Agenda packet — Portola City Council, June 10, 2026 (part 12 of 14)

Plumas County Appendix A-20
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A.4.2. Internal Meeting Agenda
No Agenda was used for this meeting. Worksheets were reviewed in detail.

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A.4.3. Internal Meeting Attendance Sheet
Plumas County LHMP Update
Risk Assessment Worksheet Mtg. | March 17, 2025
Virtual Zoom Meeting
Attendees:

Lori Pini, Plumas County OES
Travis Goings, Plumas County OES
Tracey Ferguson, Plumas County Planning Director
Jennifer Langston, Plumas County, Building Department, Chief Code Enforcement Michael Coelho, Plumas County Building Department
Rob Robinette, Plumas County Environmental Health
Lori Beatley, Plumas County Public Health
Willow Vieira, Plumas – Sierra Department of Agriculture Ryon Bonk, City Manager, Portola City Manager
Adam Cox - Indian Valley PUD General Manager
Adam Cox - Chester PUD General Manager
Jamar Tate - Plumas Eureka CSD
Michael Hall - Feather River RCD
Jeanine Foster - Foster Morrison
Chris Morrison - Foster Morrison
Marty Walters – Plumas County VOAD/Recovery Risk
Participating Jurisdictions:

Plumas County
City of Portola
Chester PUD
Feather River RCD
Gold Mountain CSD
Grizzley Lake CSD
Indian Valley CSD
Plumas County FSC
Plumas Eureka CSD
South Feather Water and Power

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A.5 HMPC Meeting #1: Kickoff Meeting
A.5.1. Kickoff Meeting Invite to HMPC and Stakeholders
From: Pini, Lori <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, December 20, 2024 12:12 PM
To: Pini, Lori; Adam Cox ([email protected]); Allen Homme ([email protected]); Amber Hughes ([email protected]); Amber Marshall ([email protected]); Annie Adcock; Anthony Warndorf ([email protected]); Osborn, Becky; Bill Powers ([email protected]); Bill Wickman ([email protected]); BJ Laustalot ([email protected]); Bob Marshall ([email protected]); Bob Orange ([email protected]); Brad Underwood ([email protected]); Brady Haynes ([email protected]); Brandon Pitlock ([email protected]); Brenda Narayan ([email protected]); Brian West ([email protected]); Bryan Alexander ([email protected]); Carlos Espana ([email protected]); [email protected]; [email protected]; Chandler Peay; Cheryl Johnson ([email protected]); Chester Chamber of Commerce; Chris Carlton ([email protected]); Chris Durkin ([email protected]); Chris Morrison; plancom1; Christopher Woodward ([email protected]); Chuck Bowman ([email protected]); Clayton Beck ([email protected]); Clint Burkenpas ([email protected]); Dale; Dan Gustafson ([email protected]); Dan Litchfield ([email protected]); Danielle Berry ([email protected]); Danny Manning ([email protected]); Darrell Webster ([email protected]); DeeDee Clark; Darren Beatty ([email protected]); [email protected]; David Hawks ([email protected]); David Ornelas ([email protected]); David Schmid ([email protected]); David Stewart ([email protected]); Destiny Bloxham ([email protected]); Duncan Cameron ([email protected]); Dwight Cerasola ([email protected]); Ed Ward ([email protected]); Eliza Fletcher; Emily Compton ([email protected]); Eric Ewing ([email protected]); Erik Egide ([email protected]); Frank Carey ([email protected]); Gary Parque ([email protected]); Gold Lake Lodge ([email protected]); Greenhorn CSD ([email protected]); Hagwood, Greg; Greg Kinne ([email protected]); Grizzly Lake CSD ([email protected]); Grizzly Water District ([email protected]); Hannah Hepner ([email protected]); Harvey West ([email protected]); plancom5; Heather Reineking ([email protected]); Holly Coons; Ian James ([email protected]); Indian Valley Park & Recreation District ([email protected]); Ingrid Burke ([email protected]); Isabella Bledsoe ([email protected]); J. Lundquist ([email protected]); plancom3; Jamar Tate ([email protected]); James “Bull” Asher ([email protected]); James Shipp ([email protected]); Jan Hammill ([email protected]); Jas Shaw ([email protected]); Jason Harston ([email protected]); Jason Moghaddas ([email protected]); Jeanie Hinds ([email protected]); Jeanine Foster; Engel, Jeff; Jeff Rosevear ([email protected]); Jeff St. Clair ([email protected]); Langston, Jennifer; Jennifer Leighty; [email protected]; [email protected]; Jerri Nielsen ([email protected]); Jill Harris ([email protected]); Graham, Jim; Jim Stockdale ([email protected]); Jim Wilcox ([email protected]); Jodee Read ([email protected]); Blackwell, Joe; Joe Fish ([email protected]); Joe Walton ([email protected]); Joe Waterman ([email protected]); Joel Bronk ([email protected]); John Amis ([email protected]); John Parks ([email protected]); John Reynolds ([email protected]); John Rowden ([email protected]); John Rowden ([email protected]); Steffanic, John; Joleen Cline ([email protected]); Jonathan Bruno ([email protected]); Jonathan Pangburn ([email protected]); Joseph Rudeen ([email protected]); Brechtel, Josh; Joshua Dixon ([email protected]); Julie Hunter ([email protected]); Julie Ruiz ([email protected]); Karen Downs ([email protected]); Karrie White ([email protected]); Kate Beth Kalinosky ([email protected]); Kate Rahmeyer ([email protected]); Kathy Kogge ([email protected]);

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Katie Nunn ([email protected]); Katie Quinn ([email protected]); Katie Reid-Harris ([email protected]); Allred, Keevin; Ken Donnell ([email protected]); Goss, Kevin; Kevin Schmidt ([email protected]); Kevin Trutna ([email protected]); Kristen Mckillop ([email protected]); Kyle Felker ([email protected]); Kyle Kroll ([email protected]); Kyle Merrian ([email protected]); Lacey Carney ([email protected]); Lafe Alexander ([email protected]); Laura Adkins ([email protected]); Leana Weissberg ([email protected]); Lee Kiolbasa ([email protected]); Leon Jefferies ([email protected]); Leslie Edlund ([email protected]); LeTina Vanetti; Liam Galleher ([email protected]); [email protected]; Linda McCurdy; Linda VanDahlen ([email protected]); Marcelino Marci Gonzalez ([email protected]); Velazquez, Marco; Mark Thomas ([email protected]); Martin Janolo ([email protected]); Marty Senter; Marty Walters; [email protected]; Matt Taborski ([email protected]); [email protected]; Matt West ([email protected]); Matthew West ([email protected] ); Meadow Valley Fire Protection District ([email protected]); Megan McCrorey ([email protected]); Melissa Klundby ([email protected]); Michael Algots; Coelho, Michael; Michael Hall ([email protected]); Michelle Fulton ([email protected]); Mike Flanigan ([email protected]); Mike Loew ([email protected]); Mike Saitone ([email protected]); Mike Yost ([email protected]); Mikki Brown ([email protected]); Mimi Garner ([email protected]); Mimi Garner ([email protected]); plancom2; Nancy Presser ([email protected]); Naveed Paydar ([email protected]); Nick Bunch ([email protected]); Nick Collins ([email protected]); Reinert, Nicole; Pat Morton ([email protected]); Patrick Callahan; Patrick Martinez ([email protected]); Patty Clawson ([email protected]); Paul Mrowczynsk ([email protected]); Paul Russell ([email protected]); Paul Violett ([email protected]); Peggy Ygbuhay ([email protected]); Phillip Rader ([email protected]); plancom4; Quincy Fire ([email protected]); Rachel Hutchinson ([email protected]); Rebecca Herrin ([email protected]); Remy Gill ([email protected]); Rich Sonsteng ([email protected]); Richard Stockton ([email protected]); Riley duPont ([email protected]); Robinette, Rob; Thorman, Rob; Robert Bavier ([email protected]); Robert Curry ([email protected]); [email protected]; Andrew; Robin Daun ([email protected]); Roger Diefendorf ([email protected]); Ron Heinbockel ([email protected]); Roy Carter ([email protected]); Royce Raker ([email protected]); Russell Nickerson ([email protected]); [email protected]; Ryan McKillop ([email protected]); Ryan Pedersen ([email protected]); Sally McGowan ([email protected]); Sam Blesse; Scott Corey ([email protected]); Scott Packwood ([email protected]); [email protected]; Shawna Mayo ([email protected]); Silas Rojas ([email protected]); Stan Peiler ([email protected]); Steve Best ([email protected]); Steve Burroughs ([email protected]); Steve DeBonis ([email protected]); Steve Janovick ([email protected]); Steve McDowell ([email protected]); Steve Munsen ([email protected]); [email protected]; [email protected]; Taylorsville Cemetery ([email protected]); Thomas Grubbs ([email protected]); Evans, Tim; Tim McCrink ([email protected]); Venable, Tina; Todd Johns; Todd Roberts ([email protected]); McGowan, Tom; Tom Vannoy ([email protected]); Tommy Brenzovich ([email protected]); Ferguson, Tracey; Tracy Schohr ([email protected]); Goings, Travis; Trina Cunningham ([email protected]); Tyson Rael ([email protected]); Victoria Fisher ([email protected]); Warren Grandall ([email protected]); Vieira, Willo; Zoe
Subject: Plumas County 2026 LHMP Update: Kickoff meeting invite

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When: Tuesday, January 14, 2025 1:00 PM-4:00 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada).

Where: Quincy Branch Library (445 Jackson St, Quincy, CA 95971) Hello:

Plumas County is partnering with the City of Portola and five special districts, Grizzly Lake Community Services District, Indian Valley Community Services District, Plumas-Eureka Community Servies District, Chester Public Utility District, and Feather River Resource Conservation District, to develop a Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) Update to the County’s 2020 and the City’s 2019 LHMPs. The purpose of the hazard mitigation planning process is to help reduce the impacts of natural hazards to the citizens, property, critical facilities and infrastructure, and other key assets in the County. In addition, the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA 2000) requires that local governments have a FEMA-approved LHMP in place to be eligible for certain pre- and post-disaster mitigation funding to protect communities from future disaster-related losses.

You are receiving this email because we are inviting you to take part in this LHMP Update as a member of the Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee (HMPC).

County, city, district, agency, and public and private stakeholder participation and coordination is a requirement of an approved plan, as is the inclusion of any hazard data, information, and mitigation projects your department or agency considers important to the development of the LHMP. Thus, your input will be critical to the success of this project. Participation includes: ➢ Attending and participating in the HMPC meetings (6 anticipated over the next 12 months) ➢ Providing available data/information requested of the HMPC ➢ Reviewing and providing comments on the plan drafts Plumas County, Office of Emergency Services, is taking the lead on coordinating this project for the County. A project kickoff meeting of the HMPC will be held at the following time and location:

HMPC Meeting
January 14, 2025 (Tuesday) 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Plumas County Library
445 Jackson St., Quincy 95971
The kickoff meeting will explain the LHMP development process and how you can be involved.

A public stakeholder meeting will also be held the evening of the same day of the kickoff meeting. Details on the public meeting will be forthcoming.

Please RSVP and plan on attending or delegating attendance to this important meeting.

Thank you.

Lori Pini, Manager

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A.5.2. HMPC #1: Kickoff Meeting Agenda

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A.5.3. HMPC #1: Kickoff Meeting Sign-in Sheet

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A.6 HMPC #2: Risk Assessment Meeting
A.6.1. Emailed Invite to Risk Assessment Meeting
From: Pini, Lori <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, April 4, 2025 3:09 PM
To: Pini, Lori; [email protected]; Allen Homme ([email protected]); Allred, Keevin; Amber Marshall ([email protected]); [email protected]; Annie Adcock; Atkins, Laura; [email protected]; Bill Powers ([email protected]); Billy Davies; Bob Marshall ([email protected]); [email protected]; [email protected]; Brad Underwood ([email protected]); Brady Haynes ([email protected]); Brechtel, Josh; [email protected]; Bryan Alexander ([email protected]); Celesta Gauna; Chandler Peay; [email protected]; [email protected]; Chester Chamber of Commerce; Chris Morrison; Christopher Woodward ([email protected]); [email protected]; Clayton Beck ([email protected]); Clint Burkenpas ([email protected]); Coelho, Michael; Cynthia M. ([email protected]); Dale; Dan Litchfield ([email protected]); Danielle Berry ([email protected]); [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; DeeDee Clark; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; Duncan Cameron ([email protected]); Dwight Cerasola ([email protected]); [email protected]; [email protected]; Eliza Fletcher; Eric Ewing ([email protected]); Erik Egide ([email protected]); Frank Carey ([email protected]); Gary Parque ([email protected]); Gerd Ebeling; Gold Lake Lodge ([email protected]); Goss, Kevin; Greenhorn CSD ([email protected]); Greg Kinne ([email protected]); Grizzly Water District ([email protected]); Hannah Hepner ([email protected]); Harvey West ([email protected]); plancom5; Heather Reineking ([email protected]); Holly Coons; Ian James ([email protected]); Indian Valley Park & Recreation District ([email protected]); Inge Houck; Isabella Bledsoe ([email protected]); plancom3; Jamar Tate ([email protected]); James “Bull” Asher ([email protected]); James Shipp ([email protected]); Jan Hammill ([email protected]); Jas Shaw ([email protected]); Jason Harston ([email protected]); Jason Moghaddas ([email protected]); Jeanie Hinds ([email protected]); Jeanine Foster; Engel, Jeff; Jeff Rosevear ([email protected]); Langston, Jennifer; Jennifer Leighty; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; Jerri Nielsen ([email protected]); Graham, Jim; Jim Stockdale ([email protected]); Jim Wilcox ([email protected]); Jodee Read ([email protected]); Blackwell, Joe; Joe Fish ([email protected]); Joe Walton ([email protected]); Joe Waterman ([email protected]); Joel Bronk ([email protected]); John Parks ([email protected]); John Reynolds ([email protected]); John Rowden ([email protected]); John Rowden ([email protected]); Steffanic, John; Joleen Cline ([email protected]); Jonathan Bruno ([email protected]); Jonathan Pangburn ([email protected]); Joseph Rudeen ([email protected]); [email protected]; [email protected]; Julie Hunter ([email protected]); Kai Walters; Kane Russell; Karrie White ([email protected]); Kate Rahmeyer ([email protected]); [email protected]; Katie Reid-Harris ([email protected]); [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; Kyle Felker ([email protected]); [email protected]; [email protected]; Lafe Alexander ([email protected]); Larry Smith; Lee Kiolbasa ([email protected]); Leslie Edlund ([email protected]); LeTina Vanetti; [email protected]; [email protected]; Linda McCurdy; Mark Thomas ([email protected]); [email protected]; Marty Senter; Marty Walters; Matt West ([email protected]); [email protected]; Matthew West; [email protected]; [email protected];

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[email protected]; [email protected]; Michael Algots; [email protected]; Mike Flanigan ([email protected]); Mike Loew ([email protected]); Mike Saitone ([email protected]); Mike Yost ([email protected]); Mikki Brown ([email protected]); Mimi Garner ([email protected]); [email protected]; plancom2; Nancy Presser ([email protected]); Naveed Paydar ([email protected]); Collin, Nick; Osborn, Becky; plancom1; [email protected]; Schrammel, Charles; Velazquez, Marco; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; Ben Huffer; [email protected]; [email protected]; Corey Pargee; [email protected]; [email protected]; Doug McCoy; Dwyer, Jennifer (Consultant)@DWR; Evans, Tim; Ferguson, Tracey; Galen Smith; Goings, Travis; Hall, Mimi; Howard Hughes; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; Mario Klip; McGowan, Tom; Nils Lunder; npeay; Pat Morton ([email protected]); Patrick Callahan; [email protected]; plancom4; [email protected]; [email protected]; Quincy Fire ([email protected]); [email protected]; [email protected]; rbunzel@spiind.com; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; Reinert, Nicole; [email protected]; [email protected]; Riley duPont ([email protected]); Robert Bavier ([email protected]); Robert Gray ([email protected]); Robert Hosea; Robinette, Rob; [email protected]; Royce Raker ([email protected]); [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; Sam Blesse ([email protected]); Scott Corey ([email protected]); [email protected]; Shawn McKenzie; Shelton Douthit; [email protected]; [email protected]; Silas Rojas ([email protected]); [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; Stan Peiler ([email protected]); [email protected]; Susan Espana; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; Taylorsville Cemetery ([email protected]); Terri Simon-Jackson; Thomas Grubbs ([email protected]); Thorman, Rob; Tim Jones; Tina Hopkins; [email protected]; Todd Johns; [email protected]; Trina Cunningham ([email protected]); [email protected]; Venable, Tina; Vieira, Willo; Wally Bird; [email protected]; Zach Browning; Zoe Stancer; Bob Howell; Grizzly Lake CSD ([email protected]); [email protected]
Subject: Plumas County LHMP Update
When: Thursday, May 8, 2025 1:00 PM-4:00 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada).

Where: Quincy Branch Library (445 Jackson St, Quincy, CA 95971)

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Good afternoon,
In January, we kicked off the Plumas County Multi-Jurisdictional Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) Update project. That meeting provided an overview of the project and resulted in an updated list of hazards to include in the 2026 LHMP Update. Since then, Foster Morrison Consulting and the project team have been collecting data as part of the updated risk assessment for the plan. The resulting risk assessment will consist of a written profile and analysis of each identified hazard, supported by technical, historical, and local data. The risk assessment will become a part of the updated LHMP.

Please join us for our second Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee (HMPC) Meeting for the Risk Assessment. The purpose of this working meeting of the planning committee is to share draft risk assessment materials – including mapping, data, and other information – and invite your feedback. See attached agenda.

What: HMPC Risk Assessment Meeting
When: May 8, 2025 (Thursday), 1:00 - 4:00 pm
Where: Quincy Branch Library Building, 445 Jackson Street, Quincy, CA 95971 A public stakeholder meeting will also be held the evening of the same day of the HMPC meeting.
**Please note that the Public are welcome at the 1:00 PM Meeting for input also:

What: Public Risk Assessment Meeting
When: May 8, 2025 (Thursday), 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Where: Quincy Branch Library Building, 445 Jackson Street, Quincy, CA 95971 If you plan on attending, please RSVP.

Questions? Please feel free to reach out to myself or Jeanine Foster, Foster Morrison Consulting, at 303 717-7171 or [email protected].

For more information about the project, visit: Local Hazard Mitigation Plan | Plumas County, CA - Official Website
Hope to see you there.

Thank you,
Lori Pini, Manager
Plumas County Office of Emergency Services
1446 East Main Street
Quincy, California 95971
(530) 283-7438 Office
(530) 616-1899 Cell
[email protected]

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A.6.2. HMPC #2: Risk Assessment Meeting Agenda

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A.6.3. HMPC #2: Risk Assessment Meeting Sign in Sheet

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A.7 HMPC #3 & #4: Mitigation Strategy Meetings
A.7.1. Email Invites to Mitigation Strategy Meetings
From: Pini, Lori <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2025 11:55 AM
To: Pini, Lori; [email protected]; Allen Homme ([email protected]); Allred, Keevin; Amber Marshall ([email protected]); [email protected]; Annie Adcock; Atkins, Laura; [email protected]; [email protected]; Billy Davies; Bob Marshall ([email protected]); [email protected]; [email protected]; Brad Underwood ([email protected]); Brady Haynes ([email protected]); Brechtel, Josh; [email protected]; Bryan Alexander ([email protected]); Celesta Gauna; [email protected]; [email protected]; Chester Chamber of Commerce; Chris Morrison; Christopher Woodward ([email protected]); [email protected]; Clayton Beck ([email protected]); Clint Burkenpas ([email protected]); Coelho, Michael; Cynthia M. ([email protected]); Dale; Dan Litchfield ([email protected]); Danielle Berry ([email protected]); [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; DeeDee Clark; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; Duncan Cameron ([email protected]); [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; Eliza Fletcher; Eric Ewing ([email protected]); Erik Egide ([email protected]); Frank Carey ([email protected]); Gary Parque ([email protected]); Gerd Ebeling; Gold Lake Lodge ([email protected]); Goss, Kevin; Greenhorn CSD ([email protected]); Greg Kinne ([email protected]); Grizzly Water District ([email protected]); Hannah Hepner ([email protected]); [email protected]; plancom5; Heather Reineking ([email protected]); Holly Coons; Ian James ([email protected]); Indian Valley Park & Recreation District ([email protected]); Inge Houck; Isabella Bledsoe ([email protected]); plancom3; Jamar Tate ([email protected]); James “Bull” Asher ([email protected]); James Shipp ([email protected]); Jan Hammill ([email protected]); Jas Shaw ([email protected]); Jason Harston ([email protected]); Jason Moghaddas ([email protected]); Jeanie Hinds ([email protected]); Jeanine Foster; Engel, Jeff; Jeff Rosevear ([email protected]); Langston, Jennifer; Jennifer Leighty; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; Jerri Nielsen ([email protected]); Graham, Jim - Shared Mailbox; Jim Stockdale ([email protected]); Jim Wilcox ([email protected]); Jodee Read ([email protected]); Blackwell, Joe - Shared Mailbox; Joe Fish ([email protected]); Joe Walton ([email protected]); Joe Waterman ([email protected]); Joel Bronk ([email protected]); John Parks ([email protected]); John Reynolds ([email protected]); John Rowden ([email protected]); John Rowden ([email protected]); Steffanic, John; Joleen Cline ([email protected]); Jonathan Bruno ([email protected]); Jonathan Pangburn ([email protected]); Joseph Rudeen ([email protected]); [email protected]; [email protected]; Julie Hunter ([email protected]); Kai Walters; Kane Russell; Karrie White ([email protected]); [email protected]; [email protected]; Katie ReidHarris ([email protected]); [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; Kyle Felker ([email protected]); [email protected]; [email protected]; Lafe Alexander ([email protected]); Larry Smith; Lee Kiolbasa ([email protected]); Leslie Edlund ([email protected]); LeTina Vanetti; [email protected]; [email protected]; Linda McCurdy; Mark Thomas ([email protected]); [email protected]; Marty Senter; [email protected]; Matt West ([email protected]); [email protected]; Matthew West; [email protected]; [email protected];

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[email protected]; [email protected]; Michael Algots; [email protected]; Mike Flanigan ([email protected]); Mike Loew ([email protected]); Mike Saitone ([email protected]); Mike Yost ([email protected]); Mikki Brown ([email protected]); Mimi Garner ([email protected]); [email protected]; plancom2; Nancy Presser ([email protected]); Naveed Paydar ([email protected]); Collin, Nick; Osborn, Becky; Peay, Chandler; plancom1; [email protected]; Schrammel, Charles; Velazquez, Marco; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; Ben Huffer; [email protected]; [email protected]; Corey Pargee; [email protected]; [email protected]; Doug McCoy; Dwyer, Jennifer (Consultant)@DWR; Evans, Tim; Ferguson, Tracey; Galen Smith; Goings, Travis; Hall, Mimi; Howard Hughes; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; Mario Klip; McGowan, Tom; Nils Lunder; npeay; Pat Morton ([email protected]); Patrick Callahan; [email protected]; plancom4; [email protected]; [email protected]; Quincy Fire ([email protected]); [email protected]; [email protected]; rbunzel@spiind.com; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; Reinert, Nicole; [email protected]; [email protected]; Riley duPont ([email protected]); Robert Bavier ([email protected]); Robert Gray ([email protected]); Robert Hosea; Robinette, Rob; [email protected]; Royce Raker ([email protected]); [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; Sam Blesse ([email protected]); Scott Corey ([email protected]); [email protected]; Shawn McKenzie; Shelton Douthit; [email protected]; [email protected]; Silas Rojas ([email protected]); [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; Stan Peiler ([email protected]); [email protected]; Susan Espana; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; Taylorsville Cemetery ([email protected]); [email protected]; Thomas Grubbs ([email protected]); Thorman, Rob; Tim Jones; Tina Hopkins; [email protected]; Todd Johns; [email protected]; Trina Cunningham ([email protected]); [email protected]; Venable, Tina; Vieira, Willo; Wally Bird; [email protected]; Zach Browning; Zoe Stancer; Bob Howell; Grizzly Lake CSD ([email protected])
Subject: Hazard Mitigation Planning Meeting
When: Wednesday, August 6, 2025 1:00 PM-4:00 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada).

