Living and Rebuilding in the WUI: Rethinking Fire Resilience as a Community
At Chico State's This Way to Resilience Symposium, panelists explored what it means to live well in a fire-dependent ecosystem — and what it takes to get there together.
Butte County Fire Safe Council
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Because the safety of our communities and the health of our landscapes are inseparable.
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The Butte County Fire Safe Council (BCFSC) is a 501(C)3 grassroots nonprofit situated in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada in Northern California.
We help protect lives, preserve the forests we love, and foster the shared responsibility it takes to thrive in a fire-adapted landscape. Through community education and landscape-scale forest health projects, we build resilience from the ground up.
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Notice of Fuels Reduction: Robinson Mill Roadside Project
BCFSC will implement the Robinson Mill Roadside Fuels Reduction Project along Robinson Mill, Upham, and La Porte roads to create a shaded fuel break and improve wildfire safety for residents.
Notice of Fuels Reduction: Forest Ranch - Platt Mountain Community Project
BCFSC, in collaboration with CAL FIRE and California Climate Investments, will carry out fuels reduction through mastication, hand cutting, lop and scattering, and hand piling in Forest Ranch.
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I personally witnessed how the fire, which initially raced up Mud Creek Canyon as a crown fire, transformed when it encountered areas where the forest had been thinned. In these treated areas, the flames dropped to the ground, making them far more manageable for CAL FIRE. Their hard work, combined with the Fire Safe Council's commitment to reducing the fuel load throughout Cohasset, played a crucial role in saving large portions of our community.
Ron Ward— Cohasset
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