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PRE-ATTACK MAPS The Northern Sonoma County Fire Protection District has developed pre-attack maps to provide strategic information during an emergency response with the primary use being wildfires. These maps were utilized during the 2019 Kincade Fire and 2020 Lightning Complex and are sought after by assisting agencies. These maps show the location of houses and denote if the house has a water source, road, proposed dozer lines/breaks, fire roads, and potential locations where a wildfire can be stopped or slowed. These maps do not contain confidential information.

WILDLAND FUELS CREW The Northern Sonoma County Fire Protection District formed a “fuels crew” in the Spring of 2018 to perform vegetation management (wildfire “fuels”) using CAL FIRE grant funding. The crew is comprised of part time employees who are primarily volunteer fire fighters and forestry students. The crew operates chain saws and chippers to cut and chip vegetation. The initial work focused on reducing vegetation along private roads and helped stop the spread of the 2019 Kincade Fire along Coyote Ridge Road. Community donations, project sponsorships, and grants have provided funding to keep the fuel crew operational. The fuel crews has completed several fuel reduction projects in its short existence and has evolved into helping with burn piles and prescribed burns. MEET THE CREW Tyson Cummings Crew Foreman Alexander Beorchia Crew Foreman Carla Delgadillo Crew Foreman 1/1 PROJECTS GEYSERVILLE ROADSIDE CLEARANCE GRANT COMPLETED AUGUST 2021 Northern Sonoma County Fire District “Fuels Crew” Completes 42 Miles of Roadside Vegetation Management The Northern Sonoma Fire Protection District (District) obtained a CAL FIRE California Climate Investments Fire Prevention Grant in 2018 to complete the Geyserville Roadside Clearance Project. The Project cut and chipped vegetation along roads to reduce vegetation on approximately 303 acres near Geyserville, Alexander Valley, and Dry Creek Valley. This Project also led to the creation of the District’s “Fuel Crew” which completed the Project. The Fuels Crew vegetation management work prevented the November 2019 Kincade Fire from advancing across Coyote Ridge Road, reducing the fire threatening additional structures in northeast Geyserville, and supported evacuations and firefighter access during the August 2020 Walbridge Fire. The District believes that a coordinated regional approach to vegetation management will reduce damages from future wildfires and support other land management options such as prescribed burning. The District has prioritized roadside vegetation management for shaded fuelbreaks to decrease the intensity of wildfires that start along a road, provide for evacuations, firefighter access, and to slow or stop an approaching wildfire. The Fuel Crew continues to work 7 days a week completing the vegetation management work funded by additional grants, donations, and contracts for service. The Fuels Crew is primarily composed of Santa Rosa Junior College students. Some members of the Fuels Crew have fire fighter training and this led to the formation of the “Geyser Crew #1” which helped extinguish the 2020 Walbridge Fire. The Geyserville Roadside Clearance Project is part of California Climate Investments, a statewide program that puts billions of Cap-and-Trade dollars to work reducing GHG emissions, strengthening the economy, and improving public health and the environment– particularly in disadvantaged communities. The Cap-and-Trade program also creates a financial incentive for industries to invest in clean technologies and develop innovative ways to reduce pollution. California Climate Investments projects include affordable housing, renewable energy, public transportation, zero-emission vehicles, environmental restoration, more sustainable agriculture, recycling, and much more. At least 35 percent of these investments are located within and benefiting residents of disadvantaged communities, low-income communities, and low-income households across California. For more information, visit the California Climate Investments website at: www.caclimateinvestments.ca.gov. Contacts: Marshall Turbeville, Chief Northern Sonoma County Fire District, email: mturbeville@nosocofire.com tel: (707) 292-3754

WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS PRESENTATIONS A method to prepare yourself and your neighbors for a wildfire is to work with your neighbors to create a plan to help each other during an emergency, work together on vegetation management, and taking other actions to prepare for an emergency. We can host or attend a neighborhood or community meeting to talk about how neighbors can work together in partnership with the Northern Sonoma County Fire Protection District. These meetings can be in person or virtual, and are a great way to receive personalized information for your area and have questions answered.