Where: Quincy Branch Library (445 Jackson St, Quincy, CA 95971)

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Good morning,
Thanks again to everyone that attended our May Risk Assessment meeting! You are invited to the Plumas County 2025 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Update Mitigation Strategy meetings of the Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee (HMPC).

In preparation for the upcoming meetings, please see below:

Identify and bring your mitigation project ideas to the meetings! These are the two most important meetings for this LHMP Update project: • Wednesday, August 6 (1:00 - 4:00 pm) - we will be briefly revisiting the risk assessment data developed to date and will be establishing updated LHMP goals and objectives. • Thursday, August 6 (9:00 am – 12:00 pm) - we will be working to identify and discuss potential mitigation actions and projects for reducing Plumas County’s risk and vulnerability to identified hazards and disasters.

Please make sure everyone attends that has mitigation actions and projects to include in the LHMP Update for all identified priority hazards.

Meeting Locations for Both Meetings:

Quincy Branch Library Building
445 Jackson Street
Quincy, CA 95971
As always, Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee Meetings are open to the public.

Attached is an Agenda for the two meetings.

Also attached is a FEMA publication – Mitigation Ideas: Take a look – it is easy to skim through and will give you mitigation ideas, by hazard. What fits for your Jurisdiction?
County, City, District, and stakeholder participation and coordination is a requirement of an approved LHMP, as is the inclusion of any hazard data, information, and mitigation projects you may want to see included in the Plan. Your continued participation and input are critical to the success of this project!

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A.7.2. HMPC #3 & #4: Mitigation Strategy Meeting Agenda

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A.7.3. HMPC #3 & #4: Mitigation Strategy Meeting Sign in Sheets August 6 Meeting

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A.8 HMPC #5: Final HMPC Meeting
A.8.1. Final HMPC Meeting Invite
From: Pini, Lori <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 11:10 AM
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Subject: Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation DRAFT Plan When: Wednesday, December 10, 2025 9:00 AM-12:00 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada).

Where: Plumas County Library - 445 Jackson Street
Good morning,
Please see below information on the final steps for the Plumas County 2026 Multi-Jurisdictional Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) Update project:

LHMP Public Review Draft and Public Meeting. The LHMP Public Review Draft is up on the Plumas County website for public review and comment at: https://www.plumascounty.us/2218/Documents A printed copy of the LHMP is available at the Plumas County Office of Emergency Services at: 1446 East Main Street, Quincy CA 95971.

A public meeting on the Draft LHMP will be held Tuesday, December 9, 2025, from 5:30 - 7:00 pm at the Plumas County Quincy Library Meeting Room, 445 Jackson Street, Quincy, CA 95971.

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Final HMPC Meeting. Our final planning committee meeting is scheduled for Wednesday December 10, 2025 from 9:00 am -12:00 pm, also at the Plumas County Quincy Library Meeting Room. This meeting will address public comments received and finalize all input to the LHMP. We will also be evaluating any changes in hazard vulnerabilities and mitigation priorities to the Plumas County Planning Area over the last five years for inclusion in the final LHMP document.

Final LHMP Input. All final planning committee (and public, and stakeholder) input on the Draft LHMP needs to be provided no later than Thursday, December 18, 2025. Please take time to download and review the Plan from the County website.

There are several options for providing comments on the LHMP Public Review Draft:

1. Email comments to [email protected] or [email protected]

2. Drop off written comments or send by mail to: Plumas County Office of Emergency Services, Attn. Lori Pini, 1446 East Main Street, Quincy, CA 95971

3. Bring comments to the final Public or HMPC meeting
If you have any questions, please contact Jeanine Foster at [email protected] or Lori Pini at [email protected].

Thank you for your continued engagement in the process. Lori Lori Pini, Manager
Plumas County Office of Emergency Services
1446 E. Main Street
Quincy, California 95971
(530) 283-7438 Office
(530) 616-1899 Cell Phone
[email protected]

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A.8.2. HMPC #5: Final HMPC Meeting Agenda

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A.8.3. HMPC #5: Final Meeting Sign In Sheets

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A.9 Public Involvement
This section shows the public involvement activities for each of the three public meetings – Kickoff Meeting, Risk Assessment Meeting, and Draft Plan Meeting. Each of these sections are separated into the following:
➢ Public Outreach Materials
➢ Public Outreach Tracking and Documentation
➢ Public Meeting Agenda
➢ Public Meeting and Sign in sheets
➢ Public Comments

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A.9.1. Public Meeting #1 (Kickoff Meeting)
Public Outreach Materials
Public Meeting #1 Press Release

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Public Meeting #1 Public Outreach Flyer

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Public Meeting # 1 Poster

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Public Meeting #1 Poster (alternative)
Public Outreach Tracking and Documentation
The following tracking table shows the dates, descriptions, estimated audience, interactions, and who shared the public outreach materials with people in their organizations. Below the table is the public outreach documentation.

Table A-1 Public Meeting #1 (Kickoff Meeting) Outreach and Tracking Date Description Estimated Audience Interactions Shared 12/20/2024 Plumas County OES
Facebook post
1,865 20 Plumas County Peeps;
GRAEAGLE California;
Portola Portal; Plumas-Sierra
County Fire/Weather
Updates; The Sierra Valley
1/1/2025 Plumas County Fire
Wise Leads email
forward
83 1/5/2025 Plumas County
VOAD email
newsletter
205

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Date Description Estimated Audience Interactions Shared 1/6/2025 Plumas County News
and Public Notices
email newsletter
224
1/7/2025 Plumas County OES
Facebook post
1,119 15 Plumas Community Radio
KQNY; Quincy CA PCT
Train Angels; Plumas County
Crime Concerns Info; Plumas
Fire Safe Council
1/7/2025 Plumas Sun news
article
1/8/2025 20,000 Lives email
newsletter
1/9/2025 Plumas County Fire
Safe Council meeting
announcement
30 1/11/2025 Plumas County Fire
Chief's Association
meeting
announcement
20 1/14/2025 20,000 Lives email
newsletter
Public Meeting #1 Outreach – 12/20/2024, Facebook Post
Source: Plumas County

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Public Meeting #1 Outreach – Plumas County Fire Wise Leads email forward

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Plumas County Appendix A-63
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March 2026
Public Meeting #1 Outreach – VOAD Newsletter

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March 2026

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March 2026
Public Meeting #1 Outreach – Plumas County News and Updates Email Blast

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Public Meeting #1 Outreach – January 7 and 10, 2025 Facebook Post Source: Plumas County

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Public Meeting #1 Outreach – Plumas Sun Article From 1/7/2025

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Public Meeting #1 Outreach – 20,000 Lives Weekly Update 1/8/2025

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Public Meeting #1 Outreach – Plumas County Fire Safe Council 1/9/2025 and Fire Chief’s Association Meeting Announcements

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March 2026
Public Meeting #1 Outreach – 20,000 Lives Weekly Update 1/14/2025

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Public Meeting #1 – Posting Locations of Outreach Flyers Below is a list of all the places the Outreach Flyer was posted and the jurisdictions or Districts participating in the LHMP Update that were targeted:
➢ Chester Post Office: Chester PUD, Feather River RCD
➢ Canyon Dam Post Office: Feather River RCD
➢ Greenville Post Office: Indian Valley CSD, Feather River RCD ➢ Crescent Mills Post Office: Indian Valley CSD, Feather River RCD ➢ Taylorsville Post Office: Indian Valley CSD, Feather River RCD ➢ Chilcoot-Vinton Post Office
➢ Feather River Food Co-Op: City of Portola
➢ Portola Post Office: City of Portola, Grizzly Lake CSD (PO service area) ➢ Clio Post Office: Feather River RCD
➢ Graeagle Store: Feather River RCD
➢ Blairsden/Graeagle Post Office: Plumas-Eureka CSD (PO service area), Feather River RCD ➢ Feather River Food Co-Op, Quincy: Feather River RCD
➢ Quincy Post Office: Feather River RCD
➢ Forest Stationers, Quincy: Feather River RCD
➢ Rhythm and Grace Dance Studio, Quincy: Feather River RCD ➢ Quincy Branch Library: Feather River RCD
Photos of the location and the boards the flyers were placed on are below.

Location Poster
Chester Post Office – Chester

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Location Poster
Canyon Dam Post Office – Canyon Dam
Greenville Post Office – Greenville

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Location Poster
Crescent Mills Post Office – Crescent Mills
Taylorsville Post Office – Taylorsville

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Location Poster
Chilcoot-Vinton Post Office - Chilcoot
Feather River Food Co-Op – Portola
Portola Post Office – Portola

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Location Poster
Clio Post Office – Clio
Graeagle Store – Graeagle

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March 2026
Location Poster
Blairsden/Graeagle Post Office – Graeagle
Feather River Food Co-Op – Quincy

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March 2026
Public Meeting #1: Public Agenda

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March 2026
Public Meeting #1: Public Sign in Sheet

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A.9.2. Public Meeting #2 (Risk Assessment Meeting)
Public Outreach Materials
Public Meeting #2 Press Release

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Public Meeting #2 Poster

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March 2026
Public Meeting #2 Poster (alternative)

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March 2026
Public Outreach Tracking and Documentation
The following tracking table shows the dates, descriptions, estimated audience, interactions, and who shared the public outreach materials with people in their organizations. Below the table is the public outreach documentation.

Table A-2 Public Meeting #1 (Risk Assessment Meeting) Outreach and Tracking Date Description Estimated Audience Interactions
4/25/2025 Plumas County OES
Facebook post
7,002 23
4/29/2025 Plumas County VOAD email
newsletter
223 106
5/5/2025 Plumas County News and
Public Notices email list
238
5/5/2025 Plumas County OES
Facebook post
4249 14
Shared in Facebook Groups
➢ Plumas and Lassen County Crime Concerns and Info
➢ Plumas-Sierra County Fire Weather / Updates
➢ Plumas, Lassen, Sierra classified and open forum complaints ➢ Portola Portal
➢ 530 Fire
➢ The Sierra Valley
➢ GRAEAGLE California
➢ Plumas County Hazard Watch
➢ Sierra Plumas Community Events
➢ Chester Citizens Advisory Group
➢ Hwy 32, 36, 89 & 70 Info
➢ Plumas County Volunteers
➢ PLUMAS COUNTY EVENTS
➢ Dixie Fire Recovery Voices

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Public Meeting #2 Outreach – Plumas County OES Facebook Post, 4/25/2025

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Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Udpate
March 2026
Public Meeting #2 Outreach – VOAD email newsletter, 4/29/2025

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March 2026

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Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Udpate
March 2026
Public Meeting #2 Outreach – Plumas County OES Facebook Post, 5/5/2025

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March 2026
Public Meeting #2 Outreach – Plumas County News and Public Notices email

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March 2026
Public Meeting #2 Outreach – Plumas Sun news announcement, 1/7/2025

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March 2026
Public Meeting #2 – Posting Locations of Outreach Flyers Below is a list of all the places the Outreach Flyer was posted::

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March 2026
➢ Blairsden Sierra Suds Laundromat
➢ Blairsden-Graeagle Post Office
➢ Canyondam Post Office
➢ Chester Laundromat
➢ Chester Library
➢ Chester Plumas Bank
➢ Chester Post Office
➢ Chilcoot-Vinton Post Office
➢ Clio Post Office
➢ Crescent Mills Crescent Country Antiques and Gifts
➢ Crescent Mills Post Office
➢ East Quincy East Side Laundromat
➢ Graeagle Store
➢ Greenville Evergreen Market
➢ Greenville Plumas Bank
➢ Greenville Post Office
➢ Meadow Valley Post Office
➢ Portola Feather River Food Coop
➢ Portola City Hall
➢ Portola Leanard’s Market
➢ Portola Library
➢ Portola Plaza Laundromat
➢ Quincy Plumas Bank
➢ Quincy Post Office
➢ Taylorsville Post Office
➢ Twain Store

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Blairsden Sierra Suds Laundromat
Blairsden-Graeagle Post Office

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Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Udpate
March 2026
Canyondam Post Office
Chester Laundromat

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Chester Library
Chester Plumas Bank

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Chester Post Office
Chilcoot-Vinton Post Office

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March 2026
Clio Post Office
Crescent Mills Crescent Country Antiques and Gifts

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Crescent Mills Post Office

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East Quincy East Side Laundromat

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Graeagle Store
Greenville Evergreen Market

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March 2026
Greenville Plumas Bank
Greenville Post Office

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March 2026
Meadow Valley Post Office

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Portola Feather River Food Coop

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March 2026
Portola City Hall
Portola Leanard’s Market

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Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Udpate
March 2026
Portola Library
Portola Plaza Laundromat

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Quincy Plumas Bank
Quincy Post Office

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Taylorsville Post Office

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Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Udpate
March 2026
Twain Store

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Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Udpate
March 2026
Public Meeting #2 Agenda

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Plumas County Appendix A-114
Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Udpate
March 2026
Public Meeting #2 Sign in Sheet

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Plumas County Appendix A-115
Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Udpate
March 2026
A.9.3. Public Meeting #3 (Draft Plan)
Public Outreach Materials
Public Meeting #3 Outreach Flyer

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March 2026
Public Meeting #3 Press Release

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Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Udpate
March 2026
Public Meeting #3 Poster

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March 2026
Public Outreach Tracking and Documentation
The following tracking table shows the dates, descriptions, estimated audience, interactions, and who shared the public outreach materials with people in their organizations. Below the table is the public outreach documentation.

Table A-3 Public Meeting #1 (Draft Plan) Outreach and Tracking Date Description Estimated Audience Interactions Shared 11/19/2025 Plumas County
VOAD agenda email
246
11/19/2025 Plumas County
VOAD Meeting
briefing by Marty
Walters
45 11/21/2025 Plumas County OES
Facebook post:

Sources of
Emergency
Information
435 2
11/24/2025 Plumas County OES
Facebook post 1
1175 7 Plumas & Lassen County
Crime Concerns, Plumas
County Peeps, Plumas County
Hazard Watch, Plumas
County Fire Info/Resources,
Chester Citizens Advisory
Group, The Sierra Valley,
11/24/2025 Plumas County OES
Facebook post 2
1141 6 Graeagle California group,
Plumas County Page, Plumas
County Fire Safe Council
11/25/2025 City of Portola
Facebook post
6 Portola Portal
12/1/2025 Recovery Risk
Facebook post
8 12/2/2025 Recovery Risk
Facebook post
6 12/5/2025 Recovery Risk
Facebook post
3 12/5/2025 Plumas Sun article
12/5/2025 Feather River
Stewardship Coalition
briefing by Marty
Walters
41 12/8/2025 Recovery Risk
Facebook post
6 12/8/2025 County of Plumas
Website News Flash

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Plumas County VOAD agenda email

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March 2026
Plumas County VOAD Meeting briefing by Marty Walters
Marty briefed 45 people at the VOAD meeting. No meeting minutes were available.

Plumas County OES Facebook post: Sources of Emergency Information

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Plumas County OES Facebook post 1

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Plumas County OES Facebook post 2

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Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Udpate
March 2026
City of Portola Facebook post

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March 2026
Recovery Risk Facebook post

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March 2026
Recovery Risk Facebook post

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March 2026
Plumas Sun article

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Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Udpate
March 2026
Feather River Stewardship Coalition briefing by Marty Walters Marty presented to the Feather River Stewardship Coalition. No meeting minutes were available.

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March 2026
Recovery Risk Facebook post

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March 2026
Recovery Risk Facebook post

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County of Plumas Website News Flash

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Poster Photos

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March 2026

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March 2026

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March 2026
Public Meeting #3: Agenda

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March 2026
Public Meeting #3: Sign in Sheets

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March 2026
A.9.4. Public Comments
Public comments received during the public meetings are shown in the following sections. These comments were adopted, as appropriate, into the Base Plan and the jurisdictional annexes.

Public Comments from Public Meeting #1

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Public Comments from Public Meeting #2

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Public Comments from Public Meeting #3

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A.10 HMPC and Public Meeting Handouts
Below are the handouts for each meeting. Handouts specific to the Mitigation Strategy Meetings can be found in Appendix C.

A.10.1. HMPC Meeting #1: Kickoff Meeting Handouts
Plumas County Multi-Jurisdictional LHMP Update: Hazard
Identification and Profiles – 2026
Disaster Declarations and National Weather Service Research Plumas County Disaster History
Plumas County – Disaster Declarations 1950-2024
Year Disaster Name Disaster Type Disaster Cause State Declaration # and Date
Federal
Declaration #
and Date
2023 California Severe
Winter Storms,
Straight-line
Winds, Flooding,
Landslides, and
Mudslides
Storms Storms 3/1/2023-
3/8/2023
DR-4699
4/3/2023
2023 California Severe
Winter Storms,
Straight-line
Winds, Flooding,
Landslides, and
Mudslides
Flood Storms 3/1/2023-
3/8/2023
EM-3592
3/10/2023
2021 California
Wildfires
Fire Fire 2021-04
7/16/2021
(Lava Fire)
7/16/2021
(Beckwourth
Complex)
8/6/2021
DR-4610
8/24/2021
2021 Dixie Fire Fire Fire 2021-03
7/23/2021
FM-5400
7/20/2021
2021 2021 Northeast
Wildfires
Fire Fire 2021-04
2021-03
8/6/2021
8/10/2021
(Monument
Fire)
–
2020 Bear Fire Fire Fire 2020-06
8/18/2020
FM-5363
9/9/2020
2020 California
Wildfires
Fire Fire – DR-4458
8/22/2020

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Plumas County Appendix A-146
Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Udpate
March 2026
Year Disaster Name Disaster Type Disaster Cause State Declaration # and Date
Federal
Declaration #
and Date
2020 Covid-19 Pandemic Pandemic 2020-01
3/4/2020
DR-4482
3/22/2020
2020 Covid-19 Pandemic Pandemic 2020-01
3/4/2020
EM-3428
3/13/2020
2017 Severe Winter
Storms, Flooding,
Mudslides in
California
Flood Storms 2017-03
3/7/2017
DR-4308
4/1/2017
2017 Severe Winter
Storms, Flooding,
Mudslides in
California
Flood Storms 2017-01
1/23/2017
DR-4301
2/14/2017
2014 California
Drought
Drought Drought 2014-03
9/18//2014
–
2008 California
Wildfires
Fire Fire – EM-3287
6/28/2008
2007 Severe Freeze Freeze Freeze 2007-02
01/12/2007-
1/26/2007
DR-1689
3/13/2007
2005/2006 Severe Storms,
Flooding,
Mudslides, and
Landslides in
California
Flood Storms 2006-01
1/12/2006
DR‐1628
2/3/2006
2005 Hurricane
Katrina
Evacuations
Hurricane Hurricane – EM‐3248
9/13/2005
2001 Energy
Emergency
Economic Greed 1/1/2001 –
1999 California
Extreme Fire
Hazards
Fire Fire 99-05
8/26/1999
EM-3140
9/1/1999
1997 California Severe
Storms/flooding
Flood Storms 97-01
1/2/97‐1/31/97
DR‐1155
1/4/1997
1996 Torrential Wind
and Rains
Flood Storms GP 96-01
1/2/1996
–
1995 California Severe
Winter Storms,
Flooding,
Landslides, Mud
Flows
Flood Storms 95-03
03/12/95 –
03/24/95
DR-1046
3/12/1995
1995 1995 Severe
Winter Storms
Flood Storms 95-01, 95-02,
95-03, 95-04
1/6/95‐3/14/95
DR‐1044
1/13/1995

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Plumas County Appendix A-147
Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Udpate
March 2026
Year Disaster Name Disaster Type Disaster Cause State Declaration # and Date
Federal
Declaration #
and Date
1993 California Severe
Storm, Winter
Storm, Mud &
Landslides,
Flooding
Flood Storms – DR-979
2/3/1993
1992 Late California
Severe Storm,
Winter Storm,
Mud &
Landslides,
Flooding
Flood Storms 93-01
2/12/92,
2/19/92
DR-979
2/25/1992
1992 1992 Late Winter
Storms
Flood Storms 93-01
1/7/93 - 2/19/93
DR-979
1/15/1992
1987 1987 Wildland
Fires
Fire Fire 9/10/1987,
9/3/1987
–
1986 California Severe
Storms, Flooding
Flood Storms 86-01
2/18‐86-3/12/86
DR‐758
2/21/1986
1980 April Storms Flood Storms 80-01–80-25
4/1/1980
–
1977 California
Drought
Drought Drought – EM-3023
1/20/1977
1970 California Severe
Storms, Flooding
Flood Flood 1/27/1970 -
3/2/1970
DR 283
2/16/1970
1969 California Severe
Storms, Flooding
Flood Storms 1/23/69, 1/25,69,
1/28/69, 1/29/69,
2/8/69, 2/10/69,
2/16/69, 3/12/69
DR-253
1/26/1969
1964 California Heavy
Rains & Flooding
Flood Storms 12/22/64,
12/23/64,
12/28/64, 1/5/65,
& 1/14/65
DR-183
12/24/1964
1964 Seismic Wave Other Other – DR-169
4/1/1964
1963 1963 Floods and
Rains
Flood Storms 2/7/63, 2/26/63,
2/29/63, &
4/22/63
DR-145
2/25/1963
1963 1963 Floods Flood Storms 2/14/1964 –
1960 1960 Widespread
Wildfires
Fire Fire 8/16/1960 –
1958 1958 April
Storms and
Floods
Flood Storms 4/2/1958 DR-52
4/4/1958
1958 1958 February
Storms and
Floods
Flood Storms 2/26/1958 CDO 58-03
1955 1955 Floods Flood Flood 12/22/1955 DR-47
12/23/1955

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Plumas County Appendix A-148
Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Udpate
March 2026
Year Disaster Name Disaster Type Disaster Cause State Declaration # and Date
Federal
Declaration #
and Date
1950 1950 Floods Flood Flood 11/21/1950 CDO 50-01
Source: Cal OES, FEMA. Retrieved December 2024.

Plumas County Disaster Declaration Summary Table by Hazard Type 1950-2024 Disaster Type State Declarations Federal Declarations
Count Years Count Years
Drought 1 2014 1 1997
Economic 1 2001 0 –
Fire 7 1960, 1987, 1999, 2020, 2021
(three)
6 1999, 2008, 2020 (twice), 2021
(twice)
Flood 22 1950, 1955, 1958 (twice), 1964,
1963, 1964, 1969, 1970 1980,
1986, 1993, 1992*, 1995
(twice*), 1996, 1997, 2006, 2017
(twice*), 2023 (twice*)
19 1950, 1955, 1958 (twice), 1963,
1964, 1969, 1970, 1986, 1992
(twice), 1995 (twice), 1997,
2006*, 2017 (twice*), 2023
(twice*)
Freeze 1 2007 1 2007
Hurricane 0 – 1 2005
Pandemic 2 2020 (twice) 2 2020 (twice)
Seismic Sea Wave
(Tsunami)
0 – 1 1964
Totals 34 31
Source: Cal OES, FEMA. Retrieved October 2024.

