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      Plumas Firesafe Council
      PO Box 1225
      Quincy, CA 95971  
      ​(530) 927-5339


Fire Preparedness
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​

  • Living With Fire
  • Defensible Space
  • Home Hardening/Safety
  • Understanding your Protection​​
  • Wildfire Evacuation
  • Case Studies
  • Insurance


Fuels Reduction
​

  • Plumas Fire Safe Council Projects 
  • Burn Permit Information
  • Green Waste Disposal


Firewise
​

  • Plumas County Firewise
  • Interactive Boundary Map
  • Tool Trailer
  • Volunteer Hour Tracking

Picture
Learn about Firewise USA
Picture
Plumas National Forest's stakeholder collaborative
Picture
Sign up for CodeRED emergency alerts
Picture
Request a CAL FIRE Defensible Space Inspection


Available Assistance
​

  • Hazardous Fuel Reduction
  • Senior Disabled Assistance
  • Chipping Program
  • Plumas Underburn Co-op
  • Fire Safe Home Visits
  • HEPA Purifier Loan Program
  • Other Assistance Programs
  • Contractors for Hire


Recognition Program
​

  • Make a Nomination
  • Recipients


Events
​

  • Wildfire Preparedness Day
  • Wildfire Preparedness Tour
  • Plumas Cal-TREX
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Visit Plumas Underburn Co-op


​
Documents & Forms
​

  • Wildfire Planning Documents
  • Returning Home
  • Plumas County Maps


For Contractors
​

  • Open Requests for Proposals


Resources

​

  • Plumas County Tree Mortality Task Force
  • Plumas County Fire Chiefs Association
  • InciWeb Fire Information
  • Predictive Fire Outlook
  • SmokeyBear.com
  • Plumas National Forest
  • Wildfire Risk to Communities
  • Venado Declaration
  • CAL FIRE Ready For Wildfire

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About Fire Safe
​

  • About Us
  • Meet the Staff
  • Board of Directors
  • Strategic Plan
  • Meetings​
  • Annual Report
  • Calendar
  • Job Opportunities 

​
Contact Us

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  • Contact Form
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Plumas Firesafe Council
PO Box 1225
Quincy, CA 95971  
​(530) 927-5339

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Plumas County Cal-TREX Public Information

The Plumas County Fire Safe Council and our partners look forward to bringing a fourth Prescribed Fire Training Exchange (TREX) event to Plumas County. Training will start February 24th, 2023, and continue to take advantage of burn opportunities throughout the spring and fall.

This event has been a multi-year effort to utilize fire to restore forest health, reduce hazardous fuels around communities, and provide access to training and skills development for local residents and professionals. TREX events usually draw participants from a large regional area spanning several counties. Participants range from landowners looking to manage their land, to college students earning their basic firefighter qualifications, or even seasoned fire professionals receiving experiences to qualify as a burn boss or a specialized incident command position. There will also be monthly classroom and field-based training opportunities, including certifications, made available to participants.

The TREX model provides a framework for planning, collaboration, incident management, and liability control.

After the destruction of the North Complex, Beckwourth Complex, and Dixie fires that have occurred in Plumas County the past few years, cooperating entities of the Plumas County Cal-TREX see prescribed fire as a critical tool to get ahead of the problem. Fire plays a key ecological role in the Sierra Nevada but that role has been absent for well over a century. The wildfires of today are a result of multiple factors, but a powerful driver of extreme fire behavior is the accumulation of vegetation (“fuels”) left untreated by the removal of regular fire intervals. The weekend event will be an opportunity for participants to gain hands-on experience, as well as a deeper understanding of the ecological importance of prescribed fire.

The Fire Safe Council is interested in comments and concerns from community members.  You can use the form below to register your comments and we will make every effort to follow-up with you. 

A brief list of FAQs is listed below.  

    Plumas County Cal-TREX Public Comment:

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FAQs:

How can I stay informed about TREX burns?
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Plumas County Fire Safe Council and Feather River RCD Facebook pages will be regularly updated during the event.  Updates will be sent to Plumas News. 

You can use the form at the left to register your interest in updates and you will be added to an email list.


Who is the responsible party for the planned burn(s)?

The TREX burns are planned on both public and private lands.  On public lands, a qualified burn boss from Plumas National Forest will be responsible for burn day operations.  On private lands a state or nationally qualified burn boss or their trainee, will lead burn day operations.



What conditions will be considered safe to burn?

Each of the potential burn units is included in a burn plan that stipulates the range of temperatures, humidity, and winds that are tolerable based on the site conditions and the burn objectives.  These burn plans have been professionally developed and are strictly adhered to. ​​

What if it is not safe to burn during the event dates?

The TREX event is designed to be a learning experience for prescribed fire practitioners.  Ideally training includes utilizing live fire.  However, several alternative training day activities have been developed if conditions are not favorable for burning. TREX participants remain "on-call" for burn windows through the spring and fall.

Where will the burn(s) take place?

Numerous burn units have been identified as potential locations for live fire in various locations in Plumas County, including both public and private lands. The specific units that will be burned as part of this event is highly dependent on the weather and site conditions at the time.  Fuel moisture in each area will be monitored prior to the event to assist with unit selection.

What air quality impacts can be expected?

If there is a burn window during the training weekends, local residents should expect to see smoke. As opposed to wildfires, smoke impacts from prescribed fire can be mitigated by burning in favorable fuel and wind conditions.  Every effort will be made to reduce smoke impacts to communities from this event.  We hope that residents will tolerate smoke that is encountered as a short-term impact that is intended to reduce the more long-term air quality impacts from.  All the burns conducted are permitted by the Northern Sierra Air Quality Management District for burns in Plumas, Sierra and Nevada counties.  Air quality staff also participate in the training and attend burns.  For air quality information go to the Fire and Smoke Map and or AirNow.gov.  For additional air quality information please go to myairdistrict.com.  
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PO Box 1225
420 N Mill Creek Rd
Quincy, CA 95971

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