Lower Deer Creek-Penn Valley Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project
The 2024 Nevada County Evacuation Study identified Lake Wildwood and the surrounding areas are one of five most evacuation constrained in the county. The Lower Deer Creek-Penn Valley Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project is a 1,011 acre project designed to address the outcomes of the study. Key Benefits
- Protect critical infrastructure such as water and sewer treatment facilities. - Create safe ingress for first responders and egress for evacuating residents, focusing on fuel mitigation on private parcels adjacent to primary arteries, notably Highway 20, Pleasant Valley Road, Mooney Flat Road, and Bitney Springs Road. - Support watershed protection around the Deer Creek Canyon.FEMA Funding
Nevada County was granted funding for Phase 1 of the project through FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. This is a matching grant, meaning it requires a matching community investment. Matching maximizes the grant impact and encourages widespread community support of the project. We Need Your Help
The Phase 1 grant requires a 25% match, a total of $217,740.75 which will be satisfied through in-kind investment of Firewise Communities in the project footprint. You can contribute by reporting your own defensible space activities. For work you do yourself report the number of hours you spend. Your hours will be converted to dollars based on the hourly Independent Sector in-kind rate which was $33.49 in 2024. You can also submit invoices or receipts for work you paid others to do for you. Please use the In-Kind Match Form we have created for you. | | | In-Kind Matching
In-Kind Match Form
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Learn more about the project phases and schedule, view a project area map, and more at Nevada County Office of Emergency Services 2024 Evacuation Study Questions?
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