“Good fire” is coming to help restore ecosystem health and reduce wildfire risk. Why we use prescribed fire Prescribed fire is an important land-management tool that reduces hazardous fuels, restores […]
Good Fire for Healthy Landscapes: BCFSC Prescribed Burns in Butte County Read More »
Broadcast Burning in East Oroville Download PDF with Map:
On July 26th at approximately 5:25 PM, a vegetation fire was reported near the upper end of Centerville Road. Initially estimated at just ¼ to ½ acre with a moderate
Strategic Resilience in Action: The Center Fire Read More »
As wildfire season approaches, managing vegetation around your home is more important than ever. If you live in the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) in Butte County, you have an excellent
Free Green Waste Disposal for Butte County Residents in the Wildland Urban Interface Read More »
The Butte County Fire Safe Council completed a 113-acre fuels reduction project in the Cohasset Community using mastication to create a shaded fuel break after the Park Fire. The project
Building Resilience: Cohasset Loop Project Successfully Completed Read More »
This season, good fire, in the form of broadcast burns and pile burning, will be part of the Butte County Fire Safe Council’s forest health resilience efforts in Magalia. Through
Prescribed Fire Projects in Magalia, 2025 Read More »
Larger-scale prescribed burn project continues around Magalia By JAKE HUTCHISON | [email protected] | Chico Enterprise-Record Read online Download Article: Chico ER 12.2.2024 Pile Burning Magalia
‘Larger-scale prescribed burn project continues around Magalia’ – Chico ER Read More »
How prescribed fire can mitigate disaster By JAKE HUTCHISON | [email protected] | Chico Enterprise-Record Read online Download Article:
‘How prescribed fire can mitigate disaster’ – Chico ER Read More »
The weekends of October 12th and October 19th, several Butte County Fire Safe Council (BCFSC) staff members joined nearly 50 “good fire” volunteers and advocates at the Prescribed Fire Training
Prescribed Fire Training Exchanges (TREX) 2024 Read More »
By Calli-Jane West Executive Advisor, Butte County Fire Safe Council The Butte County Fire Safe Council’s (BCFSC) Chipper Program has been providing wildfire safety vegetation chipping with its no-cost services
The Chipper Program Turned 21! Read More »
Action News Now 08/02/24 “BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. – The Butte County Fire Safe Council believes some of its work helped minimize the Park Fire’s impacts in Cohasset. Action News Now spoke
Park Fire: fuel reduction helped minimize the impacts in Cohasset Read More »
Dear Friends of the Bute County Fire Safe Council, We hope all of you and your families are staying safe amid the ongoing impact of the Park Fire on
A Message Regarding the Park Fire Read More »
