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
• 5.0 Alamo
  • 5.1 Risk and Hazard Assessment
  • 5.2 Risk and Hazard Reduction Recommendations
• 6.0 Ash Springs
  • 6.1 Risk and Hazard Assessment
  • 6.2 Risk and Hazard Reduction Recommendations
• 7.0 Caliente
  • 7.1 Risk and Hazard Assessment
  • 7.2 Risk and Hazard Reduction Recommendations
• 8.0 Eagle Valley/Ursine
  • 8.1 Risk and Hazard Assessment
  • 8.2 Risk and Hazard Reduction Recommendations
• 9.0 Hiko
  • 9.1 Risk and Hazard Assessment
  • 9.2 Risk and Hazard Reduction Recommendations
• 10.0 Mt. Wilson
  • 10.1 Risk and Hazard Assessment
  • 10.2 Risk and Hazard Reduction Recommendations
• 11.0 Panaca
  • 11.1 Risk and Hazard Assessment
  • 11.2 Risk and Hazard Reduction Recommendations
• 12.0 Pioche and Caselton Heights
  • 12.1 Risk and Hazard Assessment
  • 12.2 Risk and Hazard Reduction Recommendations
• 13.0 Rachel
  • 13.1 Risk and Hazard Assessment
  • 13.2 Risk and Hazard Reduction Recommendations
• 14.0 Conclusions
  • 14.1 Lincoln County Risk/Hazard Assessment Conclusions
• 15.0 References

Appendices

• Appendix A - Glossary of Terms Used in Wildfire Management and Scientific Plant Names
• Appendix B - Community Wildfire Assessment Rating System
• Appendix C - Photographs of Representative Fuel Types
• Appendix D - List of Persons Contacted
• Appendix E - Homeowner Guidelines
• Appendix F - Fire Safe Community Guidelines

Tables

• Table 1-1 Community Risk and Hazard Assessment Results
• Table 2-1 Primary Datasets and Sources Utilized in the Lincoln County Community Wildfire Risk/Hazard Assessment
• Table 2-2 Hazard Rating Point System Used in the Nevada Community Wildfire Risk/Hazard Assessment Project
• Table 3-1 Land Management Acreage Within Lincoln County
• Table 3-2 Summary of Reported Fire History Data 1980-2003
• Table 3-3 Historical Places At Risk in Lincoln County
• Table 3-4 Federal and State Listed Flora and Fauna At Risk in Lincoln County
• Table 4-1 Lincoln County Risk/Hazard Assessment Results
• Table 4-2 Federal and State Agency Wildfire Suppression Resources Available in Lincoln County
• Table 5-1 Pahranagat Valley Wildfire Suppression Resources
• Table 5-2 Alamo Risk/Hazard Reduction Priority Recommendations
• Table 5-3 Alamo Wildfire Hazard Rating Summary
• Table 6-1 Pahranagat Valley Volunteer Fire Department Wildfire Suppression Resources
• Table 6-2 Ash Springs Risk/Hazard Reduction Priority Recommendations
• Table 7-1 Caliente Valley Wildfire Suppression Resources
• Table 7-2 Caliente Risk/Hazard Reduction Priority Recommendations
• Table 8-1 Eagle Valley/Ursine Risk/Hazard Reduction Priority Recommendations
• Table 8-2 Eagle Valley/Ursine Wildfire Hazard Rating Summary
• Table 9-1 Pahranagat Valley Volunteer Fire Department Wildfire Suppression Resources
• Table 9-2 Hiko Risk and Hazard Reduction Priority Recommendations
• Table 10-1 Mt. Wilson Risk and Hazard Reduction Priority Recommendations
• Table 11-1 Panaca Wildfire Suppression Resources
• Table 11-2 Panaca Risk and Hazard Reduction Recommendations
• Table 12-1 Pioche/caselton Heights Wildfire Suppression Resources
• Table 12-2 Pioche/caselton Heights Risk and Hazard Reduction Recommendations
• Table 13-1 Rachel Risk and Hazard Reduction Priority Recommendations
• Table 13-2 Rachel Wildfire Hazard Rating Summary

Figures

Figure 3-1 Community Locations and Land Ownership, Lincoln County, Nevada small | large | x-large
Figure 3-2 Fire History and Critical Features Potentially At Risk, Lincoln County, Nevada small | large | x-large
Figure 5-1 Alamo Fire History, Suppression Resources, and Critical Features small | large | x-large
Figure 6-1 Ash Springs Fire History small | large | x-large
Figure 7-1 Caliente Fire History, Suppression Resources, Critical Features, and Proposed Mitigation Projects small | large | x-large
Figure 8-1 Eagle Valley/Ursine Fire History, Suppression Resources, and Proposed Mitigation Projects small | large | x-large
Figure 8-2 Eagle Valley/Ursine Fuel Hazard Classification small | large | x-large
Figure 9-1 Hiko Fire History and Suppression Resources small | large | x-large
Figure 10-1 Mt. Wilson Fire History and Completed Mitigation Projects small | large | x-large
Figure 10-2 Mt. Wilson Completed Private Road Fuel Mitigation Projects small | large | x-large
Figure 10-3 Mt. Wilson Fuel Hazard Classification small | large | x-large
Figure 11-1 Panaca Fire History, Suppression Resources, and Critical Features small | large | x-large
Figure 12-1 Pioche Fire History, Suppression Resources, Critical Features, and Completed Mitigation Projects small | large | x-large
Figure 12-2 Caselton Fire History, Critical Features, Completed and Proposed Mitigation Projects small | large | x-large
Figure 12-3 Pioche/caselton Fuel Hazard Classification small | large | x-large
Figure 13-1 Rachel Fire History small | large | x-large