Table of Contents

Report

• Executive Summary
• 1.0 Introduction
  • 1.1 Project Background
  • 1.2 Communities Assessed
  • 1.3 Communities Not Assessed
• 2.0 Methodology
  • 2.1 Project Team
  • 2.2 Community Risk/Hazard Assessment
  • 2.3 interviews With Fire Personnel
  • 2.4 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 Risk and Hazard Reduction Projects
• 4.0 County-Wide Assessment Results
  • 4.1 County-Wide Risk and Hazard Assessment Overview
• 5.0 Hawthorne
  • 5.1 Risk and Hazard Assessment
  • 5.2 Risk and Hazard Reduction Recommendations, Roles, and Responsibilities
  • 5.3 Summary of Recommendations
• 6.0 Luning
  • 6.1 Risk and Hazard Assessment
  • 6.2 Risk and Hazard Reduction Recommendations, Roles, and Responsibilities
  • 6.3 Summary of Recommendations
• 7.0 Marietta
  • 7.1 Risk and Hazard Assessment
  • 7.2 Risk and Hazard Reduction Recommendations, Roles, and Responsibilities
  • 7.3 Summary of Recommendations
• 8.0 Mina
  • 8.1 Risk and Hazard Assessment
  • 8.2 Risk and Hazard Reduction Recommendations, Roles, and Responsibilities
  • 8.3 Summary of Recommendations
• 9.0 Schurz
  • 9.1 Risk and Hazard Assessment
  • 9.2 Risk and Hazard Reduction Recommendations, Roles, and Responsibilities
  • 9.3 Summary of Recommendations
• 10.0 Walker Lake
  • 10.1 Risk and Hazard Assessment
  • 10.2 Risk and Hazard Reduction Recommendations, Roles, and Responsibilities
  • 10.3 Summary of Recommendations
• 11.0 Mineral County Risk/Hazard Assessment Conclusions
• 12.0 References

Appendices

• Appendix A - Glossary of Terms Used in Wildfire Management
• Appendix B - Photographs of Representative Fuel Types
• Appendix C - List of Persons Contacted
• Appendix D - Homeowner Guidelines
• Appendix E - Community Guidelines

Tables

• Table 1-1 Mineral County Community Risk and Hazard Assessment Results
• Table 3-1 Land Management Acreage Within Mineral County
• Table 3-2 Summary of Fire History Data 1980-2003
• Table 3-3 At-risk Historical Places in Mineral County
• Table 3-4 Federal and State Listed Flora and Fauna At-risk in Mineral County
• Table 4-1 Assessment Results Summary
• Table 4-2 Mineral County Wildfire Suppression Resources
• Table 4-3 Out-of-county Wildfire Suppression Resources
• Table 5-1 Hawthorne Wildfire Suppression Resources
• Table 5-2 Hawthorne Army Depot Wildfire Suppression Resources
• Table 5-3 Hawthorne Risk/Hazard Reduction Priority Recommendations
• Table 5-4 Hawthorne Wildfire Hazard Ratings Summary
• Table 6-1 Luning Wildfire Suppression Resources
• Table 6-2 Luning Wildfire Risk/Hazard Reduction Priority Recommendations
• Table 6-3 Luning Wildfire Hazard Ratings Summary
• Table 7-1 Marietta Wildfire Suppression Resources
• Table 7-2 Marietta Wildfire Risk/Hazard Reduction Priority Recommendations
• Table 7-3 Marietta Wildfire Hazard Ratings Summary
• Table 8-1 Mina Wildfire Suppression Resources
• Table 8-2 Mina Wildfire Risk/Hazard Reduction Priority Recommendations
• Table 8-3 Mina Wildfire Hazard Ratings Summary
• Table 9-1 Schurz Wildfire Suppression Resources
• Table 9-2 Schurz Wildfire Risk/Hazard Reduction Priority Recommendations
• Table 9-3 Schurz Wildfire Hazard Ratings Summary
• Table 10-1 Walker Lake Wildfire Suppression Resources
• Table 10-2 Walker Lake Wildfire Risk/Hazard Reduction Priority Recommendations
• Table 10-3 Walker Lake Wildfire Hazard Ratings Summary

Figures

Figure 3-1 General Location of Communities and Land Ownership Mineral County, Nevada small | large | x-large
Figure 3-2 Fire History, Ignition Risks, and Potentially At-risk Resources Mineral County, Nevada small | large | x-large
Figure 5-1 Fire History, Suppression Resources, and Critical Features For the Community of Hawthorne small | large | x-large
Figure 6-1 Fire History and Suppression Resources For the Community of Luning small | large | x-large
Figure 7-1 Fire History For the Community of Marietta small | large | x-large
Figure 8-1 Fire History and Suppression Resources For the Community of Mina small | large | x-large
Figure 9-1 Fire History, Suppression Resources, and Critical Features For the Community of Schurz small | large | x-large
Figure 10-1 Fire History and Suppression Resources For the Community of Walker Lake small | large | x-large