Plumas County Disasters since 2019 City of Portola and 2020 Plumas County LHMP ➢ 2020 California Covid-19 Pandemic (2 state and 2 federal declarations) ➢ 2020 California Wildfires (federal declaration)
➢ 2020 Bear Fire (state and federal declaration)
➢ 2021 Northeast Wildfires (state declaration)
➢ 2021 Dixie Fire (state and federal declaration)
➢ 2021 California Wildfires (state and federal declaration) ➢ 2023 California Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (2 federal and 2 state declarations)
Severe Weather Events
NCDC Storm Events 1950 to 7/31/2024
Event Type Number
of Events
Deaths Deaths
(indirect)
Injuries Injuries
(indirect)
Property
Damage
Crop
Damage
Astronomical Low Tide 2 1 0 0 0 $0 $0
Blizzard 3 0 0 0 0 $0 $0
Cold/Wind Chill 3 0 0 0 0 $0 $0
Debris Flows 21 0 0 0 0 $2,000 $0

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Plumas County Appendix A-149
Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Udpate
March 2026
Event Type Number
of Events
Deaths Deaths
(indirect)
Injuries Injuries
(indirect)
Property
Damage
Crop
Damage
Dense Fog 9 0 0 0 0 $1,000 $0
Dense Smoke 1 0 0 0 0 $0 $0
Drought 2 0 0 0 0 $50,000 $0
Excessive Heat 5 0 0 0 0 $0 $0
Flash Flood 3 0 0 0 0 $0 $0
Flood 12 0 0 1 0 $3,140,000 $0
Freezing Fog 1 0 0 0 0 $0 $0
Hail 10 0 0 0 0 $100 $5,000
Heat 2 0 0 0 0 $0 $0
Heavy Rain 60 0 0 0 0 $1,000 $0
Heavy Snow 330 1 0 0 0 $220,000 $0
High Wind 88 0 0 1 0 $2,245,500 $0
Ice Storm 1 0 0 0 0 $0 $0
Lightning 1 0 0 0 0 $0 $0
Strong Wind 4 0 0 0 0 $63,300 $0
Thunderstorm Wind 2 0 0 0 0 $675,000 $0
Wildfire 14 1 0 3 0 $22,775,000 $0
Winter Storm 150 0 0 0 0 $150,000 $0
Winter Weather 61 0 0 0 0 $0 $0
Total 785 3 0 5 0 $29,322,900 $0
Source: National Climatic Data Center (retrieved November 2024) *Note: Losses reflect totals for all impacted areas, some of which fell outside of Plumas County

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Plumas County Appendix A-150
Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Udpate
March 2026
FEMA’s National Risk Index, 2024: List of 18 Hazards
FEMA’s National Risk Index is a dataset and online tool that can be used to help communities better understand the natural hazard risk to their communities. FEMA requires LHMPs to utilize the 18 identified hazards as a starting point for determining hazards of concern in their Hazard Mitigation Planning Process. ➢ Avalanche
➢ Coastal Flooding
➢ Cold Wave
➢ Drought
➢ Earthquake
➢ Hail
➢ Heat Wave
➢ Hurricane
➢ Ice Storm
➢ Landslide
➢ Lightning
➢ Riverine Flooding
➢ Strong Wind
➢ Tornado
➢ Tsunami
➢ Volcanic Activity
➢ Wildfire
➢ Winter Weather

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Plumas County Appendix
A-151
Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Udpate
March 2026

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Plumas County Appendix A-152
Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Udpate
March 2026
2026 Plumas County Hazards Comparison Summary
2020 Plumas
County LHMP
Hazards
Plumas
County
General Plan
Safety
Element
(2013)
City of Portola
2019 LHMP
Hazards
City of Portola
General Plan
Safety Element
(2019)
2023 State of
California Plan
Applicable
Hazards
Proposed 2026
LHMP Hazards
Avalanche – – – Avalanche Avalanche
Climate Change – – – Climate Change
& Related
Hazards
Climate Change
Dam Failure Flood and Dam
Inundation
Dam Failure Dam Failure
Inundation
Dam Failure Dam Failure
Drought & Water
shortage
– – – Droughts and
Water Shortage
Drought & Water
shortage (w/tree
mortality)
Earthquake Geologic and
Seismic Hazards
Earthquake Seismic and
Geologic
Hazards
Earthquake Earthquake
Flood: 1%/0.2%
annual chance
Flood and Dam
Inundation
Flood Flood Hazards Riverine, Stream,
and Alluvial
Flood
Flood: 1%/0.2%
annual chance
Flood: Localized
Stormwater
Flood and Dam
Inundation
– – – Flood: Localized
Stormwater
Landslide,
Mudslide, and
Debris Flow
Geologic and
Seismic Hazards
– – Landslide, Debris
Flow, and Other
Earth
Movements
Landslide, Mudslide,
and Debris Flow
Levee Failure – – – Levee Failure Levee Failure
Pandemic – – – Epidemic,
Pandemic, and
Vector Borne
Disease
–
– – – – Extreme Cold
and Freeze
Extreme Cold,
Freeze, and Snow
Severe Weather:

Extreme Heat
– Extreme Heat Severe Weather,
Winter Storms,
and Extreme
Cold/Heat
Extreme Heat Severe Weather:

Extreme Heat
Severe Weather:

Heavy Rains and
Storms
– Severe Weather Severe Weather,
Winter Storms,
and Extreme
Cold/Heat
Severe Wind,
Weather, and
Storms
Severe Weather:

Heavy Rains and
Storms
Severe Weather:

High Winds and
Tornadoes
– Severe Weather Severe Weather,
Winter Storms,
and Extreme
Cold/Heat
Severe Wind,
Weather, and
Storms
Severe Weather:

High Winds and
Tornadoes

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Plumas County Appendix A-153
Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Udpate
March 2026
2020 Plumas
County LHMP
Hazards
Plumas
County
General Plan
Safety
Element
(2013)
City of Portola
2019 LHMP
Hazards
City of Portola
General Plan
Safety Element
(2019)
2023 State of
California Plan
Applicable
Hazards
Proposed 2026
LHMP Hazards
Severe Weather:

Winter Storms and
Freeze
– Winter Storms
and Extreme
Cold
Severe Weather,
Winter Storms,
and Extreme
Cold/Heat
Part of Severe
Wind, Weather,
and Storms listed
above
This will be a
component of
extreme cold, freeze,
and snow.

Tree Mortality Wildland Fire
Hazards and
Fire Protection
– – Tree Mortality This will be a
component of
drought.

Volcano – – – Volcano –
Wildfire Wildland Fire
Hazards and
Fire Protection
Wildfire Wildland and
Urban Fire
Wildfire Wildfire (w/smoke
and air quality)
* Power Outages/PSPS will be discussed as a Common Vulnerability Among All Hazards. As such it is not a stand alone hazard, but to the extent Power Outages/PSPS is an impact other hazards, it is discussed in those hazard sections.

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Plumas County Appendix A-154
Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Udpate
March 2026
Plumas County Hazard Identification 2026
Hazard
Geographic
Extent
Probability of
Future
Occurrences
Magnitude/
Severity Significance
Climate
Change
Influence
Avalanche
Climate Change
Dam Failure
Drought & Water Shortage
(w/tree mortality)
Earthquake
Flood: 1%/0.2% annual chance
Flood: Localized Stormwater
Landslide, Mudslide, and
Debris Flow
Levee Failure
Severe Weather: Extreme Cold,
Freeze, and Snow
Severe Weather: Extreme Heat
Severe Weather: Heavy Rains
and Storms
Severe Weather: High Winds
and Tornadoes
Wildfire (w/smoke and air
quality)
Geographic Extent
Limited: Less than 10% of planning area
Significant: 10-50% of planning area
Extensive: 50-100% of planning area
Likelihood of Future Occurrences
Highly Likely: Near 100% chance of
occurrence in next year, or happens every
year.

Likely: Between 10 and 100% chance of
occurrence in next year, or has a recurrence
interval of 10 years or less.

Occasional: Between 1 and 10% chance of
occurrence in the next year, or has a
recurrence interval of 11 to 100 years.

Unlikely: Less than 1% chance of
occurrence in next 100 years, or has a
recurrence interval of greater than every 100
years.

Magnitude/Severity
Catastrophic: More than 50 percent of property severely damaged; shutdown of facilities for more than 30 days; and/or multiple deaths Critical: 25-50 percent of property severely damaged; shutdown of facilities for at least two weeks; and/or injuries and/or illnesses result in permanent disability
Limited: 10-25 percent of property severely damaged; shutdown of facilities for more than a week; and/or injuries/illnesses treatable do not result in permanent disability
Negligible: Less than 10 percent of property severely damaged, shutdown of facilities and services for less than 24 hours; and/or injuries/illnesses treatable with first aid
Significance
Low: Minimal potential impact
Medium: Moderate potential impact
High: Widespread potential impact
Climate Change Influence
Low: Minimal potential impact
Medium: Moderate potential impact
High: Widespread potential impact

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Plumas County Appendix A-155
Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Udpate
March 2026
A.10.2. HMPC Meeting #2: Risk Assessment Meeting Handouts AGENDA

PLUMAS COUNTY

MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL

LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN (LHMP) UPDATE
Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee (HMPC) Meeting #2
Risk Assessment
Thursday May 8, 2025
1:00 - 4:00 pm
Quincy Branch Library | Quincy, California
__________________________________________________________________

1. Introductions

2. Status of the DMA Planning Process

3. Review of Risk Assessment (PowerPoint)

4. Open Discussion and Input on the Risk Assessment (Handout)

5. Review of Data Needs

6. Next Steps

7. Questions?
Contact Info:

Jeanine Foster ([email protected])
(303.717.7171)
Foster Morrison Consulting, Ltd.

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Plumas County Appendix A-156
Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Udpate
March 2026
Status of the 2026 Plumas County LHMP Update Project/Next Steps FEMA’s 4-Phase-10 Step DMA/CRS Planning Process
Phase I: Organize Resources
1) Get organized
2) Plan for public involvement
3) Coordinate with other departments and
agencies
Phase II: Risk Assessment
4) Identify the hazard(s)
5) Assess the risks
Capability Assessment
Phase III: Mitigation Strategy
6) Set planning goals
7) Review mitigation alternatives
8) Draft an action plan
Phase IV: Adoption and Implementation
9) Adopt the plan
10) Implement the plan, evaluate its worth, and
revise as needed

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Plumas County Appendix A-157
Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Update
March 2026
LHMP Update Project Schedule/Key Dates
2026 LHMP Update Meetings
➢ May 8 (Thursday) HMPC Meeting #2 (Risk Assessment) (1:00-4:00 pm) ➢ May 8 (Thursday) HMPC Meeting #2 (Risk Assessment) (5:30-7:00 pm) ➢ August 6 (Wednesday) HMPC Meeting #3 (Mitigation Strategy: Goals Development) (1:00-4:00 pm) ➢ August 7 (Thursday) HMPC Meeting #4 (Mitigation Strategy: Actions/Projects) (9:00 am -12:00 pm) ➢ December 3 (Wednesday) Final Public Meeting #2 (Draft Plan) (5:30-7:00 pm) ➢ December 4 (Thursday) HMPC Meeting #5 (9:00 am -12:00 pm) LHMP Document Drafts
➢ October 3 (Friday): HMPC (First) Draft LHMP to Plumas/HMPC ➢ October 31 (Friday): Plumas/HMPC comments due on Draft Plan ➢ November 14 (Friday): Comments incorporated into Public Review (Second) Draft to Plumas/HMPC ➢ November 19 (Wednesday): Public Review Draft on Plumas website ➢ December 18 (Friday): all final Plumas, HMPC and Public input to Foster Morrison ➢ January 16 (Friday): All final comments incorporated and LHMP submittal to Cal OES – January 2026

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Plumas County Appendix A-158
Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Udpate
March 2026
Hazard Identification & Profiles: Plumas County
Hazard
Geographic
Extent
Probability of
Future
Occurrences
Magnitude/
Severity Significance
Climate
Change
Influence
Ag Hazard: Severe Weather/
Pests/Weeds Extensive Highly Likely Critical Medium Medium Climate Change Extensive Likely Limited Medium --
Dam Failure Extensive Unlikely Critical High Medium
Drought & Water Shortage
(w/tree mortality) Extensive Likely Limited Medium High Earthquake Extensive Unlikely/Occasional Catastrophic Medium Low Flood: 1%/0.2% annual chance
(w/levee failure) Significant Occasional/Unlikely Critical High Medium Flood: Localized Stormwater Significant Highly Likely Negligible Medium Medium Haz Mat Transportation Significant Occasional Critical Medium Low Landslide, Mudslide, and
Debris Flow Significant Likely Negligible Medium Medium Severe Weather: Extreme Cold,
Freeze, and Snow
(w/avalanche) Extensive Highly Likely Negligible Medium Medium Severe Weather: Extreme Heat Extensive Highly Likely Negligible Medium High Severe Weather: Heavy Rains
and Storms Extensive Highly Likely Limited Medium Medium Severe Weather: High Winds
and Tornadoes Extensive Highly Likely Limited Medium Low Volcano Extensive Unlikely Critical Low Low
Wildfire (w/smoke and air
quality) Extensive Highly Likely Catastrophic High Medium Geographic Extent
Limited: Less than 10% of planning
area
Significant: 10-50% of planning area
Extensive: 50-100% of planning area
Likelihood of Future Occurrences
Highly Likely: Near 100% chance of
occurrence in next year, or happens
every year.

Likely: Between 10 and 100% chance of
occurrence in next year, or has a
recurrence interval of 10 years or less.

Occasional: Between 1 and 10% chance
of occurrence in the next year, or has a
recurrence interval of 11 to 100 years.

Unlikely: Less than 1% chance of
occurrence in next 100 years, or has a
recurrence interval of greater than every
100 years.

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Plumas County Appendix A-159
Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Udpate
March 2026
Risk Assessment Methodology
Calculating Likelihood of Future Occurrence
The frequency of past events is used in this section to gauge the likelihood of future occurrences. Based on historical data, the likelihood of future occurrence is categorized into one of the following classifications:
➢ Highly Likely: Near 100% chance of occurrence in next year, or happens every year. ➢ Likely: Between 10 and 100% chance of occurrence in next year, or has a recurrence interval of 10 years or less.
➢ Occasional: Between 1 and 10% chance of occurrence in the next year, or has a recurrence interval of 11 to 100 years.
➢ Unlikely: Less than 1% chance of occurrence in next 100 years, or has a recurrence interval of greater than every 100 years.

Calculating Vulnerability
Vulnerability is measured in general, qualitative terms, and is a summary of the potential impact based on past occurrences, spatial extent, and damage and casualty potential:
➢ Extremely Low: The occurrence and potential cost of damage to life and property is very minimal to non-existent.
➢ Low: Minimal potential impact. The occurrence and potential cost of damage to life and property is minimal.
➢ Medium: Moderate potential impact. This ranking carries a moderate threat level to the general population and/or built environment. Here the potential damage is more isolated and less costly than a more widespread disaster.
➢ High: Widespread potential impact. This ranking carries a high threat to the general population and/or built environment. The potential for damage is widespread. Hazards in this category may have already occurred in the past.
➢ Extremely High: Very widespread and catastrophic impact.

Defining Significance (Priority) of a Hazard
Defining the significance or priority of a hazard to a community is based on a subjective analysis of several factors. This analysis is used to focus and prioritize hazards and associated mitigation measures for the plan. These factors include the following:
➢ Past Occurrences: Frequency, extent, and magnitude of historic hazard events. ➢ Likelihood of Future Occurrences: Based on past hazard events. ➢ Ability to Reduce Losses through Implementation of Mitigation Measures: This looks at both the ability to mitigate the risk of future occurrences as well as the ability to mitigate the vulnerability of a community to a given hazard event.

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Plumas County Appendix A-160
Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Udpate
March 2026
Risk Assessment Summary: Plumas County Planning Area
Agricultural Hazards: Severe Weather/Insects/Pests
➢ Agricultural losses occur on an annual basis and are usually associated with severe weather events, including heavy rains, floods, freeze, heat, and drought. The 2023 State of California Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan attributes most of the agricultural disasters statewide to drought, freeze, and insect infestations. Other agricultural hazards include fires, crop and livestock disease, insects, and noxious weeds.
➢ According to the 2023 Plumas County Crop Report, many commodities are grown in Plumas County.

The top three commodities for the County in 2023 were cattle; field crops; and timber products.

According to the 2023 Crop Report, Plumas County’s 2023 estimated commodity production value is $38,541,746.00.
➢ There have been 17 past USDA Secretarial Disaster Declarations since 2012. 13 were for drought, 3 were from freeze, and 1 from heavy rains and storms.
➢ The Plumas County Agricultural Commissioner noted that of the list of hazards for this LHMP, the County is most concerned with drought and freeze. It is also concerned with insect infestations. ➢ Likelihood of Future Occurrence: Likely
➢ Vulnerability: Medium or High?
➢ Priority Hazard
Climate Change
➢ The 2023 State of California Hazard Mitigation Plan stated that climate change is already affecting California. Sea levels have risen by as much as seven inches along the California coast over the last century, increasing erosion and pressure on the state’s infrastructure, water supplies, and natural resources. The State has also seen increased average temperatures, more extreme hot days, fewer cold nights, a lengthening of the growing season, shifts in the water cycle with less winter precipitation falling as snow, and both snowmelt and rainwater running off sooner in the year. Climate Change has the potential to alter the nature and frequency of most hazards. ➢ DO ANY JURISDICTIONS HAVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS OR SPECIFIC CONCERNS/ISSUES?
➢ HOW WILL THIS HAZARD BE MITIGATED?
➢ Likelihood of Future Occurrence: Likely
➢ Vulnerability: Medium
➢ Priority Hazard
Dam Failure
➢ According to data provided by Plumas County, CA DWR DSOD data, there are 22 dams in Plumas County that were constructed for flood control, storage, treatment impoundments, electrical generation, and recreational purposes. One dam outside the County (Indian Ole in Lassen County – a high hazard dam) also has an inundation area inside the County. Of the 23 dams that could affect the County, 1 is rated as Extremely High (EH) Hazard, 16 are rated as High Hazard (HH), 4 are rated as Significant Hazard, and 2 are rated as Low Hazard. All EH and HH dams had available inundation data. ➢ The most significant dams of concern include the Extremely High and High Hazard where loss of life is possible.

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Plumas County Appendix A-161
Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Udpate
March 2026
➢ The Extremely High hazard dam (Lake Almanor) affects the unincorporated County only. Of the 16 high hazard dams, all affect the unincorporated County with only 3 affecting the City of Portola (Frenchman, Grizzly Creek, and Grizzly Valley). Several Districts have inundations from the EH and DHH dams that extend within their boundaries.
➢ South Feather Water and Power owns 1 high hazard dam in the County: Little Grass Valley (important for the High Hazard Potential Dams Program and funding stream) and 2 low hazard dams. ➢ According to multiple sources, there have been no past dam failure events or issues of concern. ➢ ARE THERE SPECIFIC CONCERNS TO NOTE FOR ANY OF THESE DAMS? ➢ HOW WILL THIS HAZARD BE MITIGATED?
➢ Likelihood of Future Occurrence: Unlikely
➢ Vulnerability: High or Extremely High?
➢ Priority Hazard
Drought and Water Shortage (w/ Tree Mortality)
➢ Plumas County has been in and out of drought since 2014. Historical drought data for the Plumas County Planning Area and region indicate there have been 5 significant droughts in the last 87 years. ➢ 1 state (1977) disaster declarations and 1 federal declaration (1977) for Plumas County since 1950. 13 USDA Secretarial Drought declarations since 2012. There have been 2 NCDC drought events in Plumas County, both related to the 2014 to 2023 drought. ➢ The 2035 Plumas County General Plan Water Resources Element noted that the amount of precipitation received throughout the watershed varies but greatly contributes to the significant amount of water available in the County and throughout the region.
➢ There have been four (multi-year) tree mortality events in the County since 1980. ➢ The Water Shortage Vulnerability Scoring and Tool shows that there are 34 water providers in the County, using both ground and surface water. ARE THERE ANY WATER SUPPLY CONCERNS TO NOTE?
➢ CAN YOU PROVIDE DAMAGES OR RESTRICTIONS THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN THE COUNTY RECENTLY DUE TO THE MOST RECENT DROUGHT? WHAT HAS BEEN IMPACTED THE MOST?
➢ CAN YOU PROVIDE INFORMATION ON NATURE AND EXTENT OF TREE MORTALITY IN THE COUNTY? EACH JURISDICTION?
➢ HOW WILL THIS HAZARD BE MITIGATED?
➢ Likelihood of Future Occurrence: Drought - Likely/Water supply - Occasional ➢ Vulnerability: Medium
➢ Priority Hazard
Earthquake
➢ Plumas County is located in a relatively aseismic area with respect to other more seismically active areas in California. Several potentially active faults pass through Plumas County. The Almanor Fault, Butt Creek Fault Zone, and the Mohawk Valley Fault traverse the County. The Indian Valley Fault is also considered an active fault located within the County. Additionally, the Honey Lake and Fort Sage Faults are two active faults located east of the County. ➢ The Uniform Building Code (UBC) identifies four seismic zones in the United States. The zones are numbered one through four, with Zone 4 representing the highest level of seismic hazard. The UBC

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establishes more stringent construction standards for areas within Zones 3 and 4. All of California lies within either Zone 3 or Zone 4. Plumas County is within the less hazardous Zone 3. ➢ The USGS National Seismic Hazard Maps provides acceleration and probabilities for various time periods. Plumas County falls within an area of mostly low to moderate seismic risk. ➢ USGS identified 431 magnitude 5.0 or greater earthquakes (from 1850 to April 2025) have occurred within 90 miles of Portola (these are earthquakes that could have affected the County). ➢ A series of earthquakes occurred near Lake Almanor on May 24, 2013. This included a 5.7 magnitude earthquake near Canyon Dam, near the southern end of Lake Almanor. Injuries were reported and damage to infrastructure and homes were sustained. Lake Almanor Mutual Water Company sustained a water main rupture which resulted in water supply loss, and 600 PG&E customers on the Lake Almanor peninsula lost power.
➢ 2023 EVENTS (5.16 and 5.48 near Lake Almanor) ON 5/11 AND 5/12/2023. DAMAGES FROM THESE EVENTS TO EACH JURISDICTION?
➢ HAVE ANY RECENT STUDIES BEEN DONE ON EARTHQUAKE AND SECONDARY IMPACTS SUCH AS TO DAMS AND LEVEES? DOES PORTOLA HAVE A URM OR OTHER INVENTORY?
➢ WHAT ARE EACH JURISDICTIONS PRIMARY CONCERNS TO THIS HAZARD? ➢ HOW WILL THIS HAZARD BE MITIGATED?
➢ Likelihood of Future Occurrence: Unlikely – large, damaging earthquake; Occasional – minor earthquake
➢ Vulnerability: High or Extremely High?
➢ Priority Hazard
Flood Hazards
1%/0.2% Annual Chance Flood (w/levee failure)
➢ Historically, portions of Plumas County have always been at risk to flooding because of its annual percentage of rainfall in the winter and the number of watercourses that traverse the County. According to the 2005 Flood Insurance Study for Plumas County, flooding in Plumas County may be caused by either general rainstorms or cloudburst storms. Cloudbursts are high intensity floods and can produce peak flows substantially larger than those of general rainstorms. Atmospheric river events in recent years have also contributed to the flood hazard.
➢ A search of the National Levee Database identified 3 leveed areas in Plumas County. None of these 3 levees are certified (in the FEMA FIS) as providing protection from the 1% annual chance flood. These levees include: 1) Plumas County Levee 1 (near Taylorsville); 2) Plumas County Levee 2 (near Greenville); and 3) North Fork Feather River at Chester (near Chester) – East and West levees. National Levee Database has some analysis on these levees.
➢ 19 state and 22 federal declarations from 1950-present were for flooding including heavy rains and storms. 15 NCDC flood events since 1993.
➢ HAS EACH JURISDICTION PROVIDED DETAILS ON PAST FLOOD DAMAGES AFFECTING THEIR JURISDICTION FROM RECENT EVENTS SINCE 2020/2019?
➢ HOW WILL THIS HAZARD BE MITIGATED?
➢ Likelihood of Future Occurrence: 100-Occasional; 500-Unlikely ➢ Vulnerability: High
➢ Priority Hazard

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Localized/Stormwater flooding
➢ Significant localized flood history in the County – occurs annually ➢ Recent atmospheric river events occurring in 2021, 2022, and 2023 have led to more significant flooding throughout the County.
➢ WE HAVE A LARGE LIST OF PROBLEM AREAS FOR THE COUNTY; ANY RECENT ADDITIONS/DELETIONS? PAST OCCURRENCES SINCE 2020/2019?
➢ NEED LIST OF PROBLEM AREAS SPECIFIC TO EACH JURISDICTION. ➢ HOW WILL THIS HAZARD BE MITIGATED?
➢ Likelihood of Future Occurrence: Highly Likely
➢ Vulnerability: Medium
➢ Priority Hazard
Hazardous Materials Transportation
➢ This is a new hazard in the LHMP Update.
➢ In Plumas County there are multiple hazardous materials transportation routes. State Roads 36, 49, 70, 89, and 147 are all highway hazardous materials routes. The Union Pacific, BNSF, Quincy Railroad, and Almanor Railroad are railroad hazardous materials routes. ➢ The USDOT Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s (PHMSA) Office of Hazardous Materials Safety tracks hazardous materials incidents in the United States. The database was searched for hazardous materials incidents in the County. 11 separate events were contained in the database.

