Community Wildfire Protection Projects
Information on upcoming, ongoing & completed Community Fuel Reduction Projects, and Requests for proposals (RFP).
2025 Projects
Glenshire to Hirschdale Egress Fuel Reduction Project
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Project implementation has begun! A community info meeting was held August 21st at the Glenshire Clubhouse. A previously scheduled virtual info meeting on July 23rd was cancelled due to low registration.
Forest management & fuel reduction to improve forest health and resilience, enhance defensible space, and protect the primary evacuation routes of Glenshire and Hirschdale communities. This project is being implemented across three privately owned properties and joint funding is provided by Truckee Fire - Measure T, Truckee Tahoe Airport District, and the Truckee Donner Land Trust.
Implementation of this project will begin August 18, 2025.
Total project treatment acreage: ~460 acres
Treatment type: mechanical tree felling & processing, mastication, chipping, and trucking.
The proposal period is closed. Proposal opening reports are provided for the two projects below. A final recommendation for the contract awards will be presented at the regular TFPD Board Meeting on Tuesday, September 16th @ 5:30PM. Link to Board Meeting agenda can be found at the bottom of the website and will be updated closer to the Board meeting.
Olympic Heights - Old Greenwood Fuel Reduction Project
The goal of this project is to establish a shaded fuelbreak and manage hazardous vegetation in order to reduce wildfire intensity and severity within and adjacent to the Olympic Heights and Old Greenwood communities. In addition to improving forest health and resilience, the work will support defensible space efforts around nearby homes and properties and enhance emergency ingress and egress routes.
Total project treatment acreage: ~138 acres.
Treatment type: track chipping, mastication
Proposal Opening Report: Olympic Heights - Old Greenwood Fuel Reduction Project
Olympic Heights - Old Greenwood Fuel Reduction Project Map
2. Central Truckee WUI Forest Management Project – Phase 1
The goal of this project is to establish a shaded fuelbreak and manage hazardous vegetation in order to reduce wildfire intensity and severity within and adjacent to Sierra College, Tahoe Forest Hospital, and the Deerfield, Gateway, and West River communities. In addition to improving forest health and resilience, the work will support defensible space efforts around nearby homes and properties and enhance emergency ingress and egress routes.
Total project treatment acreage: ~80 acres.
Treatment type: Mechanical and manual thinning, mastication and chipping
Proposal Opening Report: Central Truckee WUI Forest Management Project Phase 1
Central Truckee WUI Forest Management Project Project Map
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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