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 is a natural part of our environment. Forest and rangelands were burning long before Sierra County was settled in the 1800’s. Whether you are a full time resident or vacation homeowner, you need to think about the very real possibility of a major wildfire threatening your community.
This is where defensible space comes in, California State Law (PRC 4291) requires you to have defensible space. The best thing you can do is to make sure your home can stand alone. The homeowner is the most important person when it comes to preparing for a wildfire. You need to understand your local fire threat and learn what to do about it.
The Sierra County Fire Safe and Watershed Council is a non-profit corporation made up of citizens who recognize the need to raise public awareness of wildfire related issues. Contact the Council to schedule a free Defensible Space Consultation at 530-249-0444.
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Care Flight
Care Flight
Flight Plan Membership
Care Flight can help you when you need it most. Flight Plan will help you pay for medically necessary services of Care Flight. Care Flight’s Flight Plan is perfect for you whether you spend a lot of time skiing, hiking, camping or playing in the Sierra backcountry, or if you live or work in rural northern Nevada and northeastern California communities surrounding Reno and Sparks.
Care Flight has provided northern Nevada and the northeastern Sierra area critical care services 24 hours a day, seven days a week for over 25 years. Our three helicopters based in northern Nevada and northeastern California each provide service to a 150-mile radius area. Every aircraft is staffed with a licensed critical care nurse and paramedic to care for you enroute to the closest trauma center.
Your Flight Plan Membership covers reasonable out-of-pocket costs for you and your family for medically necessary air ambulance transports. Just read the agreement under the "membership" tab on the website, complete the application and mail with your membership fee to:
Care Flight’s Flight Plan, 450 Edison Way, Reno NV 89502.
Please be sure that you enter "SCFSWC" on the line for "Group Affiliation" and $30 on the line for "Approved Group Rate" (next to the $55). Both of these are on the right hand side of the application.
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Sierra County Community Emergency Response Teams
The goal of this program is to help citizens of Sierra County to be self sufficient in major disaster situations. You will use your training to assist others in your neighborhood or workplace following an event when professional responders are not immediately available to help and to provide help to responders when they arrive. CERT members can also asist with non-emergency projects that improve the safety of the community. CERT members are encouraged to support emergency response agencies by taking a more active role in emergency preparedness projects in your community. Please contact Lee Brown, OES Coordinator, Sierra County at 530-289-2850 to volunteer.
In-Kind Form
In-Kind Contributions Documentation Form
Fuel reduction grants require a “match” or “buy-in” from the community which is a percentage of the awarded funds. In-Kind contributions qualify as a type of “match”. Examples of In-Kind include: Fire Safe clearing and maintenance, attending FireSafe or Firewise community meetings, talking with neighbors about the project and hired services for fire defense improvement work. For further information contact the SCFSWC at info@scfswc.com
Click here to download the form
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