Most were minor, with 2 larger events of fuel spills.
➢ The HMPC provided another event that occurred in February of 2024 related to a railcar spill. ANY OTHER EVENTS OF NOTE?
➢ WHAT ARE THE PRIMARY LOCAL CONCERNS SPECIFIC TO EACH JURISDICTION FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRANSPORT SPILLS? SPECIFIC LOCATIONS OF CONCERN? ➢ HOW WILL THIS HAZARD BE MITIGATED?
➢ Likelihood of Future Occurrence: Likely
➢ Vulnerability: Medium
➢ Priority Hazard
Landslides, Mudslides, and Debris Flows
➢ The 2035 Plumas County General Plan Public Health & Safety Element noted that areas with steep slopes in the County could be prone to landslides, mudslides and avalanches. ➢ There have been no disaster declarations associated directly with landslides in Plumas County.

However, there have been 7 state and 5 federal disaster declarations from flooding that included landslide issues. The NCDC contains no records of landslides (but 21 records of debris flows) in the County since 1993.
➢ The County has provided some past occurrences (including one that caused a haz-mat spill) since the 2020 Plan. ANY PAST LANDSLIDE EVENTS TO ADD?
➢ CGS Deep-Seated Landslide mapping indicate that many areas throughout the County are at moderate, high, and very high risk of landslides. Many of these are along transportation routes. ➢ There is a list of landslide risk areas provided by the HMPC. ANY NEW LANDSLIDE AREAS SINCE THE LAST PLAN? BURN SCAR AREAS?
➢ NEED LANDSLIDE PROBLEM AREAS SPECIFIC TO EACH JURISDICTION.

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➢ ANY ACTIVE LANDSLIDE AREAS TO BE MITIGATED? HOW WILL THIS HAZARD BE MITIGATED?
➢ Likelihood of Future Occurrence: Likely
➢ Vulnerability: Medium
➢ Priority Hazard
Severe Weather
Extreme Cold, Freeze, Snow (w/Avalanche)
➢ Annual occurrences of cold temperatures. The lowest recorded daily extreme was -28°F in January 1937. In a typical year, minimum temperatures fall below 32°F on 166.9 days in Plumas, with 1.5 days falling below 0°.
➢ Average snowfall in Plumas is 55.1 inches with record snowfall in 1952 of 167.2 inches. ➢ The vast majority of avalanches occur during and shortly after storms. This hazard generally affects a small number of people, such as snowboarders, skiers, and hikers who venture into backcountry areas during or after winter storms. Roads and highway closures, damaged structures, and destruction of forests are also a direct result of avalanches. The combination of steep slopes, abundant snow, weather, snowpack, and an impetus to cause movement create an avalanching episode. ➢ The County has 1 state and 0 federal disaster declarations for extreme cold and freeze. There have been 4 USDA Secretarial Disasters from freeze (2016, twice in 2022, 2023). NCDC identified 549 extreme cold, freeze, and snow events. There have been no disaster declarations or NCDC events associated with avalanche in Plumas County.
➢ An avalanche occurred in the winter of 2012 near Sloat. No injuries or deaths were reported. Timber stock in the avalanche area was damaged, though no damage estimates were available. OTHERS SINCE 2020/2019?
➢ WHAT ARE THE PRIMARY CONCERNS TO THE COUNTY? OTHER JURISDICTIONS? THE 2020 LHMP NOTED THE GRIZZLY RIDGE AREA AS A KEY AREA OF CONCERN FOR AVALANCHES – ARE THERE OTHER AREAS OF CONCERN?
➢ HOW WILL THIS HAZARD BE MITIGATED?
➢ Likelihood of Future Occurrence: Highly Likely
➢ Vulnerability: Medium
➢ Priority Hazard
Extreme Heat
➢ Annual occurrences of hot temperatures. The highest recorded daily extreme was 110°F in August 1981 and September 1988 in Plumas (Quincy). In a typical year, maximum temperatures exceed 90°F on

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Heavy Rains and Storms (including Hail, Lightning)
➢ Significant County history: annual occurrences. High intensity cloudburst and heavy rains occur in the Plumas County Planning Area. Severe storms/heavy rains are the primary cause of most major flooding. Recent atmospheric river events have been contributing to this hazard. ➢ The NCDC data recorded 10 hail, 60 rain, 61 winter storm (that includes heavy rain), and 1 lightning event for Plumas County since 1950, for a total of 132 NCDC events. ➢ There have been 19 federal and 22 state declarations since 1950 for flooding, including heavy rains and storms. 1 USDA disaster declaration (2016) from excessive rain. Lots of local rain and storm data from Vieira Ranch.
➢ PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS ON MAJOR CONERNS TO EACH JURISDICTION RELATED TO HEAVY RAINS AND STORMS.
➢ HOW WILL THIS HAZARD BE MITIGATED?
➢ Likelihood of Future Occurrence: Highly Likely
➢ Vulnerability: Medium
➢ Priority Hazard
High Winds and Tornadoes
➢ Significant County history: annual occurrences of high winds; tornadoes – non reported ➢ No federal or state disaster decs. One USDA disaster dec (2016) associated with high winds (among others). The NCDC data recorded 94 high wind events; no events for tornadoes since 1955. ➢ Biggest issues are associated with wind fueling fires and also triggering PSPS events. Downed trees are also a concern during high wind events.
➢ WHAT ARE THE PRIMARY CONCERNS TO EACH JURISDICTION?
➢ HOW WILL THIS HAZARD BE MITIGATED?
➢ Likelihood of Future Occurrence: Highly Likely
➢ Vulnerability: Medium
➢ Priority Hazard
Volcano
➢ Of the approximately 20 volcanoes in the State, only a few are active and pose a threat. Of these, Lassen Peak is the closet potential threat to Plumas County. ➢ Lassen Peak experienced a significant eruption in 1915. ➢ No federal or state disaster declaration. No NCDC events for volcanoes. ➢ WHAT ARE THE CONCERNS FROM LASSEN PEAK/OTHERS?
➢ HOW WILL THIS HAZARD BE MITIGATED?
➢ Likelihood of Future Occurrence: Unlikely
➢ Vulnerability: Medium?
➢ Non-Priority Hazard?
Wildfire (w/smoke and air quality)
➢ Wildfires occur on an annual basis in the Plumas County Planning Area. Any ignition has the potential to become an out-of-control wildfire. Compounding the issue is the number of dead or dying hazardous trees. Wildfire is the most significant hazard the County faces.

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➢ 7 state and 6 federal disaster declarations for Wildfire since 1950: 1960 -unnamed fire; 1987 -Clarks Fire; 1999 –Bucks Fire; 2008 BTU Lightning Complex Fire, 2020 Bear Fire and Lightning Complex Fire, 2021 Dixie Fire, Lava Fire/Beckwourth Complex, and Monument Fire. 15 NCDC wildfire events since 1993; 1 of these for smoke. Smoke and air quality past events were supplied by Vieira Ranch. ➢ WHAT ARE THE PRIMARY ISSUES/CONCERNS TO EACH JURISDICTION? ➢ HOW WILL THIS HAZARD BE MITIGATED?
➢ Likelihood of Future Occurrence: Highly Likely
➢ Vulnerability: Extremely High
➢ Priority Hazard

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A.10.3. HMPC #3 & #4: Mitigation Strategy Meeting Handouts These can be found in Appendix C of this Plan.

A.10.4. HMPC #5: Final Meeting Handouts for HMPC
The handout used for the HMPC is in Section 2.2 of the Base Plan.

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A.10.5. Public Meeting #1 and #2 Meeting Handouts
Plumas County Multi-Jurisdictional LHMP Update: 2026 Hazards* ➢ Ag Hazard: Severe Weather/Insets/Pests
➢ Climate Change
➢ Dam Failure
➢ Drought & Water Shortage (w/tree mortality)
➢ Earthquake
➢ Flood: 1%/0.2% annual chance
➢ Flood: Localized Stormwater (w/levee failure)
➢ Hazardous Materials Transportation
➢ Landslide, Mudslide, and Debris Flow
➢ Severe Weather: Extreme Cold, Freeze, and Snow (w/avalanche) ➢ Severe Weather: Extreme Heat
➢ Severe Weather: Heavy Rains and Storms (Hail, Lightning, Wind) ➢ Severe Weather: High Winds and Tornadoes
➢ Volcano
➢ Wildfire (w/ smoke and air quality)
* Power Outages/PSPS will be discussed as a Common Vulnerability Among All Hazards

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Plumas County LHMP Update: Historic Hazard Worksheet (Past Occurrences) Please fill out one sheet for each significant hazard event with as much detail as possible. Attach supporting documentation, photocopies of newspaper articles, links, or other original sources.

Type of event
Nature and
magnitude of event
Location
Date of event
Injuries
Deaths
Crop Damage
Property damage
Infrastructure
damage
Business/economic
impacts
Road/school/other
closures
Other damage
Insured losses
Federal/state
disaster relief
funding
Opinion on
likelihood of
occurring again
Source of
information
Comments
Please return worksheets by mail, email, or fax to:

Jeanine Foster, Foster Morrison
6095 Zang Way
Arvada, CO 80004
fax: (720) 893-0863
email: [email protected]
Prepared by:

Phone:

Email:

Date:

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A.10.6. Public Meeting #2 Handouts for Public

PLUMAS COUNTY
2026 LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN (LHMP)

FINAL PUBLIC MEETING
DECEMBER 9, 2025
Participating Jurisdictions
➢ Plumas County*
➢ City of Portola**
➢ Chester Public Utility District
➢ Feather River Resource Conservation District
➢ Gold Mountain Community Services District
➢ Indian Valley Community Services District
➢ Plumas Corp/Plumas Fire Safe Council
➢ Plumas Eureka Community Services District
➢ South Feather Water and Power Agency
* Participated in 2020 Plumas County LHMP
**Participated in the 2019 City of Portola LHMP
Hazards List*
➢ Ag Hazards: Severe Weather/Pests/Weeds
➢ Climate Change
➢ Dam Failure
➢ Drought & Water Shortage (with tree mortality)
➢ Earthquake
➢ Flood: 1%/0.2% annual chance (w/ levee failure)
➢ Flood: Localized Stormwater Flooding
➢ Hazardous Materials Transportation
➢ Landslide, Mudslide, and Debris Flow
➢ Severe Weather: Extreme Cold, Freeze, and Snow (w/avalanche) ➢ Severe Weather: Extreme Heat
➢ Severe Weather: Heavy Rains and Storms (hail, lightning, wind) ➢ Severe Weather: High Winds and Tornadoes
➢ Volcano
➢ Wildfire (with smoke/air quality)
*Power Outages/PSPS is treated as a common vulnerability/impact of above hazards

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Mitigation Strategy: Plumas County Planning Area 2026 Goals Goal #1: Minimize loss of life and injuries and protect public health, property, and the environment from natural hazards
➢ Minimize impact to all populations, including vulnerable and underserved populations ➢ Minimize impact to existing and future development, both public and private ➢ Minimize economic and natural resource impact
➢ Promote resiliency strategies
Goal #2: Minimize losses and damages, and provide protection for critical facilities, infrastructure, and services from hazard impacts
➢ Implement critical facility upgrades and mitigation measures to current standards and codes to better withstand future hazard events and to ensure reliability of critical services (e.g., communications, power, water)
➢ Update and maintain a GIS database of critical facilities to include: Essential Services, AtRisk Populations, and Hazardous Materials Facilities Goal #3: Increase community and public awareness, education, preparedness, and selfreliance to natural hazards ➢ Enhance public and stakeholder outreach, education, and preparedness programs to include all hazards of concern
➢ Increase public and stakeholder knowledge about the risk and vulnerability to identified hazards and how to be more self-reliant in mitigating risks from natural hazards ➢ Provide viable local resources and information (i.e., training, technical assistance, education) to promote implementation of self-reliant mitigation actions and to support informed decisionmaking before, during, and after a disaster ➢ Provide public and stakeholder education and outreach specific to evacuation routes, available emergency communication modes, and roles and responsibilities Goal #4: Strengthen and improve communities' capabilities, capacity, and effectiveness to mitigate hazards, reduce losses, and be prepared for, respond to, and recover from a disaster event in Plumas County
➢ Improve coordination of local, state, and federal resources and community partners ➢ Enhance emergency communication capabilities (e.g., cell phones, radios, sirens, reverse 911) ➢ Ensure continuity of government operations
➢ Increase use of shared resources, enhance resource availability, and build local resources in a meaningful way to support all mitigation partners (i.e., government, community, individuals) ➢ Establish and maintain mutual aid agreements for all phases of emergency management

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Goal #5: Build capacity and capabilities to increase disaster resilience among historically underserved populations, individuals with access and functional needs, and communities disproportionately impacted by disasters and climate change ➢ Identify vulnerable and underserved populations and communities within the County ➢ Incorporate equity metrics, tools, and strategies into all mitigation planning, policy, funding, outreach, and implementation efforts
Goal #6: Minimize life safety issues, property loss and damage, environmental and natural resource impacts, and economic impacts associated with wildfires, the #1 natural hazard of concern in Plumas County
➢ Reduce the threat of catastrophic wildfire to lives, structures, and the environment through proactive management
➢ Reduce the wildfire risk and vulnerability and promote wildfire resilient communities ➢ Follow best available science to reduce the potential for catastrophic wildfire ➢ Implement a fire-adapted community concept approach at broader county-wide geographic and policy scales
➢ Develop a Countywide fuels management implementation strategy to reduce fuel loading and catastrophic wildfire in and surrounding Plumas communities ➢ Promote a wholistic approach to mitigating wildfire through restoration of the beneficial functions of natural resources and fire ecology
➢ Coordinate comprehensive fire protection strategies among all federal, state, and local agencies and across all property boundaries
➢ Increase community education and outreach of wildfire mitigation strategies (e.g., fuels management, defensible space, home hardening) including those to be undertaken by private property owners
➢ Promote and enhance fire-fighting capabilities (e.g., access roads, water supply, etc.) ➢ Improve community infrastructure for wildfire prevention, preparedness and response including locating safety zones, augmenting community water supplies, and reducing fire hazard along transportation, power, water, and other critical infrastructure ➢ Enhance and update the county wildfire hazard codes including enforcement capabilities to address new LRA and SRA mapping of fire hazard severity zones ➢ Continue land use planning efforts to ensure increased fire protection in new developments ➢ Update, maintain, and implement Community Wildfire Protection Plans Goal #7: Minimize the loss of agricultural and natural resource productivity (foundation of rural economy) from natural hazards
➢ Promote local research, education, and technical assistance on sustainable agriculture and forestry practices
➢ Support education and training of public and private land managers on hazard mitigation and disaster resilience
➢ Foster agricultural and natural resource resilience to natural hazards through implementation of best management practices and restoration activities

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Goal #8: Apply best available science and authoritative data to design, implement, and prioritize projects that enhance resilience to natural hazards and climate change impacts ➢ Make better use of technology (e.g., GIS, public notification, alert and warning, communications)
➢ Identify and implement opportunities to build resilience to changing climate conditions ➢ Implement climate adaptation measures including enhanced standards to reduce the influence and consequences of climate change (e.g., increasing temperatures, changing hydrology) on natural hazards
Goal #9: Maximize funding opportunities for natural hazard mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery
➢ Collaborate with all levels of local, state, and federal mitigation partners ➢ Identify and track mitigation grant funding opportunities and maintain eligibility for grant programs
➢ Identify, consolidate, and pursue eligible mitigation projects for multi-benefit (rather than competing against each other for similar projects and limited grant funding) ➢ Establish and implement a countywide multi-agency committee to promote, coordinate, and track mitigation action development and project implementation ➢ Improve community’s ability to be competitive/successful with grant funding opportunities from application development to project delivery
Mitigation Strategy: Plumas County Planning Area Mitigation Actions Action Title
New Action/
Previous
Action
Address
Current
Development
Address
Future
Development
Continued
NFIP
Compliance Mitigation Type
Plumas County
Multi-Hazard Actions
Action 1. Enhance Public
Education and Awareness of Natural
Hazards and Public Understanding of
Disaster Preparedness
Previous
Action
X X X Prevention
Public Education
Action 2. Integrate Local Hazard
Mitigation Plan into Safety Element of
General Plan
Previous
Action
X X Prevention
Action 3. Back Up Power
Redundancy Project – Resilient and
Continued Outpatient Medical Services
at Lake Almanor Clinic, and Continued
Operation of a Cooling/Warming
Station for the General Public during
Electrical Power Disruptions as
Needed
New Action X X Property Protection
Emergency Services

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Action Title
New Action/
Previous
Action
Address
Current
Development
Address
Future
Development
Continued
NFIP
Compliance Mitigation Type
Action 4. Resilient Community
Systems Initiative
New Action X X X Prevention
Property Protection
Structural Projects
Natural Resource
Protection
Emergency Services
Public Information
Action 5. Designation of Minor
County Roads and Forest Service
Roads to be used as Alternate Routes
around Road Closures during Wildfire
and other Hazard Events. Plumas and
Lassen National Forests have funding
for new Road Connections to Form
Alternate Routes
New Action X X Property Protection
Emergency Services
Action 6. Continue Bridge
Replacement Program using Federal
Funding Source for Evacuation and
Emergency Services Access
Previous
Action
X X X Property Protection
Structural Projects
Emergency Services
Action 7. Continue to Reach out to
the Community Countywide to Sign
Up for Emergency Alerts through the
Genasys Program
New Action X X Emergency Services
Action 8. Plumas County General
Plan Public Health & Safety Element
update to incorporate Senate Bill (SB)
379 requirements
Previous
Action
X X X Prevention
Agricultural Hazard Actions
Action 9. Wildlife Conflict
Mitigation Tools and Equipment
New Action X X Prevention
Property Protection
Natural Resource
Protection
Action 10. Invasive Weed Control
and Eradication
Previous
Action
X X Prevention
Property Protection
Natural Resource
Protection
Action 11. Wildlife Conflict
Mitigation Tools
New Action X X Prevention
Property Protection
Natural Resource
Protection
Climate Change Actions
Action 12. Develop a Climate
Action Plan
Previous
Action
X X X Prevention
Dam Failure Actions
Action 13. Evaluate Options for
Obtaining 100-year Level of
Certification for the Diversion Dam
(East and West Chester Levees)
Previous
Action
X X X Property Protection
Structural Projects
Natural Resource
Protection

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Action Title
New Action/
Previous
Action
Address
Current
Development
Address
Future
Development
Continued
NFIP
Compliance Mitigation Type
Drought and Water Shortage Actions
Action 14. County Wide Drought
Resilience Plan
Previous
Action
X X Prevention
Property Protection
Natural Resource
Protection
Earthquake Actions
Action 15. Hospital Seismic
Compliance (SB-1953)
Previous
Action
X X Structural
Property Protection
Floods: 1%/0.2% Annual Chance, Floods: Localized Flooding, Landslide, Mudslide and Debris Flow, Severe Weather Heavy Rains and Storms Actions
Action 16. Evaluate and implement
Wolf Creek Channel Stabilization
Projects through Greenville and Indian
Valley Areas
Previous
Action
X X X Property Protection
Natural Resource
Protection
Action 17. Identify and Implement
Bank Stabilization Projects.

Previous
Action
X X X Property Protection
Natural Resource
Protection
Action 18. Develop a Countywide
Drainage Master Plan
Previous
Action
X X X Property Protection
Structural Projects
Natural Resource
Protection
Action 19. FEMA Mapping Update Previous
Action
X X X Prevention
Action 20. Evaluate Options to
Repair and Maintain Levee Crown for
Emergency Access Vehicles (Gates,
Crown Repair, Vegetation
Maintenance, etc.)
Previous
Action
X X X Property Protection
Structural Projects
Natural Resource
Protection
Action 21. County Wide Stormwater
Drainage and Grading Ordinance.

Previous
Action
X X X Prevention
Property Protection
Structural Projects
Natural Resource
Protection
Action 22. Ongoing
Implementation of Stream Clearing
and Culvert Maintenance Programs
Previous
Action
X X X Prevention
Property Protection
Natural Resource
Protection
Action 23. Review and Update, as
Needed, Title 8 (Building Regulations),
Chapter 17 (Flood) of the Plumas
County Code re: Floodplain Ordinance
and Applicable Title 9 (Planning and
Zoning) Sections
?? X X X Prevention
Hazardous Materials Transportation Actions
Action 24. NEED
Landslide Actions

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Action Title
New Action/
Previous
Action
Address
Current
Development
Address
Future
Development
Continued
NFIP
Compliance Mitigation Type
Action 25. Identify and Implement
Projects to Address Areas of
Landslides Affecting Roadway and
Railroad
Previous
Action
X X Property Protection
Structural Projects
Natural Resource
Protection
Severe Weather: Extreme Cold, Freeze, and Snow (w/avalanche) Cold Actions Action 26. NEED
Wildfire, Drought, Severe Weather: Extreme Heat, Severe Weather: High Winds and Tornadoes Actions Action 27. Promote and Implement
Compliant Street/Address Reflective
Signage for Public and Private Roads
and Structures
Previous
Action
X X Property Protection
Structural Projects
Emergency Services
Action 28. Ingress/Egress Road
Projects to Widen and Improve Roads
for Evacuation and Emergency
Services Access
Previous
Action
X X Property Protection
Structural Projects
Emergency Services
Action 29. Air Quality Impacts
During Wildfire Events
New Action X X Property Protection
Structural Projects
Emergency Services
Action 30. Plumas County
Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural
Resources Resilience
Previous
Action
X X Property Protection
Structural Projects
Action 31. Livestock and
Companion Animal Trailer
Previous
Action
X X Property Protection
Natural Resource
Protection
Action 32. Continue to Evaluate
and Track Available Funding Sources
for Wildfire Mitigation Projects
Previous
Action
X X Property Protection
Structural Projects
Emergency Services
Action 33. Develop a Program to
Promote and/or Incentivize Home
Hardening Retrofitting including:

Roofs, Vents, Siding, Windows, etc.

