Butte and Yuba County Herbicide Project RFP The Butte County Fire Safe Council (BCFSC) is seeking a contractor to provide herbicide services for the USFS Herbicide Project in the counties of Butte and Yuba. Following the award of the project, the successful contractor shall enter into a contract with BCFSC for the services specified in […]
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The Butte County Fire Safe Council (BCFSC) is seeking a contractor to create a roadside shaded fuel break for the Robinson Mill Roadside Fuels Reduction Project for the communities of Robinson Mill and Bangor. California Prevailing Wage must be considered when determining costs, as outlined in the section PREVAILING WAGE below. Following the award of
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Pile Burning In Berry Creek Download PDF with Map:
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Pile Burning In the Town of Paradise Download PDF with Map:
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The Town of Paradise Category 4 Tree Removal Program was created to address the thousands of hazardous trees left standing after the 2018 Camp Fire. While earlier efforts focused on public rights of way, many dangerous trees remained on private property, posing risks to homes, driveways, and private roads used for evacuation routes. With funding
This past month, we had the opportunity to facilitate a broadcast burn in the Oroville Foothills near Highway 162 and Forbestown Road. This carefully planned burn was designed to reduce hazardous overgrowth, protect native plant communities, and increase the overall resilience of the landscape against catastrophic wildfires. The project area sits less than three miles
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Pile Burning on Doe Mill Road in Forest Ranch Download PDF with Map:
On Monday, September 22, 2025, the Butte County Collaborative Group coordinated a tour of the Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve (BCCER). The 7,835-acre reserve is located on the ancestral land of the Mechoopda Indian Tribe. The mission of BCCER is to preserve and steward critical habitat and to serve as a natural area for research
Pile Burning on Mann & Nolta Ridge Road in Cohasset Download PDF with Map:
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“Good fire” is coming to help restore ecosystem health and reduce wildfire risk. The BCFSC contracts professional prescribed fire crews to restore beneficial, low-intensity fire to Butte County’s landscapes. We view fire not as an enemy but as an essential partner, implementing landscape-scale prescribed burns that support native plant regeneration, ecological resilience, and community safety.
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Broadcast Burning in East Oroville Download PDF with Map:
On September 11, a large group of participants gathered for a tour of four sites in the Town of Paradise, each representing important milestones in recovery nearly seven years after the Camp Fire. The tour was co-led by the Town of Paradise and the Butte County Fire Safe Council, bringing together a wide range of partners
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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 rate of spread, the fire could have escalated quickly. Thanks to the swift response from CAL FIRE, who deployed both retardant aircraft and ground crews,
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On Tuesday, August 12, 2025, the Butte County Collaborative Group’s August tour was hosted by Northern California Regional Land Trust (NCRLT) on their Deer Creek Preserve. The tour was well attended by community members, agencies, and organizations working in Butte County on forest health, restoration, and wildfire safety projects. The 600-acre Deer Creek Preserve north
The Butte County Fire Safe Council (BCFSC) is seeking 1-4 contractors(s) to provide forest restoration services for the USFS Magalia Piling Project throughout the community of Magalia. The successful contractor(s) will be required to enter into contract with BCFSC for the services requested in this Request for Proposals (RFP) after award. A contractor submitting a
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