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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES FIRE DEPARTMENT

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES FIRE DEPARTMENT. FORESTRY DIVISION (323) 890-4330 www.fire.lacounty.gov. STATUTORY RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE FORESTRY DIVISION. Fuel Modification for Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones or Fire Zone 4 Vegetation Management Erosion Control Watershed Management

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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES FIRE DEPARTMENT

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  1. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES FIRE DEPARTMENT FORESTRY DIVISION (323) 890-4330 www.fire.lacounty.gov

  2. STATUTORY RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE FORESTRY DIVISION • Fuel Modification for Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones or Fire Zone 4 • Vegetation Management • Erosion Control • Watershed Management • Threatened and Endangered Species • Archeological Resources • Cultural Resources • County Oak Tree Ordinance

  3. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW UNIT ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE • Review and Respond to all Environmental Documents in Los Angeles County • County Oak Tree Ordinance • Generate and obtain environmental permits for L.A. County Fire Department sponsored projects

  4. ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT REVIEW AND RESPONSE

  5. TREE PROTECTION COMMUNITY FUEL REDUCTION PROJECTS

  6. FACTORS INFLUENCING PROJECTS • California Environmental Quality Act • United States Department of Fish & Wildlife Service • California Department of Fish & Game • Army Corps of Engineers • Regional Water Quality Control Board • California Coastal Commission • State and Local Tree Preservation Ordinances • Archaeological Resources • Soils & Geology • Emergency Access • Property Owners

  7. STREAMBED ALTERATION

  8. BIOLOGICAL CONCERNS

  9. ARCHAEOLOGICAL

  10. REGULATING ENTITIES

  11. PROPERTY OWNERSHIP

  12. ACCESS

  13. HEIGHT CLEARANCE

  14. WHITTIER EUCALYPTUS REMOVAL PROJECT • Approached by City of Whittier and Habitat Authority • Generated Hazardous Fuel Reductions Plan • Secure Funding • Perform Archaeological, Biological, & Soils Surveys • Produce Initial Study – Mitigated Negative Declaration • Project Implementation

  15. WHITTIER

  16. WHITTIER HAZARDOUS FUELS MAMNAGEMENT

  17. WHITTIER FUELS MANAGEMENT TREATMENT

  18. BIOLOGICAL FUELS REDUCTUCTION

  19. DEFENSIBLE SPACE - GOAL

  20. AND RESULTS!

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