Previous
Action
X X Property Protection
Structural Projects
Emergency Services
Action 34. Plumas County General
Plan Public Health & Safety Element
update to address state law
requirements for land classified as State
Responsibility Areas (SRAs) and within
Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones
(VHFHSZs)
Previous
Action
X X Property Protection
Structural Projects
Emergency Services
City of Portola
Action 1. Public Education on
Hazards in the City of Portola
Previous
Action
X X X Public Education
Action 2. Essential Facilities
Retrofit and Redundant Power Sources
Previous
Action
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New Action/
Previous
Action
Address
Current
Development
Address
Future
Development
Continued
NFIP
Compliance Mitigation Type
Action 3. Wildfire Risk and Impact
Reduction
Previous
Action
X X Prevention
Property Protection
Natural Resource
Protection
Public Information
Action 4. Gulling Street Bridge
Structural Rehabilitation
New Action X X X Structural Project
Emergency Services
Action 5. Fire Suppression
Enhancements
New Action X X Property Protection
Natural Resource
Protection
Emergency Services
Chester Public Utility District
Action 1. Asbestos Water Line
Natural Disaster Hazard
New Action X X Property Protection
Structural Projects
Action 2. Backup Power New Action X X Property Protection Emergency Services
Action 3. Public Outreach
Program
New Action X X X Public Information
Action 4. Tree and Brush Removal New Action X X Property Protection Natural Resource
Protection
Action 5. Wastewater
Infrastructure
New Action X X Property Protection
Structural Projects
Natural Resource
Protection
Action 6. Wireless Radio Meters New Action X X Emergency Services Property Protection
Feather River Resource Conservation District*
Action 1. Ecological Restoration New Action X X X Natural Resource Protection
Action 2. Plumas Public
Emergency Outreach Program
New Action X X X Public Information
Action 3. Fuels and Vegetation
Management
New Action X X Property Protection
Natural Resource
Protection
Action 4. Plumas Backup
Generator and Air Purifier Loan
Program
New Action X X Property Protection
Emergency Services
Action 5. Tree Mortality Tracking
and Removal
New Action X X Property Protection
Natural Resource
Protection
Gold Mountain Community Services District
Action 6. Drought Impact on CSD
Service
New Action X X Property Protection
Structural Project
Natural Resource
Protection

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Action Title
New Action/
Previous
Action
Address
Current
Development
Address
Future
Development
Continued
NFIP
Compliance Mitigation Type
Action 7. Flood/Landslide/High
Wind Mitigation
New Action X X X Property Protection
Structural Project
Natural Resource
Protection
Action 8. Fire Prevention Hazard
and Impact on CSD Services
New Action X X Property Protection
Natural Resource
Protection
Action 9. ADDITIONAL

ACTIONS
Indian Valley Community Services District
Action 10. Public Outreach Project New Action X X X Public Information Action 11. Dam Failure Mitigation
and/or Replacement
New Action X X X Property Protection
Structural Projects
Natural Resource
Protection
Action 12. IVCSD Secondary Water
Source Project and Storage
New Action X X Property Protection
Structural Projects
Natural Resource
Protection
Action 13. Earthquake Mitigation New Action X X Property Protection Structural Projects
Action 14. Landslide, Mudslide, and
Debris Flow Mitigation
New Action X X X Property Protection
Structural Projects
Action 15. Severe Weather
Mitigation
New Action X X X Property Protection
Natural Resource
Protection
Action 16. Wildfire Mitigation New Action X X Prevention Property Protection
Natural Resource
Protection
Plumas Corp/Plumas County Fire Safe Council*
Action 17. Update the Plumas
County Communities Wildfire
Protection Plan
New Action X X Prevention
Property Protection
Structural Projects
Natural Resource
Protection
Action 18. Firewise Program
Promotion and Public Education
Previous
Action
X X Prevention
Public Education
Action 19. WUI Map Project:

Implementation of Fire Hazard
Severity Zone, Insurance Rating, and
Other Classification Systems for
Wildfire Risk Management and
Identification of Wildland Urban
Interface Areas
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Action Title
New Action/
Previous
Action
Address
Current
Development
Address
Future
Development
Continued
NFIP
Compliance Mitigation Type
Action 20. Biomass Management
and Utilization Program
New Action X X Property Protection
Natural Resource
Protection
Action 21. Community
Encompassing Firelines and Shaded
Fuel Breaks
New Action X X Property Protection
Natural Resource
Protection
Action 22. Continue and Promote
Defensible Space (PRC 4291) Projects
including Assistance Efforts for Senior
and Disabled Residents.

New Action X X Property Protection
Natural Resource
Protection
Public Information
Action 23. Improve Local Plumas
County Fire Department Capacity and
Response Capabilities
New Action X X Emergency Services
Property Protection
Natural Resource
Protection
Action 24. Countywide Green
Waste Disposal and Utilization
Program
New Action X X Property Protection
Natural Resource
Protection
Action 25. Hazardous Fuels
Reduction – Implementation,
Monitoring, and Maintenance
New Action X X Property Protection
Natural Resource
Protection
Action 26. Develop a Program to
Promote and/or Incentivize Home
Hardening Retrofitting including:

Roofs, Vents, Siding, Windows, etc.

New Action X X Property Protection
Natural Resource
Protection
Public Information
Action 27. Last Chance Creek
Watershed Floodplain Restoration
Project
New Action X X X Property Protection
Natural Resource
Protection
Action 28. Mountain Meadows
Watershed Floodplain Restoration
Project
New Action X X X Property Protection
Natural Resource
Protection
Action 29. Upper Feather River
Watershed Post-Fire Water Quality
Monitoring Project
New Action X X X Property Protection
Natural Resource
Protection
Action 30. Red Clover Creek
Watershed Floodplain Restoration
Project
New Action X X X Property Protection
Natural Resource
Protection
Action 31. Tree Mortality Action
Plan – Monitoring, Prevention, and
Mitigation
New Action X X Property Protection
Natural Resource
Protection
Action 32. Tributaries Forest
Recovery Project
New Action X X X Property Protection
Natural Resource
Protection
Action 33. Prescribed Burning
Project and Plumas Under burn
Cooperative Programs
New Action X X Property Protection
Natural Resource
Protection

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Action Title
New Action/
Previous
Action
Address
Current
Development
Address
Future
Development
Continued
NFIP
Compliance Mitigation Type
Plumas Eureka Community Services District
Action 34. Establishment of
Evacuation Routes and Resident
Notification System
New Action X X Emergency Services
Action 35. Flood Risk Reduction
for Wastewater Treatment Plant 6
(WWTP6)
New Action X X X Property Protection
Structural Projects
Natural Resource
Protection
Action 36. Recycled Water Use New Action X X Property Protection Natural Resource
Protection
Action 37. Water Storage Tank
Retrofit or Replacement
New Action X X Property Protection
Structural Projects
Natural Resource
Protection
South Feather Water and Power Agency
Action 1. Little Grass Valley Dam
Spillway Northern Slope Stabilization
and Rockfall Protection Project
New Action X X X Property Protection
Structural Projects
Natural Resource
Protection
A.11 Public Survey
This section consists of two parts. The first presents the results of the survey. The second presents the survey design and outreach, results, and a survey analysis.

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A.11.2. Community Survey Narrative
Survey Design and Outreach
A survey was developed to gather information from the public on relevant topics, such as hazard identification, alert systems used, insurance, possible mitigation strategies, information sources, and underserved populations. The survey included a combination of multiple choice, ranked, and open-ended questions.

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The survey was hosted on Survey Monkey, and it was accessible between April 15, 2025 and December 31, 2025 via the mitigation plan project county website. Survey respondents were sought through:
➢ Facebook posts
➢ HMPC meetings
➢ Other community meetings where the plan update was presented to various audiences ➢ In press releases, flyers, posters, and other outreach materials ➢ In news media, newsletters, and organization emails of stakeholders Survey results were collated, analyzed, and integrated into the draft plan update. There was initially a plan to tabulate survey results with the participating jurisdictions, but this element was not carried forward due to the difficulty of aligning respondent’s reported locations to the jurisdictions. Where appropriate, survey responses that identified specific regional issues are discussed in the survey analysis.

The survey was also used to inform stakeholders about future outreach activities and methods.

Survey Results
Results from the survey were downloaded from Survey Monkey and are presented in this section. Further analysis of survey results is discussed in the following section, Survey Analysis. A total of 170 individuals answered the survey.

Survey Analysis
Demographics – Questions 1 and 2
Of the 170 survey respondents, nearly all are full-time or part-time residents of Plumas County, with only 3 answering from a non-resident perspective. There were respondents from many different communities within Plumas County, with the largest number from the town of Quincy/East Quincy/American Valley.

Quincy is where the county government, school district, and Plumas National Forest administration are located, so this slight overrepresentation is likely correlated with the number of project participants and stakeholders based in Quincy. There were several comments throughout the survey about the degree to which Quincy is centered in emergency planning and response or the degree to which other communities are less served. These comments may also correlate to this demographic concentration of respondents from the Quincy area.

Table 1. Analysis of Question 2, “What town in Plumas County do you live in?” Response Number of Respondents Plumas County Region
Crescent Mills 2 North Central
Greenville 9 North Central
Indian Valley 1 North Central
Taylorsville 9 North Central
Taylorsville / Genesee 1 North Central
Subtotal 22

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Response Number of Respondents Plumas County Region
Chester 4 Northwest
Hamilton Branch 3 Northwest
Lake Almanor Peninsula 1 Northwest
Lake Almanor 4 Northwest
Lake Almanor West 1 Northwest
Subtotal 13
Downtown Quincy 1 South Central
East Quincy 2 South Central
Greenhorn 2 South Central
Meadow Valley 8 South Central
Quincy 57 South Central
Subtotal 70
Beckwourth 3 Southeast
Blairsden 1 Southeast
Blairsden-Graeagle 1 Southeast
Chilcoot 3 Southeast
Clio 7 Southeast
Cromberg 2 Southeast
Graeagle 7 Southeast
Lake Davis 1 Southeast
Lakes Basin Recreation Area 1 Southeast
Loyalton (Sierra County) 1 Southeast
Mabie 1 Southeast
Mohawk Vista 1 Southeast
Nakoma / Gold Mountain 1 Southeast
Plumas Eureka 1 Southeast
Portola 28 Southeast
Portola/Grizzly Ranch 1 Southeast
Sloat 1 Southeast
Vinton 1 Southeast
Subtotal 62
Total Respondents, Question 2 167

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Map showing regions of Plumas County
Source: Feather River Tourism Association, https://plumascounty.org/plan-your-visit/map-of-plumas-county/ Concerns (Question 3) and Impacts From (Question 10) Hazards These two questions asked respondents about how concerned they are about hazards and which hazards they have been impacted by. The table below compares the two questions, sorted from most to least for the top-most concerning/impacted hazards.

Wildfire is significantly the most concerning hazard and the hazard that most respondents have been impacted by. Climate Change, Drought and Water Shortage, Hazmat Transportation, Extreme Temperatures, and Landslide/Mudslide/Debris also appear in the top five responses. Interestingly, when storms were described as “heavy rains and storms” in Question 10 it appeared as the second most frequent hazard that respondents have been impacted by (72 respondents). In Question 3, this hazard was phrased as “Heavy Rains and Tornadoes,” and only 21 respondents were extremely concerned. Perhaps respondents are more prepared for heavy rain and storms, or perhaps the inclusion of the word tornado contributed to it being ranked lower as a concern.

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Respondents were given the opportunity to describe other hazards of concerns in Question 3, and hazardous materials appeared in four of these. Infrastructure, political, and social/economic concerns were also mentioned. The removal of hazard and downed trees from public and private land was also mentioned, likely referring to post-fire standing dead trees that are present in many areas of the county after the large wildfires of 2019-2021. This hazard is notable in its connection to other hazards covered by the plan.

Table 2. Question 3 and Question 10 responses for most concerning and most impactful hazards Question/Answer Choices Number of respondents Percentage of Respondents Hazards considered “Extremely Concerning” (Q3)
Wildfire 155 91.18%
Climate Change 64 37.65%
Drought and Water Shortage 54 31.76%
Hazardous Materials Transportation
Release
44 25.88%
Extreme Temperatures 42 24.71%
Landslide, Mudslide, Debris Flow 39 22.94%
Agricultural Hazards including Severe
Weather, Pests and Weeds
38 22.35%
Flood 25 14.71%
Heavy Rains and Tornadoes 21 12.35%
Dam Failure 8 4.71%
Earthquake 7 4.12%
Volcano 4 2.35%
Respondents Impacted by Hazard (Q10)
Wildfire 132 77.65%
Heavy Rains and Storms 72 42.35%
Climate Change 51 30.00%
Drought and Water Shortage 39 22.94%
Landslide, Mudslide, Debris Flow 37 21.76%
Agricultural Hazards including Severe
Weather, Pests and Weeds
35 20.59%
Extreme Temperatures 33 19.41%
High Winds and Tornadoes 29 17.06%
Flood 25 14.71%
Earthquake 15 8.82%
Hazardous Materials Transportation
Release
4 2.35%
Dam Failure 2 1.18%
Volcano 0 0.00%

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Table 3. Question 3 Other Hazard Responses
How concerned are you about the following hazards affecting your community? ➢ Associated Home and Auto Insurance Challenges
➢ Removal of hazzard and downed trees from private and public lands ➢ Drought impacts, tornado is NOT a concern (I am not sure why merged with heavy rain that is a concern),.
➢ Urban conflagration caused by wildfire
➢ Holes who leak water should be fixed example west Loyalton ave the street is wet all the time and they fix the top but not the main problem road maintenance and closures on paved road (1) through community
➢ The Portola Bridge Failing
➢ Power Infrastructure
➢ Home/dwellings hazardous materials and more ability to properly dispose of toxic waste flowing into seasonal creeks from abandoned properties
➢ Proposed open pit mine in Moonlight Valley. I am VERY concerned about the mine opening. Having explosives being hauled by my home, huge toxic lakes possibly leaking out contaminating our drinking water !
➢ Active Mines in the area
➢ cattle, the environment would be so much better without them since they are not native ➢ Lack of resources to respond to any of above
➢ Govt mismanagement of funds
➢ Understaffing in law enforcement, possible loss of hospital with Medicaid cuts ➢ Policy
➢ Incompetence of Government Service Providers
➢ Meth manufacturers
➢ Development of fast food and chain stores
➢ School shootings
Flood Related Questions 4, 5, and 6
These three questions indicate that concerns and impacts from flooding are not significant among respondents.

Question 4 asks, “Is your home or business located in a FEMA-designated floodplain?” Seventy five percent (127) of respondents said no, with 8 answering yes and 35 (about 20 percent) answering unknown.

The relatively high proportion of people who don’t know if they live in a flood zone is indicative of opportunities to increase awareness of floodzone areas within the county.

Among respondents, only 18 carry flood insurance, with 137 respondents (82 percent) indicating they do not and 13 respondents (8 percent) saying they don’t know.

Only 4 respondents (2 percent) responded that they have previously filed an insurance claim after their home or business was damaged by flooding.

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Wildfire Related Questions 7, 8, 9, and 10
Question 7 gauges awareness of respondent about the level of wildfire risk where their homes and businesses are located. Nearly 84 percent of respondents (142) responded that their home or business is located with an area of high or very high wildfire risk, with 5 respondents answering no and 23 respondents answering unknown. This reflects a very high awareness of wildfire risks among respondents.

Question 8 asks about insurance for wildfire, with 138 respondents answering that they have fire insurance from the California FAIR plan (20 percent) or have policies from other companies (61 percent). Only 8 respondents did not know whether they have fire insurance. Over 14 percent (24 respondents) do not have fire insurance. The percentage of homeowners in California that do not have insurance ranges from 8 percent to over 19 percent by county, with many of the counties in our region with rates of uninsured homeowners greater than the state’s average of 10 percent. (Lending Tree, November 2025, https://uphelp.org/california-insurance-reforms-leaving-homeowners-uninsured/ and https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/01/11/1-in-10-los-angeles-homes-dont-have-insurance-says-oneestimate/).

Question 9 asks whether respondents have filed an insurance claim after wildfire damage, and 12 (7 percent) answered yes while 156 (93 percent) answered no. When combined with responses from Question 10 about impacts from wildfire, these responses indicate that many respondents were impacted by wildfire but did not experience an insured loss. It is important to note that smoke damage from wildfire were not covered by most homeowner insurance policies during the period of large wildfires in Plumas County between 2019 and 2021, but the wildfire and urban conflagrations in Los Angeles County in January 2025 resulted in significant losses and claims related to smoke damage that have forced policy changes in the industry.

Communications and Information Sources, Questions 11, 12, 13, and 14 In Question 11, respondents were asked whether local government is doing enough to inform the public about the dangers of hazards affecting Plumas County, and only 40 percent (68 respondents) answered yes, with 32 percent answer no (33 respondents) or not sure (68 respondents). These responses highlight the opportunity for Plumas County and the jurisdictions included in the plan to make public outreach a higher priority and to team up to inform citizens about actions they can take to prepare for hazards.

Question 12 provided respondents the ability to provide free form answers to the question, “What can your local government do to improve your knowledge of the risks associated with these hazards?”, and about half of the respondents provided suggestions as summarized in the table below. These suggestions were roughly categorized into one of 5 categories, including online communications (11), In-person or traditional communications (16), emergency notifications (2), planning actions (26) and other (36). This distribution reflects a wide range of opinions and suggestions for local government.

Question 13 asked about alert systems relied on the most by respondents during a disaster, providing the option to choose more than one of five options plus an open ended “other” option. The Plumas County Sheriff’s Office Genasys and Reverse 911/WEA alert systems garnered the highest proportion of responses with a total of 182, followed by the private non-profit alert application Watch Duty (123 responses), social media (86 responses), and friends and family (83 responses). 15 respondents provided other suggestions,

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which included ham radio, local fire department, various personal connections, and several other information websites.

Question 14 asked respondents to choose which information methods are the most effective ways to receive information on disaster preparedness. The most popular options are email (97), social media (89), community websites (81), and public meetings and workshops (71).

Table 4. Question 12, What can your local government do to improve your knowledge of the risks associated with these hazards?
Question 12 CATEGORY
Responses
Online
Comms
Inperson
Comms
Emergency
notifications Planning Other
Totals for each Category 11 16 2 26 36
I don't feel that its is the local government's job to inform about risks, but rather work to mitigate the risks -- a prime example is extreme rates for fire insurance, yet I'm not sure what county government is doing to help mitigate
those risks... lots of local non-profits are filling the void X Utilize all methods of social media, in particuar Facebook for all the Baby Boomers X
offer office hours for public to come in and speak to
government officials. Offer workshops at FRC and other
community forums. X
I'm just concerned about the call to action. People aren't being heard on serious issues, or are pushed aside. I call law enforcement I expect to get help but it has not been the case. X
Hold town hall meetings or have other public education
opportunities. X
Have a coordinated plan to address hazards, disasters and ensure appropriate communication. X
Come into my neighborhood and look at the hazards.

Then have a neighborhood meeting to discuss the issues. X They can be more realistic in deliniating the Very High Wildfire Risk zone. Way too broad as currently mapped. X Not sure X
Better emergency notifications would be great. They have been ok in the past but seem sometimes to be a bit slow getting out . X
Don't play stupid games with terms like climate change. Be specific, know what you're talking about. X
Give us a reliable way to get Information regarding issues pertaining to our area, without having to hunt through
internet pages, or rely solely upon information sent by platforms that won't work during a power outage. X

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Responses
Online
Comms
Inperson
Comms
Emergency
notifications Planning Other
have community outreach meetings/ send out flyers ect. X Not sure since we no longer have a local newspaper to
help distribute information X
Provide more pre-wildfire information and action like
providing defensible space and home hardening
information and action. X
Continue to send emergency notifications and do what
you can to mitigate and assist when an emergency threat arises X
More meta accounts to inform publuc X
They do a good job X
i want the local govt to be ready with plans for
evacuations, shelters, and security. X
education pamphlets on preparedness, community
outreach X
Not allow huge gatherings (gov didn't stop Rainbow
people- who were a known, irresponsible fire hazard) or huge events (fireworks shows) where traffic management
is inadequate, the roads are absolutely/unnecessarily
gridlocked, and we couldn't possibly evacuate if needed.

Why are fireworks shows allowed, even on privately
owned property like Graeagle? X
Fire safe requirements X
Unknown X
Increase communication X
Articles in 5he Plumas Sun, Fire Safe and Fire Wise
meetings continue to be put in the paper and face book
and on different organizations and cities websites. X
Take control back from non-profits X
Communication X
Not sure. X
Stop over reacting. I hate seeing all these warnings, school closures, etc and we get an inch of snow. X
Don't need knowledge. My family has been here since the 1880's. What I need is VEGITATION MITIGATION. X
Town meetings X
They do an OK job. If posting on social media, might be good if comments were turned of to prevent idiots from
posting snarky not useful comments. X
More outreach to those who do not have internet access X Dedicated active FB page X

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Question 12 CATEGORY
Responses
Online
Comms
Inperson
Comms
Emergency
notifications Planning Other
I think it’s the other way around as “government” seems to ignore or miss some, but no all, of the wildfire risks that the community is aware of such as decades of the build-up of heavy fuel loads in proximity to the community. X
A simple, accessible list of hazard ratings and categories, and the agencies that have issued those ratings. FEMA
maps show probabilities, but finding which constitute a "floodplain" is difficult. CalFire has a fire rating, but now the state Fire Marshal has issued a different one. X
Outreach and education regarding the hazards and what
mitigations / programs exist to help X
Have a comprehensive plan for wildfire preparedness and to mitigate risk of catastrophic wildfire to the community. X Share level of risk of all of these with the public - ie obviously volcanic activity is real - what's the plan and threat? What is the state and condition of local dams?
What hazardous material is being moved through the
county? X
Outreach, having a single document or packet containing this information as opposed to separately distributed. X Keep warning in advance of known weather event X
Re start the newspaper.. print X
communicate X
The information is made available, but I am not sure
everyone gets it X
News Reports Alerts via phone and email X
Get feedback from the public and go from there X
Keep us informed!! X
Communicate the information to the public. We're not
mind readers. X
Messaging, not depending on Facebook. X
Make "Living With Fire" required reading for every citizen.

Explain how Fire Protection ( or the lack there of) works in Plumas County X
continue to post important information for citizens X
Write articles for the Sun regarding anything we should know X
Real time apps that alert us X
More alerts X
Remove hazzards and keep up on road repairs. Reassess
slide areas and possible rerouting of traffic in these areas. X

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Responses
Online
Comms
Inperson
Comms
Emergency
notifications Planning Other
Push for fuels work in and around communities and in our recreation sites X
Attend local and regional meetings with entities involved in wildfire preparedness, work with state and federal
agencies to support and advance the work of the PC
Firesafe Council X
We don't need them to inform us of the hazards. We are
well aware of what the hazards are and how to deal with them (if the government will let us). We are most likely more aware of the hazards than most government
employees. What we need the government to do is provide the services we pay them to provide not micromanage our belief systems. OR, if they are unable and/or unwilling to do the will of their real bosses (we the people) then
hopefully they will lose their jobs and be out of our lives for good. X
Our home is at risk for water mud and flood damage due
to a neighbor with a code violation non permitted
earthwork, affecting our property. The City of Portola put a stop work but will not enforce a time for them to fix it.

Meanwhile we are unable to fix our yard (hired 3
engineers) until the violation is fixed. These large storms are creating water in our crawl space. X
a balanced viewpoint from plumas websites. post rainfall and snow amounts for our county. X
Local flyer/education of services and apps available such as apps for fire operations and air quality due to
smoke/forest fires. X
Invigorate Fire Safe communities, reach out directly to people who maintain unsafe land X
More funding to Fire Safe Councile and Firewise
communities. X
Doing a good job. The alert system works ok.

Since i live on MF feather, a NOAA sensor downstream
from Portola would be nice. The Portola sensor is great! But so many tributaries ( frazier, graeagle, creeks, etc) would be a godsend X

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Question 12 CATEGORY
Responses
Online
Comms
Inperson
Comms
Emergency
notifications Planning Other
Devastating wildfires are a result of fire suppression.

We live in a fire prone landscape with trees that have
evolved and adapted to depend on frequent low intensity wide spread fires that happen during favorable weather
conditions.

Modern day catastrophic wildfires happen because fuel has accumulated in the absence of beneficial frequent
prescribed fire.

Fire will always happen it only a matter of time. There is no if, only when fires occur. We would rather have
frequent Rx fire on our terms during favorable weather
conditions, than wild out of control fires that destroy timber, communities and threaten lives. X
Keep communicating X
continue with info on social media X
I dont know X
More information about hazardous materials traveling
through the county would be good. More information
about year round support from CalFire and USFS would
be good. X
Improve and communicate the mitigation efforts the
county is doing to reduce the hazards X
Help the elderly and disabled X X
Increase funding to the fire districts to offset the rising costs of insurance to the fire districts. X
We need more community education experience with
controlled/prescribed fire. I have done pile and ground burning on my property for the past 20 years and thereby survived the Dixie Fire, while it leveled ALL my neighbors (none of them did any fuels reduction work). X
Concerned with ongoing transportation of volitle crude oil on rail unit trains through the Feather River Canyon. X Tell the truth X
Greater discussion on prescriptive burns and fuel load
reduction efforts. X
more education on prevention and accommodations for
climate change X
?? X
4-9 should have a n/a option. I live in Butte, own ground in Plumas and work with landowners in Plumas.b X

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Responses
Online
Comms
Inperson
Comms
Emergency
notifications Planning Other
Participate in Identifying ALL effects of Policy.

THESE NEED TO BE ALL INVENTORED, LISTED,
AND ANALYSIED.

