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Community Wildfire Protection Plan

What is a Community  Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP)?

A CWPP is a document collaboratively developed to identify local solutions to wildland fire management. The plan identifies and prioritizes areas for hazardous fuels reduction treatments, addresses community preparedness, and recommends actions homeowners and communities can take to reduce structure ignitability. In other words, it allows us to prioritize the places and resources that are important to us and to protect what we value most in our community.

Nevada County Community Wildfire Protection Plan

Nevada County Community Wildfire Protection Plan

The Final CWPP includes all of Nevada County. Sections 1 through 6 provide a County-wide perspective of the CWPP and thus are relevant to all of Nevada County. Sections 7 through 10 each focus on one of the four Forecast Zones of the CWPP and act as small Forecast Zone specific CWPP's. The CWPP includes four annexes that focus on certain priorities within Nevada County. Annexes work together with this CWPP, with the County CWPP functioning as a broader umbrella document. Priorities identified in the annexes can also be considered priorities under this CWPP. There are four annexes included in the Nevada County CWPP (1) City of Grass Valley, (2) City of Nevada City, (3) Truckee Fire Protection District, and (4) Nevada County Resource Conservation District.

Final Nevada County Community Wildfire Protection Plan

Final Nevada County Community Wildfire Protection Plan

CWPP Summary

  1. CWPP Executive Summary
  2. CWPP Executive Summary Higgins Penn Valley Forecast Zone
  3. CWPP Executive Summary Grass Valley Nevada City Forecast Zone
  4. CWPP Executive Summary Tahoe National Forest Area Forecast Zone
  5. CWPP Executive Summary Truckee Donner Forecast Zone

CWPP StoryMap

Nevada County Community Wildfire Protection Plan StoryMap

Find Your CWPP Forecast Zone

Click on the map below to find your CWPP Forecast Zone. Nevada County ranges from 1,000-7,000+ feet of elevation above sea level.  To serve the unique needs of the communities residing in these varied landscapes, we have divided the county into four forecast zones on fire environment and community identity. These zones will help us more acutely understand the differences in fire hazards across the County and identify community-specific wildfire risk reduction opportunities. 

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CWPP Survey 

CWPP Survey Graphics
  1. CWPP Survey Results

CWPP Lunch & Learns by Forecast Zone

The Nevada County Office of Emergency Services hosted Lunch & Learns to kick-off the CWPP update planning process.  If you missed it, you may watch  to learn more about how the CWPP will assess Nevada County’s wildfire hazard and risk, as well as prioritize areas for multi-benefit wildfire risk reduction actions. Learn how the CWPP will become an integral piece of the County's Roadmap to Resilience and serve as a collaborative planning tool for prioritizing wildfire mitigation from Higgins Corner to Truckee.  Click on the graphics below to start watching. 

Community Risk Reduction Workshop and Wildfire Risk Assessment Virtual Office Hours Recordings 

The Nevada County Office of Emergency Services hosted nine Community Risk Reduction Workshops to support the development of the Community Wildfire Protection Plan. If you missed it, check out the recording of the workshop presentation (Spanish captions available). Nevada County OES also hosted a special Virtual Office Hours series diving into the Wildfire Risk Assessment developed to support the CWPP.  Click on the graphics below to start watching.

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