Kaweah Fuel Reduction
Summary
SCH Number
2024060402
Public Agency
Tulare County Resource Conservation District
Document Title
Kaweah Fuel Reduction
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/11/2024
Document Description
The Project would reduce fire fuels and improve clearances along SR 198, between Lemon Cove and Three Rivers, in California. Hand crews would walk the Project alignment, remove low hanging branches, masticate or chip brush, and spread the mulch. The Project would enhance protections from emergency wildfires for the unincorporated communities of Lemon Cove, Three Rivers, and visitors to Sequoia National Park. See attached CEQA Exemption Applicability Review for more details.
Contact Information
Name
Robert Puls
Agency Name
Tulare County Resource Conservation District
Job Title
District Representative
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Lemon Cove, Three Rivers
Counties
Tulare
Regions
Southern California, Unincorporated
Cross Streets
SR 198 between Lemon Cove and Three Rivers
Zip
93271
Total Acres
242
State Highways
198
Township
17S
Range
27E
Section
35
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15269(c) - Emergency Projects
Reasons for Exemption
The Project includes specific actions to prevent or mitigate an emergency. Wildfire is understood to be the type of sudden, unexpected occurrence, involving a clear and imminent danger, demanding immediate action to prevent or mitigate loss of, or damage to, life, health, property, or essential public services. (PRC 21060.3) Wildfire frequency and severity have increased throughout California in recent years, and fuel loads in the Project area are high and overdue for removal. According to the CPUC High Fire Threat District map, the Project area is designated High Fire Threat Tier 2. The Project would remove excess fuels (no tree removals, ground or structural disturbance) and create a critical fuel break to protect surrounding communities from emergency wildfires.
County Clerk
Tulare
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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