Ukiah Air Attack Base-Relocation Project

Ukiah Air Attack Base-Relocation Project

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF) proposes to acquire a new site of approximately 12 acres, suitable for the construction of a new Ukiah Air Attack Base in Mendocino County. The current Ukiah Air Attack Base site lies within the Ukiah Municipal Airport. The proposed relocation site would serve a similar function and have similar facilities as the existing UAAB, but would include more space to allow for a needed expansion and upgrade of facilities. The base normally reloads up to eight air tankers of mixed types assigned to single or multiple fire fighting incidents. Overnight parking of four or more aircraft is not uncommon. Maximum efforts for multiple large fire operations have resulted in single-day output exceeding 80,000 gallons of fire retardant involving more than 50 air tanker trips. UAAB is the primary air attack facility in the world.

Ukiah

Mendocino

Air Resources Board, Airport/Energy Projects, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 1 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics, Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Office of Emergency Services, California, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, North Coast Region 1 (RWQCB)

California Regional Water Quality Control Board, North Coast Region 1 (RWQCB)

Other (Fire Protection Project)

Air Quality, Flood Plain/Flooding, Noise