a small, dedicated field team and volunteers for the output: the division recorded 65 volunteer incident days, 51 volunteer training days and 14 new volunteers last year, and completed roughly 340 defensible-space inspections and 91 private…
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