COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES FIRE DEPARTMENT FORESTRY DIVISION

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES FIRE DEPARTMENT FORESTRY DIVISION (323) 890 -4330 www. fire. lacounty. gov

STATUTORY RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE FORESTRY DIVISION n n n n Fuel Modification for Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones or Fire Zone 4 Vegetation Management Erosion Control Watershed Management Threatened and Endangered Species Archeological Resources Cultural Resources County Oak Tree Ordinance

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW UNIT ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE n n n Review and Respond to all Environmental Documents in Los Angeles County Oak Tree Ordinance Generate and obtain environmental permits for L. A. County Fire Department sponsored projects

ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT REVIEW AND RESPONSE

TREE PROTECTION COMMUNITY FUEL REDUCTION PROJECTS

FACTORS INFLUENCING PROJECTS n n n California Environmental Quality Act United States Department of Fish & Wildlife Service California Department of Fish & Game Army Corps of Engineers Regional Water Quality Control Board California Coastal Commission State and Local Tree Preservation Ordinances Archaeological Resources Soils & Geology Emergency Access Property Owners

STREAMBED ALTERATION

BIOLOGICAL CONCERNS

ARCHAEOLOGICAL

REGULATING ENTITIES

PROPERTY OWNERSHIP

ACCESS

HEIGHT CLEARANCE

WHITTIER EUCALYPTUS REMOVAL PROJECT n n n Approached by City of Whittier and Habitat Authority Generated Hazardous Fuel Reductions Plan Secure Funding Perform Archaeological, Biological, & Soils Surveys Produce Initial Study – Mitigated Negative Declaration Project Implementation

WHITTIER

WHITTIER HAZARDOUS FUELS MAMNAGEMENT

WHITTIER FUELS MANAGEMENT TREATMENT

BIOLOGICAL FUELS REDUCTUCTION

DEFENSIBLE SPACE - GOAL

AND RESULTS!