Butte County Fire Safe Council

Hey folks! Below is a video the Fire Safe Council produced to show landowners what a My Sierra Woods thinning project looks like. The video is posted on our newly formed Youtube channel which has other great videos about grazing, biomass and forest health, and much more! ... Please subscribe to receive the latest videos and stay up to date on projects the Fire Safe Council is working on. Thank you and please be #firesafe. https://youtu.be/_1PhvN14FiI

Forbestown Fuel Reduction Grant Merry Mountain Village Shaded Fuel Break in Clipper Mills CA. Red Mountain Resources crews are working on the last section of the Merry Mountain SFB. The treatments include Hand Cut and Pile and Mastication. Red Mountain Resources recently purchased a track chipper and decided our project would be its maiden voyage. The RMR crew is using the track chipper on the mastication portion of the project. The hand cut and pile section will be eventua...lly burned by the Merry Mountain Property Owners Association staff at a later date. The project is 23 acres of the larger 90 acre fuel reduction project around a portion of the community of Clipper Mills along Grizzly Creek. Funding for this project provided by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection as part of the California Climate Investments Program. See more

Wildfire Ready Raccoon needs your help creating a music video! https://www.gofundme.com/f/wildfire-ready-video A rap song was produced by volunteers to promote wildfire education in our communities. We need your help to create a music video so that Ready Raccoon can be seen grooving to his new song promoting wildfire safety. To contribute to this effort visit the link above. Below is a link to Wildfire Ready Raccoons rap song.... https://buttefiresafe.net/wildfire-ready-raccoon-rap/

For North Complex Survivors: The link below is for a needs assessment survey for North Complex survivors. Please fill this out as it could link you to potential assistance opportunities! https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSekuM9nSw34XFdvw/viewform

**IMPORTANT: For landowners affected by the North Complex / Bear Fire in Butte County** The Butte County Fire Safe Council and it’s partners are conducting a survey to determine the needs of people affected by the Bear/ North Complex Fire. Please see and share the link below with landowners affected by the North Complex within Butte County. This survey will be helpful to us and our partners in ascertaining the needs and how we can focus our efforts to help the community recover and rebuild. Thank you! https://forms.gle/iRgCygDbi4DrK4hq6

Please be careful ! We are still in fire season with the strong north winds.

Here is an article from the Enterprise Record regarding a grant received to help Berry Creek with burned tree. A survey link is available in the article for those from the Oroville Fire that will be helpful to us in finding out the community needs for tree removal, replanting and goals for restoration. https://www.chicoer.com//grant-helps-with-berry-creek-bur/ Link for the Survey: https://forms.gle/iRgCygDbi4DrK4hq6

https://www.chicoer.com//after-brutal-fire-season-communi/

The podcast below-titled "The Prescribed Fire Revolution", provides insight into why we should be making prescribed fire a priority. https://livingwithfire.simplecast.com//the-prescribed-fire

If you need assistance with defensible space clearance or removal of hazardous trees threatening life or property sign up for FRAP! Check to see if you could qualify for FRAP by reading this flyer or heading to fuelsreduction.org

Are you ready?! Make sure you're still prepared for wildfire. Although we're seeing cooler temperatures in Butte County it's important to remain vigilant of red flag days and the potential for #wildfire impacting you in your area! Visit readyforwildfire.org for more information on how to be #prepared.

The good folks at the Camp Fire Resotration Project are hosting an Oak and Native Tree Give Away on the anniversary weekend Nov. 7th and 8th at the Paradise Com...munity Guild Site. This is in partnership with the online conveing of the Paradise Revival Festival. What better way to commerate this day than the planting of new life. Our journey continues.

There are two upcoming recovery meetings for folks affected by the North Complex Fire. A Town Hall meeting & Berry Creek Fire Safe and Community Council meeting. More details below and flyers attached. Thursday, Oct. 22nd @ 4 p.m. Fire Recovery Town Hall Meeting with CalOES, Butte County, and Supervisor Connelly Southside Community Center (2959 Lower Wyandotte Road, Oroville)... Capacity will be limited to 200 Attendees, but the meeting will be live-streamed at www.facebook.com/buttecounty This Saturday, Oct. 24th @ 10 a.m. Berry Creek FireSafe & Community Council Meeting Riverbend Park (50 Montgomery Street, Oroville) at the Eagle Point Pavilion (the big covered pavilion to your right as you enter the park)

FEMA Mobile Registration Intake Center in Butte County Closing Soon. North Complex wildfire survivors have until 6 pm this Wednesday, October 21 to get questions answered in-person and to apply for Federal financial aid. Where? See details below! Go to: Tractor Supply Company 2000 Feather River Blvd. Oroville, CA 95965 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

California Office of Emergency Services