27 August 2008
Wednesday   Day of year: 240
        Time: 21:12

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 Red Flag Fire Warning for Wednesday and Thursday

 27 and 28 August 2008

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD BACK OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY...TURNING THE FLOW OFFSHORE. VERY HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ALSO DEVELOPING. WINDS WILL BE RELATIVELY LIGHT AS WELL AS TERRAIN AND DIURNALLY DRIVEN. HOWEVER...LOCALLY FAVORED CANYONS...PASSES...AND RIDGES WILL EXPERIENCE GUSTY WINDS NORTH OR NORTHEAST WINDS DURING THE LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS.

Free Star Party

At Sugar Pine Reservoir, Boat Launch Parking Lot
Saturday 30 August 8:30 to 10:00 PM

  Foresthill Fire Protection District Board Meeting

  Tuesday 2 September 7:00 PM
  Fire District Administrative Office
  24320 Main Street
  367-2465

  Rescheduled Foresthill Forum MAC Meeting

  Monday 8 September 7:00 PM
  Memorial Hall

    Foresthill Public Utility District Meeting

    Wednesday 10 September 7:00 PM
    Foresthill Public Utility District Office
    24540 Main Street
    367-2511

Foresthill weather, updated every 5 minutes

    New Bill Allows FSCs to Contract for Inmate Labor

Thursday 21 August 2008 - Assemblyman Rick Keene announced that his bill, AB 1883, the Wildfire Prevention Assistance Act of 2008, was signed into law today by Governor Schwarzenegger. At the request of the Butte County Fire Safe Council, Keene authored the bill to streamline the process by which local Fire Safe Councils may contract for inmate fire crews to engage in vegetation management projects designed to reduce fire hazards on both public and private property.

    On the Fire Lines, a Shift to Private Contractors

Monday 18 August 2008 - Faced by a series of intense fire seasons and demands on firefighters nationwide, officials are increasingly working within a de facto public-private partnership. "The public always assumed that there was some private presence, but I don't think they know that we cut line right next to hot-shot crews," said Jess Wills, the operations manager at Firestorm Wildland Fire Suppression, a for-profit company in Chico, Calif. "We're out there firefighting right next to them."

    Sierra Nevada Yard & Garden

    A Homeowner's Guide to Landscaping in the Sierra

The Sierra Nevada Alliance presents a new, first of its kind resource helping Sierra homeowners create a beautiful yard and garden that guards against wildfire, needs little maintenance, flourishes with native and adapted plants, exists in harmony with wildlife, and protects and conserves Sierra water-in other words, a Sierra friendly yard and garden.

WUI Products Handbook - New Building Codes 07/08

Starting January 2008, the new 2007 California Building Code (CBC) becomes effective. For products to be used in the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI), there are some regulations that required building products to comply with specific standards. In an effort to provide the home owners, industries, designers, local fire and building officials a readily list of "compliance WUI products", the State Fire Marshal is publishing this "WUI Products Handbook".

  Nevada County Grand Jury Report on Wildfire Danger

California has recently experienced severe wildfires in the Lake Tahoe Area and in Southern California that resulted in serious damage to property and some loss of life. Because of the increasing threat of catastrophic fire, the 2007-2008 Nevada County Grand Jury reviewed the status of wildfire protection services in Nevada County.

YubaNet editor's note: "Allow me to sum up: Fire departments need money and the county-wide fire plan is toothless."

  On 1 January 2008, the state public resource code will change to require
  100 feet of defensible space. Click the seal to read the actual text of the
  Public Resource Code 4291.

Welcome to our F/I Fire Safe Council Community Web Site.

Our purpose is to show you what is being done each month to protect you from fire. Also, we want to show you how to defend yourself, your family and your property from fire.

Our site is designed to be a one-stop shop for information about fire-related activity in our community. We focus on current and upcoming events. Our goal is to have most of our content updated at least monthly.

How to get your organization listed on our site.

• First click the "Email Us" button above. Send a message to the Fire Safe Council with the following information:

1. The name of your organization
2. The name, email address and phone number of the head of your organization
3. The name, email address and phone number of the person who will be in change of your page. This may be the same or a different person from the one listed above.

• The Fire Safe Council will email both the head of your organization and the designated pagemaster a short style guide for your web page.
• You email us each month the content you want to appear on your web page.

How can the Council help you ?

Sponsor a Koffee Klatch in home presentation on fire preparedness. Distribute fire safety materials and teach your neighbors how to become a fire wise neighborhood. Click our Email Us button above to volunteer.

Help neighborhoods develop community fire plans.

Provide information and installation of a reflective address sign.

How can you help the Council ?

Create defensible space around your home.

Be active in your neighborhood.

Familiarize yourself with the fire safety material and evacuation plan.

Come to a Fire Safe Council meeting.

Koffee Klatch

The Koffee Klatch educates the homeowners on defensible space, fire safety, and identifies potential funding sources to help the homeowner.

Evacuation Plan

The evacuation plan educates the community on escape routes, safe areas, and information on animal safety.

Our Mission

The mission of the Fire Safe Council is to protect natural resources, human life and property improvements by mobilizing all citizens to help them make their homes, neighborhoods and the community fire safe.

The Council brings together the private sector and Local, State, and Government Agencies expertise and resources to speak as one voice for the community on fire prevention. Since the first meeting, the Council has established four active committees. [add: the names of the committees] Be a part of the solution - join today! We meet the third Tuesday of every month at 5:30 pm at the Foresthill Fire Protection District Headquarters, 24320 Main Street, Foresthill.

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