Mitigation actions, focusing on risk reduction measures, can help communities prepare for and reduce the impact
of hazards.

Now Im seeing "Natural" hazards . . . remove these
sideboards and analyze all hazards.

Remove winnowing hazards. X
Have an advertised by mail & media Town Hall meeting in CHESTER. X
Our local government can work with school districts to
bring emergency and evacuation plans into the schools.

The city and county likely have these plans but getting them out and laminated on classroom walls could be apart of general emergency preparedness, awareness. X
Continue with posting in news what the current and
pending conditions are, and action plans and when. X X
nothing X
City needs to check and clean all alleyways of debris and fire danger. Clean up any obstructions. Gutters need
cleaning so water flows. X
I think more education about how to protect your own
property could be beneficial. While I know how to protect mine and the maintenance that goes into it, many others are unaware of how risky the overgrowth can be to their property. Pretty doesn't always equal safe. X
Lack of media outlets leaves Plumas County out of
concern for most major sources of information. A
centralized Social Media outlet for information
dissemination would be beneficial X
More outreach, education and find funding to help
mitigate some of the issues. X
Communicate the different ways that weather and climate will continue to change as the climate warms. X
Level of Preparedness, Questions 15 and 16
Question 15 asked respondents, “How prepared to you feel for the possible impacts of hazard events?” A large majority of respondents feel extremely prepared (11 percent, 19 respondents), mostly prepared (56 percent, 94 respondents), or somewhat prepared (31 percent, 52 respondents). Only three people feel unprepared. This question reflects the experience of Plumas County residents during recent wildfires and likely also reflects a long culture of self sufficiency in the region.

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Question 16 provided an opportunity for respondents to suggest actions that local governments in Plumas County could take to reduce loss or mitigate the impacts of hazards and help them become better prepared.

The table below lists all 114 of the responses, and where feasible these responses were placed in one of the following categories:
➢ Wildfire – 40 responses
➢ Public Communications – 28 responses
➢ Home hardening, green waste, etc. – 15 responses
➢ Evacuations, alerts, etc – 12 responses
➢ Storm, Flood, and Drainage – 6 responses
➢ Trees as a hazard – 3 responses
➢ Insurance – 3 responses
➢ Hazmat – 3 responses
➢ Infrastructure – 3 responses

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Appendix B References
2005 Flood Insurance Study for Plumas County
2011 California Geologic Survey Deep Seated Landslide Susceptibility data 2013 Plumas County General Plan
2014 California Natural Resources Report
2016 Plumas County General Plan Land Use Element
2017 California Adaptation Planning Guide
2018 State of California Hazard Mitigation Plan
2019 Plumas County Community Wildfire Protection Plan
2019-2024 Plumas County Housing Element Background Report 2020 Plumas County Hazard Mitigation Plan
2020 US Census
2020 US Census Bureau Average Household Size
2021 California Climate Adaptation Strategy
2023 Plumas County HazMat Response Plan
2023 State of California Hazard Mitigation Plan
2023 US Census American Community Survey Average Household 2023 US Census Bureau American Community Survey
2024 Cal DOF E-1 Report
2024 Draft California Climate Adaptation Strategy
2024 Plumas County Parcel/Assessor data
2035 Plumas County General Plan Conservation Open Space Element 2035 Plumas County General Plan Public Health & Safety Element

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American Society of Civil Engineers
America's Labor Market Information System (ALMIS) Employer Database, 2025 1st Edition Bureau of Land Management
Cal Adapt – Extended Drought Scenarios

CAL FIRE
CAL FIRE (FHSZ SRA 2024, FHSZ FRA 2007)
CAL FIRE (LRA 2025)
Cal Fire Inciweb
Cal-Adapt
Cal-Adapt – Number of Extreme Heat Days by Year
Cal-Adapt – Precipitation: Decadal Averages Map
Cal-Adapt – Temperature: Decadal Averages Map
Cal-Adapt 2017/2023
Cal-Adapt Climate Projections
CalAtlas
California Department of Conservation
California Department of Conservation’s Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program California Department of Finance
California Department of Finance, P-2 Report
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Service
California Department of Parks and Recreation Office of Historic Preservation California Department of Public Health
California Department of Water Resources
California Department of Water Resources (CA DWR) Special Populations and Disadvantaged Community Mapping

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California Department of Water Resources 2012-2016 California Drought: Historical Perspective California Department of Water Resources Best Available Maps California Department of Water Resources Division of Safety of Dams California Division of Mines and Geology
California Employment Development Department
California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal EPA) Disadvantaged Communities California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
California Geological Survey
California Invasive Plant Council
California Natural Diversity Database
California Natural Resource Agency
California Office of Emergency Services
California Office of Emergency Services Division of Safety of Dams California Public Utilities Commission
California Public Utility Commission PSPS Dashboard
California’s Adaptation Planning Guide: Understanding Regional Characteristics Center for Disease Control (CDC) Social Vulnerability Index Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes
CGS Analysis
Chapman, K., Gold, M.B., Boatwright, J., Sipe, J., Quitoriano, V., Dreger, D., and Hardebeck, J., 2016, Faulting, damage, and intensity in the Canyon dam earthquake of May 23, 2013: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2016-1145, 49 p., http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ofr20161145 Climate Change and Health Profile Report – Plumas County Climate Change and Health Profile Report – Plumas County Design-Magnitude Avalanche Mapping and Mitigation Analyses

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Design-Magnitude Avalanche Mapping and Mitigation Analyses DSOD/Cal OES/NID Dam Status 1/25
Environmental Protection Agency
Feather River Bulletin, Wednesday January 29, 1997
Federal Emergency Management Agency – DFIRM 1/20/2016
Federal Emergency Management Agency – Disaster Declaration Database Federal Emergency Management Agency – National Flood Hazard Layer Federal Emergency Management Agency – Wind Zones in the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency: Building Performance Assessment: Oklahoma and Kansas Tornadoes
FEMA 03/02/2005 DFIRM
FEMA 03/02/2005 DFIRM
FEMA CIS 2024
FEMA Community Disaster Resilience Zones
FEMA Disaster Declaration Database
FEMA National Risk Index
Fire and Resource Assessment Program
FM Global Insurance company
Foxweather.com
Geology Open File Report 84-52 (1994)
Geology Open File Report 84-52 (1994)
Hazus-MH 6.1
HMPC input
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
KCRA News Report

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Member of HMPC
Multi-Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment, FEMA 1997 National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Avalanche Center
National Center for Atmospheric Research
National Climate Assessment
National Climatic Data Center Storm Events Database
National Drought Mitigation Center
National Earthquake Information Center
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
National Flood Insurance Program
National Hazardous Materials Routes Registry
National Institute of Building Science Multi-Hazard Mitigation Council 2019 Interim Report National Integrated Drought Information System
National Inventory of Dams
National Levee Database
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Storm Prediction Center National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Climatic Data Center National Park Service
National Performance of Dams Program
National Weather Service
National Weather Service HeatRisk
National Weather Service XMAC site

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PG&E
Plumas County 2014 LHMP
Plumas County 2014 LHMP
Plumas County Agricultural Commissioner Reports
Plumas County Agriculture Commissioner
Plumas County Building Department and Planning Department Plumas County Drought Plan
Plumas County Drought Task Force
Plumas County Fire Safe Council
Plumas County General Plan Water Resources Element
Plumas County GIS
Plumas County Planning Team
Plumas County Public Works
Plumas County Road Department
Plumas County Volunteers Active in Disasters
Plumas Eureka Community Services District
Public Policy Institute of California
Sierra Avalanche Center
Sierra Avalanche Center
Sierra Neveda Photos
Sierra Valley Groundwater District
Smoke Impacts CA: 2020 Lessons – 2021 Actions
State of California Department of Conservation
State of California Department of Conservation Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program

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State of California Department of Conservation Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program Susceptibility to Deep-Seated Landslides map – CSG Map Sheet 58 (05/2011) The Storm of ’86 by Robert Moon, Feather River Publishing, Quincy, CA 1986 The Storm of ’86 by Robert Moon, Feather River Publishing, Quincy, CA 1986 U.S. Department of Transportation
U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
UC Davis Health (Phillips MC, LaRocque RC, Thompson GR. Infectious Diseases in a Changing Climate.

JAMA. 2024;331(15):1318–1319. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.27724) UCERF Analysis
United States Geological Survey Open File Report 2015‐3009 University of California, Berkeley’s Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management US Army Corps of Engineers
US Census Bureau
US Department of Agriculture
US Department of Agriculture – Farm Service Agency Secretarial Disasters Declarations US Drought Monitor
US Farm Service Agency
US Fish and Wildlife Service
US Forest Service
US Geological Survey – A Sight “Fearfully Grans” – Eruptions of Lassen Peak California, 1914 to 1917 US Geological Survey Bulletin 1847
US Geological Survey Earthquake Intensity Zonation and Quaternary Deposits, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 9093, 1977
US Geological Survey Emergency Assessment of Post-Fire Debris Flow Hazards US Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2014-3120

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US Geological Survey National Earthquake Information Center US Geological Survey Open File Report 2015‐3009
US Geological Survey Open File Report 2015‐3009
US Geological Survey Publication 2014-3120
US Geological Survey: Volcanic Ash: Effect & Mitigation Strategies.

USDOT Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Data USDOT Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s Office of Hazardous Materials Safety USDOT’s Emergency Response Guidebook
USFWS October 2024 National Wetlands Inventory
USGS – A Sight “Fearfully Grans” – Eruptions of Lassen Peak California, 1914 to 1917 USGS Bulletin 1847
USGS Earthquake Intensity Zonation and Quaternary Deposits, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 9093, 1977
USGS Fact Sheet 2014-3120
USGS National Earthquake Information Center database
USGS Publication 2014-3120
Vaisala National Lightning Detection Network
Western Regional Climate Center
Wildfire Safety Operations Center

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Appendix C Mitigation Strategy
Plumas County 2026 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) Update HMPC Meetings #3 & #4 - Mitigation Strategy
August 6 & 7, 2025
Table of Contents
Agenda
Day 1:
➢ LHMP Project Status/Next Steps/Timeline…4
➢ Hazard Identification & Profiles…5
➢ Risk Assessment Methodology…6
➢ Risk Assessment Summary…7
➢ Plumas LHMP Update Priority Hazards…14
➢ Mitigation Strategy: Goals…19
➢ 2018 State HMP/2023 State HMP Goals…20
➢ Goals from other Plumas/Regional Plans…21
➢ Plumas Goals from 2020 LHMP…25
➢ Portola Goals from 2019 LHMP…27
➢ Other Example Goal Statements…28
➢ Goals Development…29
Day 2:
➢ Mitigation Strategy Action Development: Ground Rules…31 ➢ Mitigation Strategy: Actions …32
➢ Categories of Mitigation Actions…32
➢ Mitigation Actions/Projects from 2020 Plumas LHMP…36
➢ Mitigation Actions/Projects from 2019 Portola LHMP…38 ➢ Mitigation Strategy: Action Plan…42
➢ Mitigation Criteria …42
➢ Mitigation Action Prioritization Instructions…44
➢ Mitigation Action Worksheet …45
Jeanine Foster ([email protected])
Foster Morrison Consulting Ltd.
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AGENDA

PLUMAS COUNTY
2026 LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN (LHMP) UPDATE
Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee (HMPC)
Meetings #3 & #4 – Mitigation Strategy Meetings
Wednesday August 6, 2025 (1:00 - 4:00 pm)
Thursday August 7, 2025 (9:00 am -12:00 pm)
________________________________________________________________________ HMPC Meeting #3:

1. Introductions

2. LHMP Project Status and Next Steps/Timeline

3. Risk Assessment Status

4. Priority Hazards Review

5. Develop Plan Goals and Objectives

6. Introduction to HMPC Meeting #4: Mitigation Alternatives/Actions/Projects HMPC Meeting #4:

1. Introductions

2. Review Mitigation Categories and Selection Criteria

3. Brainstorming of Mitigation Alternatives/Actions/Projects by Hazard

4. Prioritization of Mitigation Actions/Projects

5. Next Steps

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Status of the 2026 Plumas County LHMP Update Project/Next Steps FEMA’s 4-Phase-10 Step DMA/CRS Planning Process
Phase I: Organize Resources
1) Get organized
2) Plan for public involvement
3) Coordinate with other departments and
agencies
Phase II: Risk Assessment
4) Identify the hazard(s)
5) Assess the risks
Capability Assessment
Phase III: Mitigation Strategy
6) Set planning goals
7) Review mitigation alternatives
8) Draft an action plan
Phase IV: Adoption and Implementation
9) Adopt the plan
10) Implement the plan, evaluate its worth, and
revise as needed
LHMP Project Schedule/Key Dates
2025 LHMP Update Meetings
➢ August 6 (Wednesday): HMPC Meetings #3 (Mitigation Strategy: Goals Development) (1:00 – 4:00 pm)
➢ August 7 (Thursday): HMPC Meetings #4 (Mitigation Strategy: Actions and Projects) (9:00 am – 12:00 pm)
➢ December 3 (Wednesday): Final Public Meeting #3 (5:30 – 7:00 pm) ➢ December 4 (Thursday): Final HMPC Meeting #5 (9:00 am – 12:00 pm) Mitigation Strategy Meetings - Follow up
➢ August 15 (Friday): Mitigation Strategy (goals/actions) follow up processed and sent to Plumas/HMPC
➢ September 12 (Friday): Mitigation Action (Project) Worksheets due to Foster Morrison LHMP Document Drafts
➢ October 3 (Friday): HMPC (First) Draft LHMP to Plumas /HMPC ➢ October 31 (Friday): Plumas/HMPC comments due on Draft Plan ➢ November 14 (Friday): Comments incorporated into Public Review (Second) Draft to Plumas ➢ November 19 (Wednesday): Public Review Draft on Plumas website ➢ December 18 (Thursday): all Plumas, HMPC, and Public input to Foster Morrison ➢ January 9 (Friday): Public and final comments incorporated and LHMP ready for submittal to Cal OES – January 2026

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2026 Plumas Hazard Identification & Profiles
Hazard
Geographic
Extent
Likelihood of Future
Occurrences
Magnitude/
Severity Significance
Climate
Change
Influence
Ag Hazard: Severe Weather/
Pests/Weeds Extensive Highly Likely Critical Medium Medium Climate Change Extensive Likely Limited Medium --
Dam Failure Extensive Unlikely Critical High Medium
Drought & Water Shortage
(w/tree mortality) Extensive Likely Limited Medium High Earthquake Extensive Unlikely/Occasional Catastrophic Medium Low Flood: 1%/0.2% annual chance
(w/levee failure) Significant Occasional/Unlikely Critical High Medium Flood: Localized Stormwater Significant Highly Likely Negligible Medium Medium Haz Mat Transportation Significant Occasional Critical Medium Low Landslide, Mudslide, and Debris
Flow Significant Likely Negligible Medium Medium
Severe Weather: Extreme Cold,
Freeze, and Snow (w/avalanche) Extensive Highly Likely Negligible Medium Medium Severe Weather: Extreme Heat Extensive Highly Likely Negligible Medium High Severe Weather: Heavy Rains
and Storms Extensive Highly Likely Limited Medium Medium Severe Weather: High Winds
and Tornadoes Extensive Highly Likely Limited Medium Low Volcano Extensive Unlikely Critical Low Low
Wildfire (w/smoke and air
quality) Extensive Highly Likely Catastrophic High
Medium
Geographic Extent
Limited: Less than 10% of planning area
Significant: 10-50% of planning area
Extensive: 50-100% of planning area
Likelihood of Future Occurrences
Highly Likely: Near 100% chance of
occurrence in next year, or happens every
year.

Likely: Between 10 and 100% chance of
occurrence in next year, or has a
recurrence interval of 10 years or less.

Occasional: Between 1 and 10% chance
of occurrence in the next year, or has a
recurrence interval of 11 to 100 years.

Unlikely: Less than 1% chance of
occurrence in next 100 years, or has a
recurrence interval of greater than every
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Risk Assessment Methodology
Calculating Likelihood of Future Occurrence
The frequency of past events is used in this section to gauge the likelihood of future occurrences. Based on historical data, the likelihood of future occurrence is categorized into one of the following classifications:
➢ Highly Likely: Near 100% chance of occurrence in next year, or happens every year. ➢ Likely: Between 10 and 90% chance of occurrence in next year, or has a recurrence interval of 10 years or less.
➢ Occasional: Between 1 and 10% chance of occurrence in the next year, or has a recurrence interval of 11 to 100 years.
➢ Unlikely: Less than 1% chance of occurrence in next 100 years, or has a recurrence interval of greater than every 100 years.

Defining Significance (Priority) of a Hazard
Defining the significance or priority of a hazard to a community is based on a subjective analysis of several factors. This analysis is used to focus and prioritize hazards and associated mitigation measures for the plan. These factors include the following:
➢ Past Occurrences: Frequency, extent, and magnitude of historic hazard events. ➢ Likelihood of Future Occurrences: Based on past hazard events. ➢ Ability to Reduce Losses through Implementation of Mitigation Measures: This considers both the ability to mitigate the risk of future occurrences as well as the ability to mitigate the vulnerability of a community to a given hazard event.

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Risk Assessment Summary: Plumas 2026 LHMP
Plumas County Disasters since 2020/2019 LHMPs
➢ 2020 California Covid-19 Pandemic (2 state and 2 federal declarations) ➢ 2020 California Wildfires (federal declaration)
➢ 2020 Bear Fire (state and federal declaration)
➢ 2021 Northeast Wildfires (state declaration)
➢ 2021 Dixie Fire (state and federal declaration)
➢ 2021 California Wildfires (state and federal declaration) ➢ 2023 California Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (2 federal and 2 state declarations)
Agricultural Hazards: Severe Weather/Pests/Weeds
➢ Agricultural losses occur on an annual basis and are usually associated with severe weather events, including heavy rains, floods, freeze, heat, and drought. The 2023 State of California Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan attributes most of the agricultural disasters statewide to drought, freeze, and insect infestations. Other agricultural hazards include fires, crop and livestock disease, insects, and noxious weeds.
➢ According to the 2023 Plumas County Crop Report, many commodities are grown in Plumas County.

The top three commodities for the County in 2023 were cattle; field crops; and timber products.

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Dam Failure
➢ According to data provided by Plumas County, CA DWR DSOD data, there are 22 dams in Plumas County that were constructed for flood control, storage, treatment impoundments, electrical generation, and recreational purposes. One dam outside the County (Indian Ole in Lassen County – a high hazard dam) also has an inundation area inside the County. Of the 23 dams that could affect the County, 1 is rated as Extremely High (EH) Hazard, 16 are rated as High Hazard (HH), 4 are rated as Significant Hazard, and 2 are rated as Low Hazard. All EH and HH dams had available inundation data. ➢ The most significant dams of concern include the Extremely High and High Hazard where loss of life is possible.
➢ The Extremely High hazard dam (Lake Almanor) affects the unincorporated County only. Of the 16 high hazard dams, all affect the unincorporated County with only 3 affecting the City of Portola (Frenchman, Grizzly Creek, and Grizzly Valley). Several Districts have inundations from the EH and HH dams that extend within their boundaries.
➢ South Feather Water and Power owns 1 high hazard dam in the County: Little Grass Valley (important for the High Hazard Potential Dams Program and funding stream) and 2 low hazard dams. ➢ According to multiple sources, there have been no past dam failure events or issues of concern. ➢ ARE THERE SPECIFIC CONCERNS TO NOTE FOR ANY OF THESE DAMS? ➢ HOW WILL THIS HAZARD BE MITIGATED?
➢ Likelihood of Future Occurrence: Unlikely
➢ Vulnerability: High - Extremely High
➢ Priority Hazard
Drought and Water Shortage (w/ Tree Mortality)
➢ Plumas County has been in and out of drought since 2014. Historical drought data for the Plumas County Planning Area and region indicate there have been 5 significant droughts in the last 87 years. ➢ 1 state (1977) disaster declarations and 1 federal declaration (1977) for Plumas County since 1950. 13 USDA Secretarial Drought declarations since 2012. There have been 2 NCDC drought events in Plumas County, both related to the 2014 to 2023 drought. ➢ The 2035 Plumas County General Plan Water Resources Element noted that the amount of precipitation received throughout the watershed varies but greatly contributes to the significant amount of water available in the County and throughout the region.
➢ There have been four (multi-year) tree mortality events in the County since 1980. ➢ The Water Shortage Vulnerability Scoring and Tool shows that there are 34 water providers in the County, using both ground and surface water. ARE THERE ANY WATER SUPPLY CONCERNS TO NOTE?
➢ CAN YOU PROVIDE DAMAGES OR RESTRICTIONS THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN THE COUNTY RECENTLY DUE TO THE MOST RECENT DROUGHT? WHAT HAS BEEN IMPACTED THE MOST?
➢ CAN YOU PROVIDE INFORMATION ON NATURE AND EXTENT OF TREE MORTALITY IN THE COUNTY? EACH JURISDICTION?
➢ HOW WILL THIS HAZARD BE MITIGATED?
➢ Likelihood of Future Occurrence: Drought - Likely/Water supply - Occasional ➢ Vulnerability: Medium
➢ Priority Hazard

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Earthquake
➢ Plumas County is located in a relatively aseismic area with respect to other more seismically active areas in California. Several potentially active faults pass through Plumas County. The Almanor Fault, Butt Creek Fault Zone, and the Mohawk Valley Fault traverse the County. The Indian Valley Fault is also considered an active fault located within the County. Additionally, the Honey Lake and Fort Sage Faults are two active faults located east of the County. ➢ The Uniform Building Code (UBC) identifies four seismic zones in the United States. The zones are numbered one through four, with Zone 4 representing the highest level of seismic hazard. The UBC establishes more stringent construction standards for areas within Zones 3 and 4. All of California lies within either Zone 3 or Zone 4. Plumas County is within the less hazardous Zone 3. ➢ The USGS National Seismic Hazard Maps provides acceleration and probabilities for various time periods. Plumas County falls within an area of mostly low to moderate seismic risk. ➢ USGS identified 431 magnitude 5.0 or greater earthquakes (from 1850 to April 2025) have occurred within 90 miles of Portola (these are earthquakes that could have affected the County). ➢ A series of earthquakes occurred near Lake Almanor on May 24, 2013. This included a 5.7 magnitude earthquake near Canyon Dam, near the southern end of Lake Almanor. Injuries were reported and damage to infrastructure and homes were sustained. Lake Almanor Mutual Water Company sustained a water main rupture which resulted in water supply loss, and 600 PG&E customers on the Lake Almanor peninsula lost power.
➢ 2023 EVENTS (5.16 and 5.48 near Lake Almanor) ON 5/11 AND 5/12/2023. DAMAGES FROM THESE EVENTS TO EACH JURISDICTION?
➢ HAVE ANY RECENT STUDIES BEEN DONE ON EARTHQUAKE AND SECONDARY IMPACTS SUCH AS TO DAMS AND LEVEES? DOES PORTOLA HAVE A URM OR OTHER INVENTORY?
➢ WHAT ARE EACH JURISDICTIONS PRIMARY CONCERNS TO THIS HAZARD? ➢ HOW WILL THIS HAZARD BE MITIGATED?
➢ Likelihood of Future Occurrence: Unlikely – large, damaging earthquake; Occasional – minor earthquake
➢ Vulnerability: High
➢ Priority Hazard
Flood Hazards
1%/0.2% Annual Chance Flood (w/levee failure)
➢ Historically, portions of Plumas County have always been at risk to flooding because of its annual percentage of rainfall in the winter and the number of watercourses that traverse the County. According to the 2005 Flood Insurance Study for Plumas County, flooding in Plumas County may be caused by either general rainstorms or cloudburst storms. Cloudbursts are high intensity floods and can produce peak flows substantially larger than those of general rainstorms. Atmospheric river events in recent years have also contributed to the flood hazard.
➢ A search of the National Levee Database identified 3 leveed areas in Plumas County. None of these 3 levees are certified (in the FEMA FIS) as providing protection from the 1% annual chance flood. These levees include: 1) Plumas County Levee 1 (near Taylorsville); 2) Plumas County Levee 2 (near Greenville); and 3) North Fork Feather River at Chester (near Chester) – East and West levees. National Levee Database has some analysis on these levees.

