High Country RC&D Hazardous Fuels Projects

High Country Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Council

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Lemhi County Hazardous Fuels Reduction:

Hazardous Fuels such as undergrowth, dead trees or other fuels

that burn readily in a fire contribute significantly to the fire

danger in Lemhi County. Especially in the North Fork and

Gibbonsville Area of Lemhi county, homes are threatened by

wildfire. Heavy fuels have accumulated in properties creating

severe fire hazards. Many residents in these areas lack the

resources to remove the fuel hazard. This project seeks to

reduce hazardous fuels through mechanical treatments and

educating private land owners.

Fuels Reduction Demonstration Funding:

As communities develop, more and more homes are being built in or adjacent to

forestland. Because these homes are so close to fire fuels (timber) they are at high risk

in the case of a wild fire. In many properties heavy fuels have accumulated. This project

shows homeowners what needs to be done to make their homes safe through actual

demonstrations on what they themselves or professional contractors can do to make their

homes more fire safe by removing hazardous fuels.