The Board of Supervisors formed an ad-hoc advisory Fire Safe

Council to guide the development of the Fire Plan as well as its implementation. 

The Council also serves as a forum for community organizations and representatives to

share fire-safety information, assess fire risk, set fire protection priorities, and develop

policies for integration into the County General Plan. 

The Community Development Services Department managed the Fire Plan preparation

 with assistance from local consultants, Planwest Partners and ForEverGreen Forestry.

Membership

Purpose/Function

Council Meeting Dates (Agendas &

Summary/Minutes)

 

         Local Fire Safe Councils

         Local Fire Plans

• Orleans Somes Bar Community Wildfire Protection Plan (Review draft)- (11MB)

• Lower Mattole Fire Plan

• Upper Mattole Fire Plan

• CDF Humboldt-Del Norte 2005 Unit Management Plan

 

To learn more about forming and sustaining a Fire Safe Council go to the California State

Fire Safe Council at: http://www.firesafecouncil.org

 

Northwest California Regional Fire Safe Council Conference

On December 10 and 11 2009 the Northcoast California Regional Fire Safe Council Conference was hosted in 

Humboldt County at the Fortuna Fire Hall. The following presentations were provided:

Best Management Practices for Natural Resources & Environmental Compliance 

Miriam Morrill, Wildland Urban Interface Coordinator 

US Fish & Wildlife Service, Pacific Southwest Region, Fire Management

Firewise Landscaping 

Produced by the US Fish & Wildlife Service, Pacific Southwest Region

Woody Biomass Utilization: form a Landowner's Perspective 

Jeff Bryant, Jeff Bryant Forestry

Collection and Transportation of Woody Biomass for Energy 

Han-Sup Han, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Forest Operations and Engineering Department of 

Forestry and Wildland Resources, Humboldt State University

Understanding Impediments to Prescribed Fire in Northern California 

Lenya Quinn-Davidson, Humboldt State University

Fuels Treated. What Next? 

J. Morgan Varner, Assoc. Professor and Director Wildland Fire Laboratory, Department of Forestry & 

Wildland Resources, Humboldt State University

Woody Biomass Utilization Northwest California: A Snapshot 

Gareth J Mayhead, University of California Berkeley

Building Materials and Design for Home Survival in Wildfire Prone Areas 

Steve Quarles, University of California Cooperative Extension

Cost Share Programs Available for Private Landowners to Address 

Fuels Reduction and other Forestry Projects 

Yana Valachovic, UC Cooperative Extension

Update on Disease Spread and Development in California: What Can the North Coast Expect? 

Janet Klein, MMWD Marin County

On April 6, 2010 the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors approved funding for Seven Firewise and

CWPP Project grant proposals. For more details view the agenda item staff report.

If you have questions, please give Cybelle a call at (707) 268-3736

On January 12, 2010, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors gave final approval to new Title III projects:

 

Firewise Project                                                                           

This project involves assisting residential communities to become recognized Firewise Communities/USA sites 

and implements actions to prevent the potential for home ignitions from wildfire. 

 

CWPP Project

This project places its focus on improving the countywide fuels reduction and firesafe planning strategy 

through a coordinated update and refinement of the Humboldt County CWPP and local CWPPs

 

Sheriff Search and Rescue

This funding will be used to reimburse the county for the cost of search and rescue and other emergency 

services, including firefighting, on federal land.

On November 10, 2009 the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors approved new Title III projects for the purposes of 

receiving public comment. A 45 day public review period is now open until January 4, 2010. Please review the 

Public Notice and provide feedback by the above date. 

On March 22nd, July 26, and October 4, 2005 the Board of Supervisors approved funding for local 

fire planning projects under the Title III grant program. To learn more about this grant program application 

process and the funded and proposed projects see documents below.

• Title III Grant Application
• Planning staff recommendations to the Board of Supervisors for funding grant
  applications 1st grant cycle (Funding Approved by the Board on 3-22-05)
• Planning staff recommendations to the Board of Supervisors for funding grant
  applications 2nd grant cycle (Funding Approved by the Board on 7-26-05)
• Planning staff recommendations to the Board of Supervisors for funding grant
  applications 3rd grant cycle (Funding Approved by the Board on 10-4-05)

Master Fire Protection Plan

Below is a downloadable version of the MFPP. 

2009-2010 Humboldt County Hazardous Fuels Reduction Plan Update **New**

The purpose of this process was to update the hazardous fuels reduction plan portion of the

2006 Humboldt County Master Fire Protection Plan (MFPP) which is Humboldt County’s

equivalent to a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP).  The results of the update process

are cataloged and displayed in the following document as well as in a web-based geographic

Information systems (GIS) mapping tool known as the Humboldt GIS Portal (www.humboldtGISportal.com).  

The fuels reduction project data described in this document and displayed in the GIS Portal were

generated through the evaluation of projects identified in the 2006 MFPP, gathered at community

based meetings, and reviewed and refined by local Fire Safe Council (FSC) representatives,

Humboldt County staff, and fire agency personnel.

**New**

Full Plan Text

Cover – Table of Contents - Acknowledgements

1.         Hazardous Fuels Reduction Plan Update Process

2.1       Lower Klamath Planning Compartment

2.2       East Klamath Fire Planning Compartment

2.3       Trinity Fire Planning Compartment

2.4       Redwood Park Fire Planning Compartment

2.5       Trinidad Fire Planning Compartment

2.6       Humboldt Bay Fire Planning Compartment

2.7       Upper Redwood Creek Fire Planning Compartment

2.8       Mad-Van Duzen Fire Planning Compartment

2.9       Main Eel Fire Planning Compartment

2.10     South Eel Fire Planning Compartment

2.11     Mattole Lost Coast Fire Planning Compartment

Appendix A. Humboldt County GIS Portal User Guide

Miscellaneous

Humboldt County GIS Portal (with fire Planning Application)**New**

Humboldt County Fire Planning Maps

Humboldt County Fire Safe Regulations