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➢ 19 state and 22 federal declarations from 1950-present were for flooding including heavy rains and storms. 15 NCDC flood events since 1993.
➢ HAS EACH JURISDICTION PROVIDED DETAILS ON PAST FLOOD DAMAGES AFFECTING THEIR JURISDICTION FROM RECENT EVENTS SINCE 2020/2019?
➢ HOW WILL THIS HAZARD BE MITIGATED?
➢ Likelihood of Future Occurrence: 100-Occasional; 500-Unlikely ➢ Vulnerability: High
➢ Priority Hazard
Localized/Stormwater flooding
➢ Significant localized flood history in the County – occurs annually ➢ Recent atmospheric river events occurring in 2021, 2022, and 2023 have led to more significant flooding throughout the County.
➢ WE HAVE A LARGE LIST OF PROBLEM AREAS FOR THE COUNTY; ANY RECENT ADDITIONS/DELETIONS? PAST OCCURRENCES SINCE 2020/2019?
➢ NEED LIST OF PROBLEM AREAS SPECIFIC TO EACH JURISDICTION. ➢ HOW WILL THIS HAZARD BE MITIGATED?
➢ Likelihood of Future Occurrence: Highly Likely
➢ Vulnerability: Medium
➢ Priority Hazard
Hazardous Materials Transportation
➢ This is a new hazard in the LHMP Update.
➢ In Plumas County there are multiple hazardous materials transportation routes. State Roads 36, 49, 70, 89, and 147 are all highway hazardous materials routes. The Union Pacific, BNSF, Quincy Railroad, and Almanor Railroad are railroad hazardous materials routes. ➢ The USDOT Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s (PHMSA) Office of Hazardous Materials Safety tracks hazardous materials incidents in the United States. The database was searched for hazardous materials incidents in the County. 11 separate events were contained in the database.

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landslide issues. The NCDC contains no records of landslides (but 21 records of debris flows) in the County since 1993.
➢ The County has provided some past occurrences (including one that caused a haz-mat spill) since the 2020 Plan. ANY PAST LANDSLIDE EVENTS TO ADD?
➢ CGS Deep-Seated Landslide mapping indicate that many areas throughout the County are at moderate, high, and very high risk of landslides. Many of these are along transportation routes. ➢ There is a list of landslide risk areas provided by the HMPC. ANY NEW LANDSLIDE AREAS SINCE THE LAST PLAN? BURN SCAR AREAS?
➢ NEED LANDSLIDE PROBLEM AREAS SPECIFIC TO EACH JURISDICTION. ➢ ANY ACTIVE LANDSLIDE AREAS TO BE MITIGATED? HOW WILL THIS HAZARD BE MITIGATED?
➢ Likelihood of Future Occurrence: Likely
➢ Vulnerability: Medium
➢ Priority Hazard
Severe Weather
Extreme Cold, Freeze, Snow (w/Avalanche)
➢ Annual occurrences of cold temperatures. The lowest recorded daily extreme was -28°F in January 1937. In a typical year, minimum temperatures fall below 32°F on 166.9 days in Plumas, with 1.5 days falling below 0°.
➢ Average snowfall in Plumas is 55.1 inches with record snowfall in 1952 of 167.2 inches. ➢ The vast majority of avalanches occur during and shortly after storms. This hazard generally affects a small number of people, such as snowboarders, skiers, and hikers who venture into backcountry areas during or after winter storms. Roads and highway closures, damaged structures, and destruction of forests are also a direct result of avalanches. The combination of steep slopes, abundant snow, weather, snowpack, and an impetus to cause movement create an avalanching episode. ➢ The County has 1 state and 0 federal disaster declarations for extreme cold and freeze. There have been 4 USDA Secretarial Disasters from freeze (2016, twice in 2022, 2023). NCDC identified 549 extreme cold, freeze, and snow events. There have been no disaster declarations or NCDC events associated with avalanche in Plumas County.
➢ An avalanche occurred in the winter of 2012 near Sloat. No injuries or deaths were reported. Timber stock in the avalanche area was damaged, though no damage estimates were available. OTHERS SINCE 2020/2019?
➢ WHAT ARE THE PRIMARY CONCERNS TO THE COUNTY? OTHER JURISDICTIONS? THE 2020 LHMP NOTED THE GRIZZLY RIDGE AREA AS A KEY AREA OF CONCERN FOR AVALANCHES – ARE THERE OTHER AREAS OF CONCERN?
➢ HOW WILL THIS HAZARD BE MITIGATED?
➢ Likelihood of Future Occurrence: Highly Likely
➢ Vulnerability: Medium
➢ Priority Hazard

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Extreme Heat
➢ Annual occurrences of hot temperatures. The highest recorded daily extreme was 110°F in August 1981 and September 1988 in Plumas (Quincy). In a typical year, maximum temperatures exceed 90°F on

45.3 days in Plumas.
➢ No state or federal disaster declarations from heat since 1950. No USDA heat declarations since 2012. 7 extreme heat events (NCDC) since 1993. Lots of local heat data from Vieira Ranch. ➢ PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS ON EXTREME HEAT AND MAJOR CONCERNS FOR EACH JURISDICTION?
➢ HOW WILL THIS HAZARD BE MITIGATED?
➢ Likelihood of Future Occurrence: Highly Likely
➢ Vulnerability: Medium
➢ Priority Hazard
Heavy Rains and Storms (including Hail, Lightning)
➢ Significant County history: annual occurrences. High intensity cloudburst and heavy rains occur in the Plumas County Planning Area. Severe storms/heavy rains are the primary cause of most major flooding. Recent atmospheric river events have been contributing to this hazard. ➢ The NCDC data recorded 10 hail, 60 rain, 61 winter storm (that includes heavy rain), and 1 lightning event for Plumas County since 1950, for a total of 132 NCDC events. ➢ There have been 19 federal and 22 state declarations since 1950 for flooding, including heavy rains and storms. 1 USDA disaster declaration (2016) from excessive rain. Lots of local rain and storm data from Vieira Ranch.
➢ PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS ON MAJOR CONERNS TO EACH JURISDICTION RELATED TO HEAVY RAINS AND STORMS.
➢ HOW WILL THIS HAZARD BE MITIGATED?
➢ Likelihood of Future Occurrence: Highly Likely
➢ Vulnerability: Medium
➢ Priority Hazard
High Winds and Tornadoes
➢ Significant County history: annual occurrences of high winds; tornadoes – non reported ➢ No federal or state disaster decs. One USDA disaster dec (2016) associated with high winds (among others). The NCDC data recorded 94 high wind events; no events for tornadoes since 1955. ➢ Biggest issues are associated with wind fueling fires and also triggering PSPS events. Downed trees are also a concern during high wind events.
➢ WHAT ARE THE PRIMARY CONCERNS TO EACH JURISDICTION?
➢ HOW WILL THIS HAZARD BE MITIGATED?
➢ Likelihood of Future Occurrence: Highly Likely
➢ Vulnerability: Medium
➢ Priority Hazard

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Volcano
➢ Of the approximately 20 volcanoes in the State, only a few are active and pose a threat. Of these, Lassen Peak is the closet potential threat to Plumas County. ➢ Lassen Peak experienced a significant eruption in 1915. ➢ No federal or state disaster declaration. No NCDC events for volcanoes. ➢ WHAT ARE THE CONCERNS FROM LASSEN PEAK/OTHERS?
➢ HOW WILL THIS HAZARD BE MITIGATED?
➢ Likelihood of Future Occurrence: Unlikely
➢ Vulnerability: Medium
➢ Non-Priority Hazard?
Wildfire (w/smoke and air quality)
➢ Wildfires occur on an annual basis in the Plumas County Planning Area. Any ignition has the potential to become an out-of-control wildfire. Compounding the issue is the number of dead or dying hazardous trees. Wildfire is the most significant hazard the County faces. ➢ 7 state and 6 federal disaster declarations for Wildfire since 1950: 1960 -unnamed fire; 1987 -Clarks Fire; 1999 –Bucks Fire; 2008 BTU Lightning Complex Fire, 2020 Bear Fire and Lightning Complex Fire, 2021 Dixie Fire, Lava Fire/Beckwourth Complex, and Monument Fire. 15 NCDC wildfire events since 1993; 1 of these for smoke. Smoke and air quality past events were supplied by Vieira Ranch. ➢ WHAT ARE THE PRIMARY ISSUES/CONCERNS TO EACH JURISDICTION? ➢ HOW WILL THIS HAZARD BE MITIGATED?
➢ Likelihood of Future Occurrence: Highly Likely
➢ Vulnerability: Extremely High
➢ Priority Hazard

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Plumas County 2026 LHMP Update Priority Hazards
SHOULD ANY HAZARDS BE MOVED TO LOW PRIORITY – ARE THERE MITIGATION ACTIONS FOR EACH OF THESE HAZARDS?
Plumas County
Priority Hazards:
➢ Ag Hazards: Severe Weather/Pests/Weeds
➢ Climate Change
➢ Dam Failure
➢ Drought & Water Shortage (w/tree mortality)
➢ Earthquake
➢ Flood: 1%/0.2% Annual Chance Flood (w/
levee failure)
➢ Flood: Localized Stormwater
➢ Hazardous materials Transportation
➢ Landslide, Mudslide, and Debris Flow
➢ Severe Weather: Extreme Cold, Freeze, and
Snow (w/avalanche)
➢ Severe Weather: Extreme Heat
➢ Severe Weather: Heavy Rains and Storms
➢ Severe Weather: High Winds and Tornados
➢ Wildfire (w/smoke and air quality)
Non-Priority Hazards:
➢ Volcano
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City of Portola
Priority Hazards:
➢ Climate Change
➢ Dam Failure
➢ Drought & Water Shortage (w/tree mortality)
➢ Earthquake
➢ Flood: 1%/0.2% annual chance (w/levee
failure)
➢ Flood: Localized/Stormwater
➢ Hazardous Materials Transportation
➢ Landslide, Mudslide, Debris Flow
➢ Severe Weather: Extreme Cold, Freeze, and
Snow (w/avalanche)
➢ Severe Weather: Heavy Rains and Storms
➢ Severe Weather: High Winds and
Tornadoes
➢ Wildfire (w/smoke and air quality)
Non-Priority Hazards:

Ag Hazards: Severe Weather/ Pests/Weeds
➢ Severe Weather: Extreme Heat
➢ Volcano
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Chester Public Utility District
Priority Hazards:
➢ Drought & Water Shortage (w/tree mortality)
➢ Flood: 1%/0.2% annual chance (w/levee
failure)
➢ Flood: Localized/Stormwater
➢ Severe Weather: Extreme Cold, Freeze, and
Snow (w/avalanche)
➢ Severe Weather: Heavy Rains and Storms
➢ Wildfire (w/smoke and air quality)
Non-Priority Hazards:
➢ Ag Hazards: Severe Weather/ Pests/Weeds
➢ Climate Change
➢ Dam Failure
➢ Earthquake??
➢ Hazardous Materials Transportation
➢ Landslide, Mudslide, Debris Flow
➢ Severe Weather: Extreme Heat
➢ Severe Weather: High Winds and Tornadoes
➢ Volcano
Gold Mountain Community Services District
Priority Hazards:
➢ Drought & Water Shortage (w/tree mortality)
➢ Earthquake
➢ Flood: Localized/Stormwater
➢ Landslide, Mudslide, Debris Flow
➢ Severe Weather: Extreme Cold, Freeze, and
Snow (w/avalanche)
➢ Severe Weather: Extreme Heat
➢ Severe Weather: Heavy Rains and Storms
➢ Severe Weather: High Winds and
Tornadoes
➢ Wildfire (w/smoke and air quality)
Non-Priority Hazards:

Ag Hazards: Severe Weather/ Pests/Weeds
➢ Climate Change
➢ Dam Failure
➢ Flood: 1%/0.2% annual chance (w/levee
failure)
➢ Hazardous Materials Transportation
➢ Volcano

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Grizzley Lake Community Services District
Priority Hazards:
➢ Climate Change
➢ Drought & Water Shortage (w/tree mortality)
➢ Earthquake
➢ Flood: 1%/0.2% annual chance (w/levee
failure)
➢ Flood: Localized/Stormwater
➢ Severe Weather: Extreme Cold, Freeze, and
Snow (w/Avalanche)
➢ Severe Weather: Heavy Rains and Storms
➢ Wildfire (w/smoke and air quality)
Non-Priority Hazards:
➢ Ag Hazards Severe Weather/ Pests/Weeds
➢ Dam Failure
➢ Hazardous Materials Transportation
➢ Landslide, Mudslide, Debris Flow
➢ Severe Weather: Extreme Heat
➢ Severe Weather: High Winds and Tornadoes
➢ Volcano
Plumas Corp/Fire Safe Council
Priority Hazards:
➢ Ag Hazards: Severe Weather/ Pests/Weeds
➢ Climate Change
➢ Drought & Water Shortage (w/tree mortality)
➢ Flood: 1%/0.2% annual chance (w/levee
failure)
➢ Flood: Localized/Stormwater
➢ Landslide, Mudslide, Debris Flow
➢ Severe Weather: Extreme Heat
➢ Severe Weather: Heavy Rains and Storms
➢ Severe Weather: High Winds and Tornadoes
➢ Wildfire (w/smoke and air quality)
Non-Priority Hazards:
➢ Dam Failure
➢ Earthquake
➢ Hazardous Materials Transportation
➢ Severe Weather: Extreme Cold, Freeze, and
Snow (w/avalanche)
➢ Volcano

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Feather River Resource Conservation District
Priority Hazards:
➢ Climate Change
➢ Flood: Localized/Stormwater
➢ Landslide, Mudslide, Debris Flow
➢ Wildfire (w/smoke and air quality)
Non-Priority Hazards:
➢ Ag Hazards Severe Weather/Pests/Weeds
➢ Dam Failure
➢ Drought & Water Shortage (w/tree mortality)
➢ Earthquake
➢ Flood: 1%/0.2% annual chance (w/levee
failure)
➢ Hazardous Materials Transportation
➢ Severe Weather: Extreme Cold, Freeze, and
Snow (w/avalanche)
➢ Severe Weather: Extreme Heat
➢ Severe Weather: Heavy Rains and Storms
➢ Severe Weather: High Winds and
Tornadoes
➢ Volcano
Plumas Eureka CSD
Priority Hazards:
➢ Ag Hazards: Severe Weather/Pests/Weeds
➢ Climate Change
➢ Dam Failure
➢ Drought & Water Shortage (w/tree mortality)
➢ Earthquake
➢ Flood: 1%/0.2% annual chance (w/levee
failure)
➢ Flood: Localized/Stormwater
➢ Hazardous Materials Transportation
➢ Severe Weather: Extreme Cold, Freeze, and
Snow (w/avalanche)
➢ Severe Weather: Extreme Heat
➢ Severe Weather: Heavy Rains and Storms
➢ Severe Weather: High Winds and Tornadoes
➢ Wildfire (w/smoke and air quality)
Non-Priority Hazards:
➢ Landslide, Mudslide, Debris Flow
➢ Volcano
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Priority Hazards:
➢ Climate Change
➢ Dam Failure
➢ Drought & Water Shortage (w/tree mortality)
➢ Landslide, Mudslide, Debris Flow
➢ Severe Weather: Heavy Rains and Storms
➢ Wildfire (w/smoke and air quality)
Non-Priority Hazards:
➢ Ag Hazards Severe Weather/Pests/Weeds
➢ Earthquake??
➢ Flood: 1%/0.2% annual chance (w/levee
failure)
➢ Flood: Localized/Stormwater
➢ Hazardous Materials Transportation
➢ Severe Weather: Extreme Cold, Freeze, and
Snow (w/avalanche)
➢ Severe Weather: Extreme Heat
➢ Severe Weather: High Winds and
Tornadoes
➢ Volcano

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Mitigation Strategy: Goals
The most important element of the LHMP is the resulting mitigation strategy which serves as the long-term blueprint for reducing the potential losses identified in the risk assessment. The mitigation strategy is comprised of three components:

6. Mitigation Goals

7. Mitigation Actions

8. Mitigation Action (Implementation) Plan
Mitigation Goals
Up to now, the Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee (HMPC) has been involved in collecting and providing data for the 2026 Plumas County Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Update. From this information, a Risk Assessment has been developed that describes the risk and vulnerability of Plumas to identified hazards and includes an assessment of the County’s current capabilities for countering these threats through existing policies, programs, and projects.

This analysis identifies areas where improvements could or should be made. Formulating Goals should lead to incorporating these improvements into the Mitigation Strategy portion of the LHMP. Our planning goals should provide direction for what risk reduction activities can be undertaken to make the Plumas County Planning Area more disaster resilient.

Mitigation Goals are general guidelines that represent the County’s vision for reducing or avoiding losses from identified hazards. Goals are stated without regard for achievement, that is, implementation, cost, schedule, and means are not considered.

Goals are public policy statements that:
➢ Represent basic desires of the jurisdiction;
➢ Encompass all aspects of planning area, public and private; ➢ Are nonspecific, in that they refer to the quality (not the quantity) of the outcome; ➢ Are future-oriented, in that they are achievable in the future; and ➢ Are time-independent, in that they are not scheduled events. ✓ While goals are not specific (quantitative), they should not be so general as to be meaningless or unachievable.
✓ Goal statements may form the basis for objectives. They should be stated in such a way as to develop one or more objectives related to each goal.
✓ The key point in writing goals is to remember that they must deal with results, not the activities that produce those results.
✓ Consider other planning area goals from other regional/county/city programs, plans and priorities.

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Types/Sources of other area mitigation plans/ programs include:
➢ General Plans
➢ Master and Strategic Plans
➢ Stormwater Program and Plans
➢ Flood/Levee/Stormwater Management Plans and Studies
➢ Drought Plans, Urban/Integrated Regional Water Management Plans ➢ Earthquake Studies and Plans
➢ Community Wildfire Protection Plans
➢ Strategic Fire Plans
➢ Dam Emergency Action Plans
➢ Emergency Operations Plans
➢ Climate Plans
➢ Others?
2018 California State Hazard Mitigation Plan Goals

1. Significantly reduce life loss and injuries.

2. Minimize damage to structures and property, as well as minimizing interruption of essential services and activities.

3. Protect the environment.

4. Promote community resilience through integration of hazard mitigation with public policy and standard business practices.
2023 State Hazard Mitigation Plan Goals
GOAL 1—Significantly reduce risk to life, community lifelines, the environment, property, and infrastructure by planning and implementing whole-community risk reduction and resilience strategies.

GOAL 2—Build capacity and capabilities to increase disaster resilience among historically underserved populations, individuals with access and functional needs, and communities disproportionately impacted by disasters and climate change.

GOAL 3—Incorporate equity metrics, tools, and strategies into all mitigation planning, policy, funding, outreach, and implementation efforts.

GOAL 4—Apply the best available science and authoritative data to design, implement, and prioritize projects that enhance resilience to natural hazards and climate change impacts.

GOAL 5—Integrate mitigation principles into laws, regulations, policies, and guidance to support equitable outcomes to benefit the whole community.

GOAL 6— Significantly reduce barriers to timely, efficient, and effective hazard mitigation planning and action.

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Goals from Other Plumas/Regional Plans
2019, Plumas County Communities Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP), Plumas FSC Purpose: The purpose of this plan it io outline the risks and hazards associated with a wildland fire threat to Plumas County communities and to identify potential mitigation measures.

Implementation of this plan will further the Fire Safe Council’s Mission: To reduce the loss of natural and human made resources caused by wildfire through Firewise community programs and pre-fire activities." The Fire Safe Council has a specific goal relating to: “Implement and amend as necessary the Plumas County Community Wildfire Protection Plan”
Plumas County 2013 General Plan: Hazard Related Goals: Public Health and Safety Element Goal PHS 6.1 To protect local communities from injury and damage resulting from natural catastrophes and man-made hazardous conditions.

Policy 6.1.1 Development Constraints – The County shall limit the density and intensity of development in areas to the levels needed to reduce hazards to public health and safety.

Policy 6.1.2 Building and Code Updates – Except as otherwise noted by State law, the County shall ensure that all new structures intended for human habitation are designed in compliance with the latest adopted editions of the California Building Standards Code.

Policy 6.1.3 Hazard Awareness and Public Education – The County shall continue to promote awareness and education among residents regarding possible natural hazards, including soil conditions, landslides, earthquakes, flooding, wildfire hazards and emergency procedures.

Policy 6.1.4 Public Safety Programs – The County shall promote all applicable public safety programs, including neighborhood-watch programs, hazards materials disposal, public awareness and prevention of wildfire hazards, and other public-education efforts.

Goal PHS 6.2 To identify and prevent development in “areas of unstable geologic conditions,” which include: active faults, landslides and areas of potential ground failure such as liquefaction, mudslides and subsidence.

Policy 6.2.1 Maintenance of Updated Geologic and Seismic Hazard Information – The County shall maintain updated geologic, seismic and avalanche hazard maps and other hazard inventory information in cooperation with the State Office of Emergency Services, California Department of Conservation— Division of Mines and Geology, United States Forest Service, California Department of Transportation and other agencies as this information is made available.

Policy 6.2.2 Design Measures – The County shall require earthquake resistant designs consistent with the requirements of the California Building Standards Code for all critical structures, such as fire stations, emergency communication centers, private schools, high occupancy buildings, and non-highway bridges.

Policy 6.2.3 Seismic Retrofitting – The County shall support and encourage seismic upgrades to older buildings that may be structurally deficient. Upgrades shall consider any applicable historic building preservation requirements.

Policy 6.2.4 Development on Slopes – The County shall not allow development on slopes 30 percent or greater, unless the applicant can sufficiently mitigate the inherent problems associated with developing on steep slopes.

Policy 6.2.5 Avalanche, Landslide and Mudflow Hazards – The County shall prohibit new subdivisions in high risk areas of known avalanche, landslide or mudflow hazards.

Policy 6.2.6 Naturally Occurring Asbestos – The County shall work with the Northern Sierra Air Quality Management District to map locations of naturally occurring asbestos and to mitigate potential hazards from development.

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Policy 6.2.7 Development Requirements – The County shall continue to address seismic standards of dam safety as required by the State Division of Safety and Dams.

Goal PHS 6.3 To minimize the possibility of the loss of life, injury, damage to property, and loss of habitat and natural resources as a result of fire.

Policy 6.3.1 Defensible Space – The County shall review and update its Fire Safe ordinance to attain and maintain defensible space through conditioning of tentative maps and in new development at the final map and/or building-permit stage.

Policy 6.3.2 Limitations in Fire Hazard Areas – The County shall consult the current Fire Hazard Severity Zone Maps during the review of all projects so that standards and mitigation measures appropriate to each hazard classification can be applied. Land use densities and intensities shall be determined by mitigation measures in areas designated with a high or very high fire hazard rating. Intensive development in areas with high or very high fire hazard rating shall be discouraged.

Policy 6.3.3 Structural Fire Protection – All developments within the service boundaries of an entity which provides structural fire protection may be required to make contribution to the maintenance of the existing level of structural service proportionate to the increase in demand for service structural fire protection and Emergency Medical Services resulting from the development.

Policy 6.3.4 New Development Requirements – As a requirement for approving new development, the County must find (based on information provided by the applicant and the responsible fire protection district), that concurrent with development, adequate emergency water flow, fire access – Public Health & Safety Element| 140 – and fire-fighting personnel and equipment, will be available in accordance with applicable State, County, and local fire district standards.

Policy 6.3.5 Emergency Access – As a requirement of new development, the applicant must demonstrate that adequate emergency access exists or can be provided to ensure that emergency vehicles can access the site and that private vehicles can evacuate the area.

Policy 6.3.6 Fire Protection and Roadside Maintenance – As a condition of development, the County shall require the long-term maintenance of private roads, including roadside vegetation management, to the standards of original improvements.

Policy 6.3.7 Rural Fire Protection Water System – The County shall research the feasibility of a countywide rural fire protection water system that provides a cost-effective, adequate water supply.

