Table of Contents

Report

• Executive Summary
• 1.0 Introduction
  • 1.1 Project Background
  • 1.2 Communities Assessed
• 2.0 Methodology
  • 2.1 Project Team
  • 2.2 Base Map Data Collection
  • 2.3 Community Risk/Hazard Assessment
  • 2.4 Interviews with Fire Personnel
  • 2.5 Recommendation Development
• 3.0 Description of The County
  • 3.1 Demographics, Location, Topography, and Climatic Data
  • 3.2 Wildfire History
  • 3.3 Natural Resources and Critical Features Potentially at Risk
  • 3.4 Previous Fire hazard reduction Projects
• 4.0 County-Wide Assessment Results
  • 4.1 County-wide Risk and Hazard Assessment Overview
  • 4.2 Wildfire Protection Resources
  • 4.3 County-Wide Recommendations
• 5.0 Dayton
  • 5.1 Hazard and Risk Assessment
  • 5.2 Risk and Hazard Reduction Recommendations, Roles, and Responsibilities
  • 5.3 Summary of Recommendations
• 6.0 Fernley
  • 6.1 Hazard and Risk Assessment
  • 6.2 Risk and Hazard Reduction Recommendations, Roles, and Responsibilities
  • 6.3 Summary of Recommendations
• 7.0 Fort Churchill - Weeks
  • 7.1 Hazard and Risk Assessment
  • 7.2 Risk and Hazard Reduction Recommendations, Roles, and Responsibilities
  • 7.3 Summary of Recommendations
• 8.0 Mark Twain
  • 8.1 Hazard and Risk Assessment
  • 8.2 Risk and Hazard Reduction Recommendations, Roles, and Responsibilities
  • 8.3 Summary of Recommendations
• 9.0 Mason Valley
  • 9.1 Hazard and Risk Assessment
  • 9.2 Risk and Hazard Reduction Recommendations, Roles, and Responsibilities
  • 9.3 Summary of Recommendations
• 10.0 Mound House
  • 10.1 Hazard and Risk Assessment
  • 10.2 Risk and Hazard Reduction Recommendations, Roles, and Responsibilities
  • 10.3 Summary of Recommendations
• 11.0 Silver City
  • 11.1 Hazard and Risk Assessment
  • 11.2 Risk and Hazard Reduction Recommendations, Roles, and Responsibilities
  • 11.3 Summary of Recommendations
• 12.0 Silver Springs
  • 12.1 Hazard and Risk Assessment
  • 12.2 Risk and Hazard Reduction Recommendations, Roles, and Responsibilities
  • 12.3 Summary of Recommendations
• 13.0 Smith Valley
  • 13.1 Hazard and Risk Assessment
  • 13.2 Risk and Hazard Reduction Recommendations, Roles, and Responsibilities
  • 13.3 Summary of Recommendations
• 14.0 Stagecoach
  • 14.1 Hazard and Risk Assessment
  • 14.2 Risk and Hazard Reduction Recommendations, Roles, and Responsibilities
  • 14.3 Summary of Recommendations
• 15.0 Wabuska
  • 15.1 Hazard and Risk Assessment
  • 15.2 Risk and Hazard Reduction Recommendations, Roles, and Responsibilities
  • 15.3 Summary of Recommendations
• 16.0 Weed Heights
  • 16.1 Hazard and Risk Assessment
  • 16.2 Risk and Hazard Reduction Recommendations, Roles, and Responsibilities
  • 16.3 Summary of Recommendations
• 17.0 Yerington
  • 17.1 Hazard and Risk Assessment
  • 17.2 Risk and Hazard Reduction Recommendations, Roles, and Responsibilities
  • 17.3 Summary of Recommendations
• 18.0 Lyon County Risk/Hazard Assessment Conclusions
• 19.0 References

Appendices

• Appendix A - Glossary of Terms Used in Wildfire Management and Scientific Plant Names
• Appendix B - Photographs of Representative Fuel Types in Lyon County
• Appendix C - List of Persons Contacted
• Appendix D - Community Guidelines - Fire Safe Community Recommendations For Planning New Developments
• Appendix E - Homeowner Guidelines

