Platina Community Fuel Break
CCWG is in the process of constructing a fuel break around the town's of Platina and Beegum which are both small rural communities in southwestern Shasta County. Residents of the area are scattered throughout the landscape. The National Forest Service boundary is located on the west side of the community and BLM owns scattered parcels in the area. State Hwy 36 W traverses throughout the community. The Cottonwood Creek Watershed Strategic Fuels Reduction and Management Plan (SFRMP) (Western Shasta Resource Conservation District [WSRCD], 2002 & 2010) states that in the "western portion of the watershed, the communities most at risk are those surrounded by dense chaparral. Both the communities of Platina and Beegum are surrounded by large, contiguous areas of dense brush species, which pose a serious fire danger."
After construction, the fuel break will protect approximately 300 homes and/or structures, including the elementary school, the post office, cafe/grocery store and the CALTRANS substation. The project intends to promote and maintain multi-agency and landowner roles and responsibilities in the implementation and maintenance, while also providing an educational opportunity to Platina landowners and other landowners in the watershed.
The fuel break will be a combination of a dozer line ranging from 100 feet to 300 feet depending on topography and a shaded fuel break done with hand crews.
On-the-ground work will begin as soon as the snow melts in Spring 2010...
A map showing the fuel break can be viewed here.
After construction, the fuel break will protect approximately 300 homes and/or structures, including the elementary school, the post office, cafe/grocery store and the CALTRANS substation. The project intends to promote and maintain multi-agency and landowner roles and responsibilities in the implementation and maintenance, while also providing an educational opportunity to Platina landowners and other landowners in the watershed.
The fuel break will be a combination of a dozer line ranging from 100 feet to 300 feet depending on topography and a shaded fuel break done with hand crews.
On-the-ground work will begin as soon as the snow melts in Spring 2010...
A map showing the fuel break can be viewed here.
