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Fuel Load Reduction

Fuel Load Reduction. City of Roseville Brian Castelluccio Open Space Superintendent. Partnerships. Partnership between the Parks & Recreation Department and the Fire Department Open Space Division Fire and Life Safety Division

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Fuel Load Reduction

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  1. Fuel Load Reduction City of Roseville Brian Castelluccio Open Space Superintendent

  2. Partnerships • Partnership between the Parks & Recreation Department and the Fire Department • Open Space Division • Fire and Life Safety Division • Working cooperatively to clear and maintain both private and public land • Goals are aligned but objectives can vary • Habitat Management/Mitigation • Fire Safety

  3. State Designation of Roseville LandModerate Hazard

  4. Regulations • Municipal Code 9.20.010 • California Fire Code • Title 19 • MOU California Fish and Wildlife Service • City’s Overarching Open Space Management Plan

  5. City of Roseville Standard A clear firebreak of a minimum 30-foot width shall be created and maintained in all areas designated by the City of Roseville. Clear firebreaks shall be provided around all combustible buildings, fences, vehicles, structures, or storage on this parcel or on adjacent properties. We ask that you adhere to the following abatement requirements:

  6. Fire Break/Fuel Load Reduction Program • Fire Breaks installed in designated areas • Thinning of low growing vegetation and trees branches • Public Outreach • Ground Nesting Bird Surveys

  7. Methods • Flail mowing • Walk behind and Hand Line Trimmers • Grazing • Mulch • Herbicides

  8. Map All Areas(GIS)

  9. Fire Breaks • Hand Work 142.8 acres • Flail Mow 86.2 acres • Total Acres 229.0 acres • General Fund 107.6 acres • Preserves Fund 121.4 acres

  10. Fire Break Budget Fire Breaks General Fund Fire $ 20,000 Open Space $ 73,500 Public Works $ 8,000 Solid Waste $ 7,500 Parks $ 1,500 Preserve Fund Preserves $ 30,000 Total Cost$138,500

  11. Fuel Load Reduction • General Open Space 150 acres • Preserves 900 acres • Total Acres 1050 acres

  12. Fuel Load Reduction Budget Grazing (Goats) General Fund $100,000 Preserve Fund $200,000 Total Cost$300,000

  13. Maidu Fire 2013

  14. Fire Concerns • Complete fuel ladder • Dense vegetation • Close proximity to home/business • Access restricted

  15. Future Concerns • Increase in Cost • Increase in acres • Time Constraint • Habitat Degradation/Loss • Oak Tree Regeneration • Sustainable Practices

  16. Habitat Protection Strategies • Protection of groups of young trees via tree shelters and exclusion fencing • Timing selection/Rotation for grazing • Targeted Herbicide use • Thatch Management • Specific Monitoring • Residual Dry Matter • Invasive Species • Oak Recruitment

  17. Future Strategies • Restorative Planting of Native Plant Material • Oak and Riparian Tree Planting • Increased Public Outreach/Partnerships

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