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 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 Amargosa Valley
  • 5.1 Risk and Hazard Assessment
  • 5.2 Risk and Hazard Reduction Recommendations, Roles, and Responsibilities
• 6.0 Beatty
  • 6.1 Risk and Hazard Assessment
  • 6.2 Risk and Hazard Reduction Recommendations, Roles, and Responsibilities
• 7.0 Belmont
  • 7.1 Risk and Hazard Assessment
  • 7.2 Risk and Hazard Reduction Recommendations, Roles, and Responsibilities
• 8.0 Carvers
  • 8.1 Risk and Hazard Assessment
  • 8.2 Previous Site Assessment Summary
  • 8.3 Risk and Hazard Reduction Recommendations, Roles, and Responsibilities
• 9.0 Gabbs
  • 9.1 Risk and Hazard Assessment
  • 9.2 Risk and Hazard Reduction Recommendations, Roles, and Responsibilities
• 10.0 Hadley (Round Mountain)
  • 10.1 Risk and Hazard Assessment
  • 10.2 Previous Site Assessment Summary
  • 10.3 Risk and Hazard Reduction Recommendations, Roles, and Responsibilities
• 11.0 Ione
  • 11.1 Risk and Hazard Assessment
  • 11.2 Previous Site Assessment Summary
  • 11.3 Risk and Hazard Reduction Recommendations, Roles, and Responsibilities
• 12.0 Manhattan
  • 12.1 Risk and Hazard Assessment
  • 12.2 Previous Site Assessment Summary
  • 12.3 Risk and Hazard Reduction Recommendations, Roles, and Responsibilities
• 13.0 Pahrump
  • 13.1 Risk and Hazard Assessment
  • 13.2 Risk and Hazard Reduction Recommendations, Roles, and Responsibilities
• 14.0 Tonopah
  • 14.1 Risk and Hazard Assessment
  • 14.2 Previous Site Assessment Summary
  • 14.3 Risk and Hazard Reduction Recommendations, Roles, and Responsibilities
• 15.0 Nye County Risk/Hazard Assessment Conclusions
• 16.0 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 - Defensible Space Guidelines, Homeowner’s Annual Checklist, and Seed Mixes
• Appendix F - Fire Safe Community Guidelines - Fire Safe Community Planning Recommendations For New Developments

Tables

• Table 1-1 Community Risk and Hazard Assessment Results
• Table 2-1 Primary Datasets and Sources Utilized in the Nye 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 Nye County
• Table 3-2 Summary of Fire History Data 1980-2003
• Table 3-3 At Risk Historical Places in Nye County
• Table 3-4 Recreation Areas in Nye County
• Table 3-5 Federal and State Listed Flora and Fauna At Risk in Nye County
• Table 4-1 Nye County Risk/Hazard Assessment Results
• Table 4-2 Federal Agency Wildfire Suppression Resources Available For Wildfires in Nye County
• Table 5-1 Amargosa Valley Initial Attack Wildfire Suppression Resources
• Table 5-2 Amargosa Valley Fire Hazard Ratings Summary
• Table 6-1 Beatty Initial Attack Wildfire Suppression Resources
• Table 6-2 Beatty Wildfire Hazard Rating Summary
• Table 7-1 Belmont Initial Attack Wildfire Suppression Resources
• Table 7-2 Belmont Wildfire Hazard Rating Summary
• Table 8-1 Carvers Initial Attack Wildfire Suppression Resources
• Table 8-2 Carvers Wildfire Hazard Rating Summary
• Table 9-1 Gabbs Initial Attack Wildfire Suppression Resources
• Table 9-2 Gabbs Wildfire Hazard Rating Summary
• Table 10-1 Hadley Initial Attack Wildfire Suppression Resources
• Table 10-2 Hadley (Round Mountain) Wildfire Hazard Rating Summary
• Table 11-1 Ione Initial Attack Wildfire Suppression Resources
• Table 11-2 Ione Wildfire Hazard Rating Summary
• Table 12-1 Manhattan Initial Attack Wildfire Suppression Resources
• Table 12-2 Manhattan Wildfire Hazard Rating Summary
• Table 13-1 Pahrump Initial Attack Wildfire Suppression Resources
• Table 13-2 Pahrump Wildfire Hazard Rating Summary
• Table 14-1 Tonopah Initial Attack Wildfire Suppression Resources
• Table 14-2 Tonopah Wildfire Hazard Rating Summary

Figures

Figure 3-1 Community Locations and Land Ownership, Nye County, Nevada small | large | x-large
Figure 3-2 Gnition History, Fire History, and Potentially At Risk Resources, Nye County, Nevada small | large | x-large
Figure 5-1 Amargosa Fire History, Suppression Resources, and Critical Features small | large | x-large
Figure 6-1 Beatty Suppression Resources and Critical Features small | large | x-large
Figure 7-1 Belmont Suppression Resources, Critical Features, and Proposed Mitigation Projects small | large | x-large
Figure 7-2 Belmont Fuel Hazard Classification small | large | x-large
Figure 8-1 Carvers Fire History and Suppression Resources small | large | x-large
Figure 8-2 Carvers Fuel Hazard Classification small | large | x-large
Figure 8-4 Carvers Blm Planned Mitigation Projects small | large | x-large
Figure 9-1 Gabbs Suppression Resources and Critical Features small | large | x-large
Figure 10-1 Hadley (Round Mountain) Suppression Resources small | large | x-large
Figure 11-1 One Land Ownership small | large | x-large
Figure 11-2 One Fuel Hazard Classification small | large | x-large
Figure 11-4 One Blm and Usfs Planned Mitigation Projects small | large | x-large
Figure 12-1 Manhattan Suppression Resources small | large | x-large
Figure 12-2 Manhattan Fuel Hazard Classification small | large | x-large
Figure 12-4 Manhattan Blm and Usfs Planned Mitigation Projects small | large | x-large
Figure 13-1 Pahrump Fire History, Suppression Resources, and Critical Features small | large | x-large
Figure 14-1 Tonopah Suppression Resources and Critical Features small | large | x-large