Orange Street Fuel Break (3100-2020-FPL-002)

Orange Street Fuel Break (3100-2020-FPL-002)

The Orange Street Fuel Break project is designed to create a break in continuous fuels along a prominent ridgeline to the west of the city of Lake Elsinore. This ridge line was utilized during the Holy Fire in 2018 as a favorable location for bulldozer constructed fire line. Additional handwork was completed along the edges of the dozer line during firefighting efforts to create an effective fire break. This project aims to maintain and improve upon the existing fire break. The constructed fire line will be maintained, and additional hand removal of brush will be completed for 150 feet on either side of the constructed fire line. The proposed fuel reduction work will improve fire suppression effectiveness, reduce the intensity and duration of wildfires, reduce the rate of fire spread, and minimize the amount of work and disturbance necessary to maintain the fuel break in the future. The project area consists of~ 30 acres of thick chaparral and grass. The shrub component is thick, and contains a substantial amount of dead and dying vegetation throughout. Elevation ranges from 1,400 to 2,400 feet. The project area follows a ridgeline with variable slope conditions. The project will consist of creating and maintaining a ~ 300 foot wide fuel break, the majority of which will be adjacent to the existing fire line constructed during the Holy Fire. The existing fire break will be maintained and additional work will include creating a mosaic of vegetation on either side of the firebreak. Work will include cutting, removing, chipping on site, piling and burning, and/or broadcast burning, re-sprouting or overgrown vegetation and dead surface fuels. Heavy equipment will be limited to a rubber tracked skidsteer or tracked chipper. No new roads are to be constructed.

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