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

• 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

Call for applications! The Humboldt County Title III Small Grant Program is open for applications. 

Please download an application, fill it out, and email it to Cybelle Immitt at cimmitt@co.humboldt.ca.us. Or you can 

mail your application to: 

County of Humboldt

Community Development Services

Planning Division

3015 H Street

Eureka, CA 95501

Deadline - End of business day on Monday, March 8, 2010

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. 

 Miscellaneous

Humboldt County Fire Planning Maps

Humboldt County Fire Safe Regulations