THE GEYSERVILLE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER'S ASSOCIATION (GVFA) The Geyserville Volunteer Firefighters' Association (GVFA) [name update in progress] is made up mostly of current members and a few past members of the Northern Sonoma County Fire Protection District staff. The GVFA’s primary responsibility is to raise money to buy equipment and supplies to increase the level of service that the Northern Sonoma County Fire Protection District can provide. The GVFA differs from the Northern Sonoma County Fire Protection District in that the GFVA is a non-profit organization run by volunteers who raise money through fundraisers. The GVFA is a 501(c)(3) with the federal tax identification number 23-7054738. The Northern Sonoma County Fire Protection District is a special district that receives a portion of property taxes every year. The Northern Sonoma County Fire Protection District uses that tax money to run the fire department. The Northern Sonoma County Fire Protection District's income is limited to the annual tax revenue it receives. The GVFA raises money to support the Northern Sonoma County Fire Protection District's goal of providing the best level of service possible. Before the Geyserville Fire Department became a fire protection district in 1996, all of the expenses of running the fire department were paid for by the GVFA. Since becoming a fire district the GVFA has been able to spend its money on more than just the basics. Now the GVFA serves the communities of Franz Valley, Knights Valley, Geyserville, Dry Creek Valley, and Alexander Valley. The GVFA has purchased rescue equipment and Automated External Defibrillators (used to jump start your heart if it stops). In 2001 the Northern Sonoma County Fire Protection District opened a fire station on Dry Creek Road. This fire station was paid for by your donations and was built mostly with donated labor. In 2004 the Northern Sonoma County Fire Protection District took delivery of Engine 6181. The New Fire Engine, which cost $280,000 was paid for by donations to the GVFA. ​ To donate, please mail cash or check to the GVFA, PO Box 1042, Geyserville, CA 95441. Donations are tax deductible. ​ ​ ​

SERVICE AREA MAP MISSION & VALUES HISTORY STAFF BOARD STAFF ​​ ​ FIRE CHIEF Marshall Turbeville August Grube ​ CAPTAINS Joseph Stewart Carlos Mendez James Tovani ​ FIREFIGHTERS Andrew Wallace Erik Padilla Tyler Bowman ​ ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Anneke Turbeville ​ VOLUNTEERS Evan Bradish Tyson Cummings Carla Delgadillo Richard Dilworth David Dunrud, Jr. Ivann Falcon Mark Gradek Bennett Holden Nicholas Langevin John Lilienthal Juan Martinez Chris Munsell Scott Newman Michael Pigoni Robert Pochini Richard Sereni Tony Sinprasert Bryce Turbeville Monica Vanoni Nathan Ziegler ​ ​

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BURN PERMITS This information is specific to the Northern Sonoma County Air Pollution Control District (NSCAPCD) which is the air quality jurisdiction for the Northern Sonoma County Fire Protection District. An air quality permit is required year-round for all types of burning including agriculture and residential pile burning, as well as prescribed burning. Obtain your air quality “Open Burn Permit” at https://nosocoair.org/ . No other permit is needed unless you are located in CAL FIRE jurisdiction and plan to burn between May 1 and the end of declared fire season. CAL FIRE jurisdiction is referred to as State Responsibility Area (SRA). SRA is generally the mountainous terrain and not the valley floors. You can determine if your location is in SRA at https://www.firepreventionfee.org/sra-lookup/ . If you are located in the SRA and plan to burn between May 1 and the end of declared fire season, contact CAL FIRE Healdsburg at (707) 433-2020 to obtain a CAL FIRE Burn Permit. More information is also available at CAL FIRE’s website https://burnpermit.fire.ca.gov/ . CAL FIRE and the County of Sonoma may implement a “Burn Permit Suspension” which prohibits most types of burning. This Suspension usually occurs during our summer and fall months. Please follow all safe burning guidelines, burn on approved “burn days,” and register your burn. OCTOBER 27, 2021 BURN PERMIT STATUS Current Situation CAL FIRE lifted their burn permit suspension yesterday, October 26, at 8AM for State Responsibility Area (SRA). SRA website: https://calfire-forestry.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=468717e399fa4238ad86861638765ce1 The County of Sonoma ordinance lifts the burn permit suspension on the same date and time for Local Responsibility Area (LRA). County of Sonoma ordinance: https://library.municode.com/ca/sonoma_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CH13SOCOFISAOR_ARTVIIOPBU_S13-72.1SU CAL FIRE has not declared, by proclamation “that the hazardous fire conditions have abated for that year”…..AKA “Fire Season” has not ended What it Means This information is only for the Northern Sonoma County Air Pollution Control District (NSCAPCD). Air quality jurisdiction website: https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/Air-Quality/ NSCAPCD “burn” permits are required year-round From May 1 until the end of “hazardous fire conditions,” CAL FIRE burn permits are required for SRA. (The burn permit suspension was CAL FIRE’s discretion to not issue burn permits.) For piles less than 4’x4’, CAL FIRE burn permits can be obtained online at https://burnpermit.fire.ca.gov/apply-for-a-permit/ For piles larger than 4’x4’, the burner needs to call a CAL FIRE facility with enough lead time to allow for a site visit. Local government agencies (Healdsburg City, Northern Sonoma County Fire Protection District, and Cloverdale Fire Protection District) may require permits for LRA. Northern Sonoma County Fire Protection District does not require permits in addition to NSCAPCD permits. Burners need to contact other agencies for their requirements. Current burn hours are 10AM-4PM. These hours will not change until May 1, 2022. Burn Day Status (Posted by 3PM of each day for the following day): (707) 565-2876 Burning Registration (call morning of burning): (707) 565-2876 AND press 1 to skip recording NSCAPCD Office: (707) 433-5911 ​