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Extracted from Consolidated Report
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Plumas County Grand Jury
• 2009-2010
CAL Fire Staff and Equipment in South Lake Tahoe Basin
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Findings 3 findings
F1
Page 41
A signed contract for fire protection services
F2
Page 41
Installed fire protection infrastructure and equipment
F3
Page 41
Sufficient emergency water supplies
Recommendations 1
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R1Page 41The Board of Supervisors is urged to adopt ordinances requiring stringent minimum standards that developers must meet prior to Subdivision Master Plan approval that include: • A signed contract for fire protection services • Installed fire protection infrastructure and equipment • Sufficient emergency water supplies Background: A major concern examined by the 2009-2010 Plumas County Grand Jury is the provision of fire protection and fire prevention services in this county. Specifically investigated were the County Building and Planning Departments. The Grand Jury found that the use and enforcement of fire codes and standards varies depending on whether they are being applied to a structure (homes, outbuildings, and commercial buildings), to the area immediately surrounding a structure (defensible space, access roads, turnarounds, fuel tanks and emergency water for fighting fires) or to the nearby wildlands (national and private forests as well as grasslands). The Grand Jury found that a large number of parcels (4,631) have been approved for building construction and occupancy located outside of fire protection districts. Homeowners and business owners are likely unaware that in the event their structures catch fire, there are no fire fighters mandated to respond and fight that fire.