Community Wildfire Protection Projects
Information on upcoming, ongoing & completed Community Fuel Reduction Projects, and Requests for proposals (RFP).
2025 Projects
Truckee Fire is currently planning the Glenshire to Hirschdale Egress Project. This project will reduce fuel loading and improve forest health across nearly 500 acres. Joint funding is provided by Measure T, Truckee Tahoe Airport District (TTAD), and the Truckee Donner Land Trust. For 2025, $800,000 was provided by a grant from TTAD, and the remainder is funded by Measure T. Requests for Proposals (RFP) will be released in early June, with proposals due by July 3. A contractor tour will take place in Late June. Implementation is expected to begin August 2025.
2024 Projects
Three projects in 2024 were jointly funded by Measure T and the Truckee Tahoe Airport District (TTAD) for a total of $1,053,475. $305,000 was provided by a grant from TTAD, and the remainder is funded by Measure T. Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for all three projects were released on June 14, with proposals due by July 9. A contractor tour took place on June 24, visiting all three project sites. These projects are all nearing completion and will be completed during the 2025 field season.
Armstrong Tract Hand Thin Project
Fuel reduction and vegetation management to improve forest health and establish defensible space between developed lots and larger adjacent properties in the Armstrong Tract Community from Central Truckee to the eastside of Donner Lake and south of Tahoe Donner.
Total project treatment acreage: 94 acres
Treatment type: manual thinning, tracked chipping, and piling where needed.
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Martis Peak Roadside Fuel Break Project
This project in collaboration with Liberty Utilities vegetation management will reduce fuel loading and vegetation along Martis Peak Road to improve emergency ingress and egress, forest health, and reduce wildfire hazards adjacent to roadway in Eastern Truckee, in the Juniper Creek and Juniper Creek Ranch areas.
Total project treatment acreage: 147 acres
Treatment type: 50 feet from edge of pavement on both sides of the road
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Sierra Meadows Community Fuel Reduction Project
This project will create a shaded fuel break to reduce wildfire intensity and severity, improve forest health, and enhance defensible space and wildfire resilience in the Sierra Meadows subdivision from Central Truckee to south of Downtown Truckee and north of Martis Valley.
Total project treatment acreage: 83 acres
Treatment type: Mechanical and Manual thinning with follow up mastication and tracked chipping
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Still Have Questions? Reach out to our Wildfire Prevention Division at 530.582.7888