Arson-caused Fire Suspicions

Contact Cal Fire's Law Enforcement Officers. Preventing fires is a vital part of Cal Fire's mission. If you suspect an arson-caused fire call Cal Fire's Arson Hotline at 1-800-468-4408 with information about suspicious fires. You can remain anonymous.

What to Expect After a Wildfire

Cal Fire offers information on Cal Fire's Ready for Wildfire: After a Wildfire webpage.

Returning Home

Cal Fire offers post wildfire resources, including safety tips, on Cal Fire's Ready for Wildfire: Returning Home webpage.

Cal Fire's Returning Home After a Wildfire Checklist (PDF document) is available here.

Rebuilding

Visit Cal Fire's Ready for Wildfire: Rebuilding webpage here. Information includes what to do before cleaning up following a wildfire, and key considerations for determining which approach to use (such as a government-run debris removal program).

Who Can Help

Cal Fire's Ready for Wildfire: Who Can Help webpage includes information and links to federal, state, and non-gov…

The 211 Connecting Point Contact Center provides a web page with information about wildfire resources.

Web pages

• Home - https://211connectingpoint.org/
• Wildfire resources - https://211connectingpoint.org/wildfire-resources/
  
  
  

The Fire Safe Council of Nevada County has Reflective Address Signs available for purchase. These signs can help emergency personnel find your address in the dark.

Signs are all weather, UV resistant metal with 1” x 4” numbers printed on your choice of one or both sides. These signs are compliant with 2010 California Fire Code requirements. Pre-drilled holes make mounting easy. Mounting posts are available for an additional charge. They recommend mounting signs in the line of sight as you approach your home from the roadway. Some locations may be best served by having more than one sign.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.areyoufiresafe.com/
• Reflective address signs - learn more or purchase - https://www.areyoufiresafe.com/programs/address-signs. NOTE: They do not ship the orders. You must come to the office to pick up your sign when it is ready.
• Contact - https://www.areyoufiresafe.com/contact-us

Scotch Broom Challenge.  The Fire Safe Council of Nevada County has tools to lend which make it easier for people to remove Scotch Broom. Scotch Broom should be removed because it is a highly flammable non-native plant and it also displaces native and beneficial vegetation. A photo ID and deposit check are required to borrow the tools.

Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius) is a highly aggressive, non-native, invasive weed species. It was introduced to the United States as an ornamental and as packing material for cases of whiskey and beer from the British Isles, central and southern Europe. It is now considered a pest plant by many eastern and western states.

Why this plant is considered a pest...

• Scotch broom is highly flammable
• Displaces native and beneficial vegetation
• Costly in areas where forest production is impeded by its growth
• Forms dense stands which impede movement of wildlife, livestock, and degrades wildlife habitat
• Plants in excess quantity can be toxic to humans, horse…

The Nevada County Resource Conservation District provides free, on-site advisory visits for landowners in Nevada and western Sierra counties to support natural resource management.

Services include:

• Technical advice on soil health, erosion control, and drainage
• Help with rural road maintenance and pond or pasture management
• Guidance on forest health and rangeland management
• Livestock water systems, cross fencing, and nutrient planning
• Help with wildlife habitat, pest control, and watershed concerns

Available at no cost to landowners.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.ncrcd.org/

The Nevada City Residential Chipping Program provides the residents of Nevada City with a free, curb-side chipping service as a green waste disposal incentive to help homeowners in their fire hazard reduction efforts. As of August 2019 the program will be continuing indefinitely

Web pages

• Chipping Program Information - https://www.nevadacityca.gov/287/Community-Green-Waste-Chipping-Program

The Fire Safe Council of Nevada County offers brush Chipping Program that has been cleared from defensible space of any permanent structure, and/or 30 feet from any roadside or driveway used for evacuation purposes.

Wait time for this service can be weeks or months. The chipping service is limited to 4 hours per customer per application for $75/hour. A limited number of applications may qualify for free chipping services based on income, age, and/or disability.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.areyoufiresafe.com/
• Chipping Program - areyoufiresafe.com/programs/chipping-program
• Online application form: https://clienthub.getjobber.com/client_hubs/0ea7b196-f50e-4e4b-9a3a-f2f6486280f3/public/work_request/new?source=social_media. Submit application form online. If any additional information is required, Fire Safe Council will contact applicants directly.
• Flyer: https://cdn-cms.f-static.net/uploads/2149934/normal_5de58a5e8a7fb.pdf (this flyer has a good list of DOs and DON'Ts for brush piles and i…

The Defensible Space Advisory Visit program provides a one-on-one consultation and advice at your home for comprehensive education on compliance with Public Resource Code 4291 – the law that requires defensible space around structures. PRC 4291 was expanded in 2005 from 30 feet to 100 feet of clearance.

With increased promotion of defensible space, many people were confused and had difficulty understanding what needed to be accomplished. The council implemented a volunteer advisory program with formal training by CAL FIRE and local resources to provide an advisory visit that mirrored a compliance inspection without the threat of enforcement.

The County of Nevada Office of Emergency Services offers a Defensible Space Inspection that is more formal than the Fire Safe Council's Defensible Space Advisory Visit. The County program attends more to compliance and complaint issues.

Fire Safe Council asks that people please consider making the suggested tax-deductible donation of $25 (to cover co…

The Fire Safe Council of Nevada County has a variety of programs designed to increase fire safety in wildfire country.

• Access & Functional Needs (AFN) - Low-income senior residents or those with medical disabilities may qualify for assistance with defensible space clearing.
• Defensible Space Advisory Visit (DSAV) - This program provides a one-on-one consultation at your home for comprehensive education on compliance with defensible space requirements around structures.
• Chipping Program - The Fire Safe Council of Nevada County offers low-cost ($75/hr) chipping of brush cleared for defensible space of any permanent structure, and/or 30 feet from any roadside or driveway used for evacuation purposes.
• Address Signs - The Fire Safe Council of Nevada County creates Reflective Safety Address Signs so Public Safety personnel can find you in an emergency.
• Firewise USA® - The Firewise USA® Program provides resources to help homeowners learn how to adapt to living with wildfire while teaching…

In the event of disaster, The Nevada County Office of Emergency Services provides a list of trusted information sources (aka trusted news sources).

Trusted information sources, per Ready Nevada County's "Ready, Set, Go" Guide:

• 211 Connecting Point, 2-1-1 or 1-833-DIAL211, 211ConnectingPoint.org
• CHP Grass Valley, 530-477-4900
• County of Nevada, 530-265-1218, MyNevadaCounty.com
• County of Nevada Office of Emergency Services, 530-265-1515, ReadyNevadaCounty.org
• Sierra Sun, SierraSun.com
• The Union, TheUnion.com
• YubaNet, YubaNet.com
• KNCO 830AM, KNCO.com
• KOH 780AM, KKOH.com
• KTKE 101.5 FM, TruckeeTahoeRadio.com
• KVMR 89.5 FM & 105.1 FM, KVMR.org
• Nevada County Media, NevadaCountyMedia.org, Channel 17 (Comcast & Suddenlink)
• Tahoe Truckee Media, https://ttctv.org/

This list also appears in the Ready, Set, Go! Handbook on page 31 of the paper guide and page 34 of the PDF. Links to English and Spanish below.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/3453/Ready-Nevada-Co…