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Truckee Fire is currently requesting proposals from qualified and licensed Contractors to provide forestry labor, equipment, and services for the implementation of the Central Truckee WUI Phase 2 Forest Management Project.
The goal of the project is to create a healthy and resilient forest and manage hazardous fuels to mitigate catastrophic wildfire risks, intensity, and severity in Truckee, CA. Project work is intended to improve forest health and resilience, enhance community defensible space and wildfire resilience mitigation efforts of the nearby properties and homes, and improve critical emergency ingress and egress routes.
Total project treatment acreage: ~269 acres
Mandatory Pre-Bid Project Tour:
Prospective bidders must have a representative attend and sign-in for the Pre-Bid Tour to familiarize with the area being proposed for treatment. This mandatory pre-bid site visit will be on Tuesday, June 23, 2026 at 10:00am. The meeting will start promptly at the old Forest Service Barracks on Indian Jack Road, located at 10181 Indian Jack Rd., Truckee, CA 96161.
Submittal:
Sealed proposals must be received by the Truckee Fire Protection District Administration Office, Station 91, located at: 10049 Donner Pass Road Truckee, CA 96161 No later than 3:00 PM (PST) on July 7, 2026.
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As a result of AB338 effective July 1, 2026, fuel reduction work including, but not limited to, residential chipping, rural road fuel breaks, and firebreaks, done under contract and paid for in whole or in part out of public funds, is subject to certain prevailing wage labor standards, unless an exception applies.
Importance Notice Regarding AB338
Frequently Asked Questions AB338 Document from the DIR
Information from Associated California Loggers
DIR’s General Prevailing Wage Determinations
Understand the Four Key Responsibilities of a Public Works Contractor
Pay prevailing wages
Follow apprenticeship requirements
Maintain and submit certified payroll records
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2025 Projects
Olympic Heights - Old Greenwood Fuel Reduction Project - Nearing Completion
148 acres completed! Remaining 81 acre unit North of I-80.
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: 229 acres
Treatment type: track chipping, mastication
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Forest Health Grant
This $8M CAL FIRE Forest Health Grant awarded in 2024 will treat over 2,600 of forest outside of our communities aiding in both forest health, forest resilience, and community protection goals. Forester Sheedy has been supporting the bi-county regional partners with getting this grant and agreements executed and supporting momentum so that projects are permitted smoothly and on time, and that implementation begins as soon as possible.
Operations have started for the Martis THP project, this project includes 377 acres of commercial forest thinning and biomass utilization. Crosscheck Services is the Licensed Timber Operator and Danielle Bradfield is the Registered Professional Forester overseeing the project. We anticipate this project to span two field seasons and be completed by 2026.
Operations have also started on the Northstar THP which includes 140 acres of commercial forest thinning and biomass utilization. Crosscheck Services is the LTO with Danielle Bradfield overseeing the project as the Registered Professional Forester. This work is anticipated to be completed this winter over-snow.
Tahoe Donner has completed site prep work on reforestation units covering 45 acres.
Several other Projects are slated to start in spring of 2026, this includes work in Tahoe Donner, Billy Mack Canyon, HWY 89 North, SPI, and Alpine Meadows.
TRUCKEE RESILIENT LANDSCAPES Map
Information on upcoming, ongoing & completed Forest Management & Fuel Reduction Projects, and Requests for proposals (RFP). Checkout the interactive Resilient Landscapes Map below.