Tables

• Table 1-1 Community Risk and Hazard Assessment Results in Lyon County.
• Table 3-1 Land Ownership and/or Administration Within Lyon County
• Table 3-2 Summary of Fire Occurrence and Estimated Acreage, 1980-2003
• Table 3-3 Historical Places At Risk in Lyon County
• Table 3-4 Federal and State Listed Flora and Fauna At Risk in Lyon County
• Table 4-1 Lyon County Assessment Results
• Table 4-2 Lyon County First-Alarm Wildfire Suppression Resources
• Table 4-3 Other First-Alarm Wildfire Suppression Resources
• Table 5-1 Dayton Risk/Hazard Reduction Priority Recommendations
• Table 6-1 Fernley First-Alarm Wildfire Suppression Resources
• Table 6-2 Other First-Alarm Wildfire Suppression Resources
• Table 6-3 Fernley Risk/Hazard Reduction Priority Recommendations
• Table 7-1 Fort Churchill - Weeks Risk/Hazard Reduction Priority Recommendations
• Table 8-1 Mark Twain Risk/Hazard Reduction Priority Recommendations
• Table 9-1 Mason Valley Risk/Hazard Reduction Priority Recommendations
• Table 10-1 Mound House Risk/Hazard Reduction Priority Recommendations
• Table 11-1 Silver City Risk/Hazard Reduction Priority Recommendations
• Table 12-1 Silver Springs Risk/Hazard Reduction Priority Recommendations
• Table 13-1 Smith Valley Initial Attack Wildfire Suppression Resources
• Table 13-2 Out-of-County First-Alarm Wildfire Suppression Resources
• Table 13-3 Smith Valley Risk/Hazard Reduction Priority Recommendations
• Table 14-1 Stagecoach Risk/Hazard Reduction Priority Recommendations
• Table 15-1 Wabuska Risk/Hazard Reduction Priority Recommendations
• Table 16-1 Weed Heights Risk/Hazard Reduction Priority Recommendations
• Table 17-1 Yerington Risk/Hazard Reduction Priority Recommendations

Figures

Figure 3-1 Community Location and Land Ownership, Lyon County, Nevada small | large | x-large
Figure 3-2 Fire History, Ignition Risks, and Potentially At Risk Resources Lyon County, Nevada small | large | x-large
Figure 5-1 Fire History and Suppression Resources for the Community of Dayton small | large | x-large
Figure 6-1 Fire History, Suppression Resources, and Critical Features for the Community of Fernley small | large | x-large
Figure 7-1 Fire History and Critical Features for the Community of Fort Churchill - Weeks small | large | x-large
Figure 8-1 Fire History and Suppression Resources for the Community of Mark Twain small | large | x-large
Figure 9-1 Fire History, Suppression Resources, Critical Features, and Mitigation Projects for the Community of Mason Valley small | large | x-large
Figure 9-2 Classification of Fuel Hazard for the Community of Mason Valley small | large | x-large
Figure 10-1 Fire History, Suppression Resources, and Mitigation Projects for the Community of Mound House small | large | x-large
Figure 10-2 Classification of Fuel Hazard for the Community of Mound House small | large | x-large
Figure 11-1 Fire History and Suppression Resources for the Community of Silver City small | large | x-large
Figure 11-2 Classification of Fuel Hazard for the Community of Silver City small | large | x-large
Figure 12-1 Fire History, Suppression Resources, and Critical Features for the Community of Silver Springs small | large | x-large
Figure 13-1 Fire History, Suppression Resources, Critical Features, and Mitigation Projects for the Community of Smith Valley small | large | x-large
Figure 13-2 Classification of Fuel Hazard for the Community of Smith Valley small | large | x-large
Figure 14-1 Fire History and Suppression Resources for the Community of Stagecoach small | large | x-large
Figure 15-1 Fire History for the Community of Wabuska small | large | x-large
Figure 16-1 Fire History for the Community of Weed Heights small | large | x-large
Figure 17-1 Fire History, Suppression Resources, and Mitigation Projects for the Community of Yerington small | large | x-large