Tahoe Park Firewise USA® Community
A Member of North Tahoe Fire Protection Department
Spring 2024 Cleanup - Weekend of June 15 & 16
Dumpster Locations - Delivered 13th & Removed 17th
Please update all hours & dollars spent HERE
321 Lake Ave 338 Wood View CT 515 Fountain
1713 Willow 1592 Pine 379 Fountain
1630 Washoe
Mission of the project
Firewise USA® is a voluntary recognition program that provides a framework to help neighbors get organized, find direction, and take action to increase the ignition resistance of their homes and communities from wildfire. Tahoe Park was approved by the NTFPD 5/7/24, following are resource for community planning around Tahoe Park. We will have an annual evaluation by NTFPD, this means we need to track to our community efforts in order to stay compliant to receive funding and accreditation (education, cleanup, etc)
SPRING 24' Events
6/14-6/17 COMMUNITY CLEAN UP - Dumpsters delivered Friday and removed Monday. We plan on having 6-8 dumpsters placed throughout our community. We will label our community dumpsters with orange tape, these are free for our members to use for clean up.
Examples for projects that qualify.
HOURS
Dwelling Unit/Home
Examples include: Removing pine needles and leaf litter from roof and gutters, replaced vinyl gutters with metal gutters, ignition-resistant exterior improvements, installing screening on vents, flammable items removed from under decks and porches, inspect roof and replace missing shingles, etc.
Landscaping (0-100 ft from base of dwelling unit)
Examples include: Installation of hardscaping, replacing combustible mulches with stone/gravel options, tree and shrub removal, raking and removal of pine needles, leaves, ground litter/debris, tree trimming/limbing, moving firewood, lawn and native grass maintenance, etc.
Common Area
(HO or other Homeowner jointly owned property within the site boundary) Activities include: Tree thinning, mastication and brush removal, grass maintenance, fire break construction, etc.
Miscellaneous
Meetings, presentations, program administration, home site visits, etc.
MONEY SPENT
Chipper Costs: Purchase/rental, fuel & oil, disposal fees, etc.
Other Equipment Costs: Chain saw purchase/rental, power equip. purchase/rental, hand tools, protective equipment, etc.
Contractor Costs: Arborists, landscapers, professional forestry services, debris removal, etc.
Home Improvement Costs: Roofs, decks, windows, vent screening, retrofits, etc.
Landscaping/DIY
Miscellaneous
Vehicle mileage
Date TBD - Tahoe Park Community Meeting & Education Series - Speaker TBD (NTFD or Tahoe Tree)
Required by each homeowner: Enter your invested time and/or expenses paid for clean up and maintenance.
Please complete by July 31st
Local Resources
Prevention
Approved Multi Year Plan for our community. This plan was submitted for 23/24. We will update this plan Fall of 24' for the following year 24/25.
Questions?
Contact daryl.jgarcia@gmail.com if you have additional questions