Policy 6.3.8 Fire Protection Facility Upgrades – The County shall encourage upgrading facilities within existing fire protection districts and encourage expansion of existing districts where warranted by population density allowed under the General Plan.

Policy 6.3.9 Fuel Modification – The County shall require new development within high and very high fire hazard areas to designate fuel break zones that comply with defensible space requirements to benefit the new and, where possible, existing development.

Policy 6.3.10 Prescribed Burning – The County shall encourage the use of prescribed burning as a management tool for hazardous fuels reduction, timber management purposes, livestock production and enhancement of wildlife habitat. The County shall support removal of fuels and chipping and onsite distribution of chipped materials as an alternative to burning.

Policy 6.3.11 Regional Cooperation – The County shall cooperate with Federal, State, community fire safety groups and other fire protection entities in fire prevention programs and in identifying opportunities for hazardous fuel reduction projects in zones of high and very high fire hazard either prior to or as a component of project review.

Policy 6.3.12 Fire Prevention Education – The County, in cooperation with Federal and State agencies, community fire safety groups, and the local fire protection districts, shall educate the public about the hazards of wildfires, methods to reduce the potential for fires to occur, and mitigation measures, including reducing fuel loads, to lessen the impacts of wildfires.

Policy 6.3.13 Landscape-Scale Fuel Modification – The County shall support fuel modification across public and private forestlands to reduce the potential for catastrophic wildfires, with the highest priority directed toward reducing hazardous fuel levels in the wildland-urban interface.

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Goal PHS 6.4 To minimize the loss of life, injury or damage to property as a result of floods in Plumas County.

Policy 6.4.1 Coordination with Federal Emergency Management Agency, United States Army Corps of Engineers and Department of Water Resources Division of Flood Management – The County shall continue participation in the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s National Flood Insurance Program, utilizing the Flood Insurance Rate Maps and the County’s floodplain ordinances that implement Federal and State flood management standards. The County shall continue to utilize floodplain management and flood control information provided by the Department of Water Resources Division of Flood Management and the United States Army Corps of Engineers and coordinate with these agencies when undertaking updates to the County’s floodplain ordinances and policies.

Policy 6.4.2 Development in Floodways and Dam Inundation Areas – The County shall prohibit the development of new critical or high-occupancy structures within the floodway of any river, stream or other body of water. Similar structures should not be located within the inundation area resulting from failure of dams identified by the State Department of Water Resources Division of Safety of Dams.

Policy 6.4.3 New Parcels in Floodplain – The County shall strongly discourage the creation of new residential parcels which lie entirely within Special Flood Hazard Areas as identified on the most current version of the Flood Insurance Rate Maps provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Proposals for new parcels that are partially located within designated Special Flood Hazard Areas must be evaluated to determine if sufficient land is available outside the Special Flood Hazard Area to support residential development and that potential flood impacts can be sufficiently mitigated.

Policy 6.4.4 Floodplain Development Restrictions – The County shall ensure that riparian areas and drainage areas within floodplains are free from development that may adversely affect floodway capacity or characteristics of natural/riparian areas or natural groundwater recharge areas.

Policy 6.4.5 Multi-Purpose Flood Control Measures – The County shall encourage multi-purpose flood control projects that incorporate recreation, resource conservation, preservation of natural riparian habitat and scenic values of the County’s waterways.

Policy 6.4.6 Flood Control Design – The County shall avoid flood control projects involving further channeling, straightening or lining of waterways until alternative multi-purpose modes of treatment, such as wider berms and landscaped areas in combination with recreation amenities, are studied.

Policy 6.4.7 Limit Surface Runoff – The County shall review development projects to determine that such development can be permitted without alteration of off-site historical flood patterns or contribution to flooding hazards for downstream users. Each project with the potential to create off-site drainage shall be required to submit a plan showing how the impacts of such drainage will be addressed, both on-site and off-site.

Policy 6.4.8 Storm Water Retention/Detention and Groundwater Infiltration – As appropriate, the County shall require development to incorporate storm-water retention/detention ponds to encourage groundwater recharge and to make efficient use of storm water.

Goal PHS 6.5 To protect the community from hazardous materials through safe and efficient use, storage, transport and disposal.

Policy 6.5.1 The County Environmental Health Division, as the Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA), shall strive to ensure hazardous materials are used, stored, transported and disposed of in a safe manner in compliance with local, State and Federal safety standards.

Policy 6.5.3 The County shall continue to coordinate with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) and railroad operators to establish procedures for the movement of hazardous wastes and explosives within the County.

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Goal PHS 6.7 To provide effective emergency response to natural or human-made hazards and disasters.

Policy 6.7.1 Emergency Response Services Coordination with Government Agencies – The County shall coordinate emergency response with local, State and Federal governmental agencies, community organizations, volunteer agencies and other response partners during emergencies or disasters utilizing the Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) and the National Incident Management System (NIMS).

Policy 6.7.2 Mutual Aid Agreement – The County shall participate in established local, State and Federal mutual aid systems. Where necessary and appropriate, the County shall enter into agreements to ensure the effective provision of emergency services, such as mass care, heavy rescue, hazardous materials or other specialized functions.

Policy 6.7.3 Maintenance of Emergency Evacuation Plans – The County shall continue to create, revise and maintain emergency plans for the broad range of natural and human-made disasters and response activities that could be foreseen to impact Plumas County. This shall include, but not be limited to, flooding, dam failure, extreme weather, evacuation/transportation, mass care and shelter, and animal evacuation and sheltering. Emergency Planning projects shall be in line with the County’s Emergency Operations Plan and incorporate current guidance and initiatives from State and Federal Emergency Management Agencies.

Policy 6.7.4 Streets and Highways Upgrades – The County shall evaluate and strive to upgrade vital streets and highways to an acceptable level for emergency services and for public safety.

Policy 6.7.5 Search and Rescue – The County should continue to provide search and rescue operation capabilities through the Plumas County Sheriff's Department.

Policy 6.7.6 Joint Exercises – The County shall encourage fire, law enforcement, emergency medical services, resource management, public health and other governmental and non-governmental response partners to periodically conduct joint training exercises with the goal of developing the best possible coordinated action and effective response times in the event of a natural or human-made disaster across all local jurisdictions.

Portola 2024 General Plan: Hazard Related Goals: Public Services & Facilities Element Goals:

Goal PF-1. The City will be innovative in new techniques and technologies to provide the best available “state-of-the-art” level of public services in a cost effective manner.

Goal PF-4. Public improvements and facilities will be designed to enhance, rather than degrade, the natural environment in the City and surrounding area.

Policies: Water Supply and Distribution
PF-P-5. Secure sufficient sources of water to meet the needs of the existing community and planned growth.

PF-P-8. City water service will not be extended to unincorporated areas unless an adequate supply is available for all areas within the city.

PF-P-9. The City will develop a program for the use of recycled water for exterior landscaping within the parameters of State and County Health Codes and standards.

PF-P-10. Develop and implement water conservation measures as necessary elements of the water system.

PF-P-12. Monitor water quality regularly and take necessary measures to prevent contamination.

PF-P-13. Provide an emergency backup system that meets 150% of average demand.

Policies: Storm Water
PF-P-18. The City will seek to minimize additional storm water runoff from new development areas.

PF-P-19. The City will establish equitable methods of paying for future storm drainage improvements.

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PF-P-20. Storm water will be managed in natural channels rather than underground pipes where feasible.

PF-P-21. No net increase in storm water compared to the undeveloped condition will be permitted in new development areas.

PF-P-22. Stormwater system improvements will be extended to the infill areas when feasible Policies: Education
PF-P-31. Where feasible, schools will be located away from hazards or sensitive resource conservation areas, except where the proximity of resources may be of educational value and the protection of resources is reasonably assured.

Policies: Fire Protection
PF-P-43. The City will establish fundamental standards for level of service that include response times and level of response criteria and will establish the criteria for determining the circumstances under which fire service will be improved.

PF-P-44. The City will continue exploring ways to ensure sustainable fire and emergency services are provided to the City.

Plumas County Goals from Previous 2020 LHMP (This is what we are updating) Goal #1: Minimize loss of life and injuries and protect property and the environment from natural hazards.
➢ Minimize loss from priority natural hazards to include wildfire, flood, earthquake, dam failure, drought, landslides, and severe weather hazards
➢ Minimize impact to existing and future development
➢ Minimize economic and natural resource impact
➢ Promote resiliency strategies
➢ Support mitigation planning and implementation in all County departments and operations Goal #2: Reduce losses and provide protection for critical facilities, infrastructure, and services from hazard impacts
➢ Implement critical facility upgrades and mitigation measures to ensure reliability of services ➢ Update and maintain a GIS database of critical facilities to include: Essential Services, At-Risk Populations, Hazardous Materials Facilities
Goal #3: Minimize the loss of agricultural and natural resource productivity (foundation of rural economy) from natural hazards
➢ Support education and training of private land managers on hazard mitigation and disaster preparedness ➢ Promote local research, education, and technical assistance on sustainable agriculture and forestry practices
➢ Foster agricultural and natural resource resilience to natural hazards through implementation of best management practices and restoration activities
➢ Provide training, technical assistance, outreach and education to private landowners on tree mortality, identification, management, and prevention strategies

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Goal #4: Increase community awareness, education, preparedness, and self-reliance to natural hazards
➢ Enhance public and stakeholder outreach, education, and preparedness programs to include all hazards of concern
➢ Increase public and stakeholder knowledge about the risk and vulnerability to identified hazards and how to be more self-reliant in mitigating risks from natural hazards ➢ Provide public and stakeholder education and outreach specific to evacuation routes, various available emergency communication modes, and roles and responsibilities.

Goal #5: Increase communities' ability to mitigate hazards and be prepared for, respond to, and recover from a disaster event in Plumas County ➢ Improve community capabilities to mitigate hazards and reduce losses ➢ Enhance community capabilities by improved coordination of local, state, and federal resources ➢ Increase capabilities to provide mitigation opportunities and assistance to Plumas County communities ➢ Increase the capacity to effectively respond to and recover from natural disaster events ➢ Enhance emergency communication capabilities (e.g., cell phones, radios, sirens, reverse 911, etc.) ➢ Increase capabilities for continuity of government
➢ Improve community’s ability to be competitive/successful with grant funding opportunities from application development to project delivery
Goal #6: Minimize life safety issues, property loss, environmental damages, and economic impacts associated with wildfires, the #1 natural hazard of concern in Plumas County
➢ Reduce the wildfire risk and vulnerability
➢ Update, maintain, and implement Community Wildfire Protection Plans ➢ Develop a Countywide fuels management implementation strategy ➢ Coordinate comprehensive fire protection strategies among all federal, state, and local agencies and across all property boundaries to implement a fire-adapted community concept approach at broader county-wide geographic and policy scales.
➢ Increase community education, outreach, and awareness of wildfire mitigation strategies, including those to be undertaken by private property owners ➢ Continue to seek establishment of Firewise USA sites (communities) ➢ Promote and develop a tree mortality action plan for monitoring, prevention and mitigation activities
➢ Promote and enhance fire-fighting capabilities (e.g., access roads, water supply, etc.) ➢ Improve community infrastructure for wildfire preparedness and response including locating safety zones, augmenting community water supplies, and reducing fire hazard along transportation and power infrastructure.
➢ Enhance the county wildfire hazard codes, including enforcement capabilities, within areas of high wildfire risk
➢ Continue land use planning efforts to ensure increased fire safety in new developments ➢ Develop and implement outreach, education, and technical assistance to encourage “home hardening” and retrofitting of older residences and structures to increase community resilience to wildfire Goal #7: Minimize the effects of climate change on natural hazards in Plumas County ➢ Develop a Climate Action Plan for Plumas County
➢ Consider and integrate climate change information and issues in future General Plan updates

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City of Portola Goals from Previous 2019 LHMP (This is what we are updating) Goal 1. Increase public awareness of potential natural hazards and self-reliant mitigation actions.
➢ Objective 1.1 Involve the public in disaster planning and promote individual mitigation and preparedness measures.

Goal 2. Reduce risk of loss of life/injuries due to natural hazards ➢ Objective 2.1 Establish Public Community Warning system in the event of a natural disaster. (ALL) ➢ Objective 2.2 Reduce possibility of injury or loss of life due to flooding (DAM FAILURE, FLOOD) ➢ Objective 2.3 Minimize Injury or loss of life due to seismic or geologic hazards (EARTHQUAKE) ➢ Objective 2.4 Minimize Injury or loss of life due to wildfire (WILDFIRE, DEBRIS FLOW) Goal 3. Reduce risk of loss to property, both public and private ➢ Objective 3.1 Establish Public Community Warning system in the event of a natural disaster. (ALL) ➢ Objective 3.2 Protect existing public infrastructure (ALL) ➢ Objective 3.3 Pursue flood control solutions which minimize environmental impacts (FLOOD) ➢ Objective 3.4 Regulate Land Use and Development within flood areas (FLOOD) ➢ Objective 3.5 Reduce property damage due to seismic and geologic hazards (EARTHQUAKE) ➢ Objective 3.6 Minimize loss of property due to wildfire (WILDFIRE, DEBRIS FLOW) Goal 4. Maintain and increase funding for natural disaster preparedness, planning and response.
➢ Objective 4.1 Cooperate with other local agencies, jurisdictions or non-profit organizations involved in disaster planning or response so that efforts to secure funding are coordinated and will work toward maximum benefits. (ALL)
➢ Objective 4.2 Support efforts put forth by other agencies where funding for mitigation efforts presents the potential to benefit the City. (ALL)
➢ Objective 4.3 Evaluate and improve current training for response personnel and equipment. Consider increased training for first responders and updating outdated equipment. (ALL)

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Other Example Goal Statements
➢ Minimize risk and vulnerability from natural hazards
➢ Increase communities’ awareness of vulnerability to hazards ➢ Increase the use of shared resources
➢ Improve communities’ capabilities to mitigate losses
➢ Maintain coordination of disaster plans with changing DHS/FEMA needs ➢ Maintain FEMA eligibility/position jurisdictions for grant funding ➢ Maintain/enhance the flood mitigation program to provide 200/500-year flood protection ➢ Maintain current service levels
➢ Provide protection for existing buildings from hazards ➢ Provide protection for future development from hazards ➢ Provide protection for natural and cultural resources from hazard impacts ➢ Provide protection for people’s lives from hazards
➢ Provide protection for public health
➢ Provide protection for critical services (fire, police, etc.) from hazard impacts ➢ Provide protection for critical lifeline utilities from hazard impacts ➢ Reduce exposure to hazard related losses
➢ Reduce the number of emergency incidents
➢ Make better use of technology
General Recommendation for Categories of Goals
➢ Reduce Losses/Protection of Life, Property, Public Health, and the Environment from all Hazards ➢ Reduce Losses/Protection of Critical Facilities and Infrastructure from all Hazards ➢ Public Education
➢ Increase City Capabilities to all Hazards
➢ Any Hazard-specific goals
➢ Integrate strategies for the protection of underserved and vulnerable populations

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January 2026
Goals Development
The purpose of goal’s development is to reach a consensus on goals for the Plumas County 2026 LHMP Update. Provided above are numerous example goals for this LHMP. You may reword those above or develop your own goals. These goal statements should serve as examples. It is vital that our HMPC establish its own goals for this update.

You will each be given 3 sticky notes. On each note you will write what you think the goals for this LHMP Update should be. Use one sticky note for each goal.

When done, we will:
➢ Pin/tape them to the wall/easel-chart and arrange them by category ➢ Combine and reword them into 3-5 goals for the plan and send them out to the HMPC for further review and refinement

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Plumas County C-30
Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Update
January 2026
Mitigation Strategy Meetings
August 6 & 7, 2025
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Mitigation Strategy Action Development: Ground Rules
Rule 1: All participating jurisdictions MUST have a Mitigation Action/Project to address each of their Priority Hazards (those rated as a high or medium significance in their Hazard Identification table).

Rule 2: Every Mitigation Action/Project MUST be supported by Risk Assessment Data contained within Chap 4 of the Base Plan and Jurisdictional Annexes. Note: this might necessitate backfilling the hazard risk assessment data.

Rule 3: The Mitigation Actions/Projects for this 2026 LHMP should reflect each jurisdiction’s WISH LIST for mitigation, regardless of funding source.

Rule 4: Any Mitigation Action/Project that might be considered for FEMA mitigation grant funding over the next 5-years covered by this LHMP MUST be included in this 2026 LHMP.

Rule 5: While the updated Mitigation Strategy should include all potential Mitigation Actions/Projects for the participating jurisdictions (regardless of funding source), keep in mind that the jurisdictions are NOT obligated to implement ANY of the identified Mitigation Actions/Projects – all are always subject to funding and changing priorities.

Rule 6: Each Mitigation Action/Project to be included in this LHMP MUST have a Mitigation Action Worksheet completed by the owning jurisdiction, department or agency.

This applies to Mitigation Actions/Projects being carried forward from the County’s/City’s previous LHMPs.

REMEMBER: Having a FEMA approved LHMP for Plumas County and participating jurisdictions is a prerequisite for being eligible to apply for FEMA pre and post disaster mitigation funding.

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January 2026
Mitigation Strategy: Actions
Mitigation Actions are specific projects and activities that help achieve the LHMP goals and accomplish risk reduction in the community.

Categories of Mitigation Actions
PREVENTION: Preventive measures are designed to keep the problem from occurring or getting worse.

Their objective is to ensure that future development is not exposed to damage and does not increase damage to other properties.
➢ Planning
➢ Zoning
➢ Open Space Preservation
➢ Land Development Regulations
✓ Subdivision regulations
✓ Building Codes
• Fire-Wise Construction
✓ Floodplain development regulations
✓ Geologic Hazard Areas development regulations (for roads too!) ➢ Storm Water Management
➢ Fuels Management, Fire-Breaks
EMERGENCY SERVICES: protect people during and after a disaster. A good emergency services program addresses all hazards. Measures include:
➢ Warning (flooding, tornadoes, winter storms, geologic hazards, fire) ✓ NOAA Weather Radio
✓ Sirens
✓ “Reverse 911” (Emergency Notification System)
➢ Emergency Response
✓ Evacuation & Sheltering
✓ Communications
✓ Backup power supply/generators
✓ Emergency Planning
• Activating the EOC (emergency management)
• Closing streets or bridges (police or public works)
• Shutting off power to threatened areas (utility company) • Holding/releasing children at school (school district) • Ordering an evacuation (mayor)
• Opening emergency shelters (Red Cross)
• Monitoring water levels (engineering)
• Security and other protection measures (police)
➢ Critical Facilities Protection (Buildings or locations vital to the response and recovery effort, such as police/fire stations, hospitals, sewage treatment plants/lift stations, power substations)

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✓ Buildings or locations that, if damaged, would create secondary disasters, such as hazardous materials facilities and nursing homes
✓ Lifeline Utilities Protection
➢ Post-Disaster Mitigation
➢ Building Inspections
✓ ID mitigation opportunities & funding before reconstruction PROPERTY PROTECTION: Property protection measures are used to modify buildings subject to damage rather than to keep the hazard away. A community may find these to be inexpensive measures because often they are implemented by or cost-shared with property owners. Many of the measures do not affect the appearance or use of a building, which makes them particularly appropriate for historical sites and landmarks.
➢ Retrofitting/disaster proofing
✓ Floods
• Wet/Dry floodproofing (barriers, shields, backflow valves) • Relocation/Elevation
• Acquisition
• Retrofitting
✓ High Winds/Tornadoes
• Safe Rooms
• Securing roofs and foundations with fasteners and tie-downs • Strengthening garage doors and other large openings
✓ Winter Storms
• Immediate snow/ice removal from roofs, tree limbs
• “Living” snow fences
✓ Geologic Hazards (Landslides, earthquakes, sinkholes) • Anchoring, bracing, shear walls
• Dewatering sites, agricultural practices
• Catch basins
✓ Drought
• Improve water supply (transport/storage/conservation) • Remove moisture competitive plants (Tamarisk/Salt Cedar) • Water Restrictions/Water Saver Sprinklers/Appliances
• Grazing on CRP lands (no overgrazing-see Noxious Weeds) • Create incentives to consolidate/connect water services • Recycled wastewater on golf courses
✓ Wildfire, Grassfires
• Replacing building components with fireproof materials • Roofing, screening
• Create “Defensible Space”
• Installing spark arrestors
• Fuels Modification
✓ Noxious Weeds/Insects

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• Mowing
• Spraying
• Replacement planting
• Stop overgrazing
• Introduce natural predators
➢ Insurance
NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION: Natural resource protection activities are generally aimed at preserving (or in some cases restoring) natural areas. In so doing, these activities enable the natural beneficial functions of floodplains and watersheds to be better realized. These natural and beneficial floodplain functions include the following:
➢ storage of floodwaters
➢ absorption of flood energy
➢ reduction in flood scour
➢ infiltration that absorbs overland flood flow
➢ groundwater recharge
➢ removal/filtering of excess nutrients, pollutants, and sediments from floodwaters ➢ habitat for flora and fauna
➢ recreational and aesthetic opportunities
Methods of protecting natural resources include:
➢ Wetlands Protection
➢ Riparian Area/Habitat Protection/Threatened-Endangered Species ➢ Erosion & Sediment Control
➢ Best Management Practices
Best management practices (“BMPs”) are measures that reduce nonpoint source pollutants that enter the waterways. Nonpoint source pollutants come from non-specific locations. Examples of nonpoint source pollutants are lawn fertilizers, pesticides, and other farm chemicals, animal wastes, oils from street surfaces and industrial areas and sediment from agriculture, construction, mining and forestry. These pollutants are washed off the ground’s surface by stormwater and flushed into receiving storm sewers, ditches and streams. BMPs can be implemented during construction and as part of a project’s design to permanently address nonpoint source pollutants. There are three general categories of BMPs:

1. Avoidance: setting construction projects back from the stream.

2. Reduction: Preventing runoff that conveys sediment and other water-borne pollutants, such as planting proper vegetation and conservation tillage.

3. Cleanse: Stopping pollutants after they are en route to a stream, such as using grass drainageways that filter the water and retention and detention basins that let pollutants settle to the bottom before they are drained:
➢ Dumping Regulations
➢ Set-back regulations/buffers
➢ Fuels Management
➢ Water Use Restrictions

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➢ Landscape Management
➢ Weather Modification
STRUCTURAL: Projects that have traditionally been used by communities to control flows and water surface elevations. Structural projects keep flood waters away from an area. They are usually designed by engineers and managed or maintained by public works staff. These measures are popular with many because they “stop” flooding problems. However, structural projects have several important shortcomings that need to be kept in mind when considering them for flood hazard mitigation:
➢ They are expensive, sometimes requiring capital bond issues and/or cost sharing with Federal agencies, such as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers or the Natural Resources Conservation Service. ➢ They disturb the land and disrupt natural water flows, often destroying habitats or requiring Environmental Assessments.
➢ They are built to a certain flood protection level that can be exceeded by a larger flood, causing extensive damage.
➢ They can create a false sense of security when people protected by a structure believe that no flood can ever reach them.
➢ They require regular maintenance to ensure that they continue to provide their design protection level.

Structural measures include:
➢ Detention/Retention structures
➢ Erosion and Sediment Control
➢ Basins/Low-head Weirs
➢ Channel Modifications
➢ Culvert resizing/replacement/Maintenance
➢ Levees and Floodwalls
➢ Anchoring, grading, debris basins (for landslides)
➢ Fencing (for snow, sand, wind)
➢ Drainage System Maintenance
➢ Reservoirs (for flood control, water storage, recreation, agriculture) ➢ Diversions
➢ Storm Sewers
PUBLIC INFORMATION: A successful hazard mitigation program involves both the public and private sectors. Public information activities advise property owners, renters, businesses, and local officials about hazards and ways to protect people and property from these hazards. These activities can motivate people to take protection:
➢ Hazard Maps and Data
➢ Outreach Projects (mailings, media, web, speakers, displays) ➢ Library Resources
➢ Real Estate Disclosure
➢ Environmental Education

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Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Update
January 2026
Mitigation Actions/Projects from 2020 Plumas County LHMP (This is what we are updating)
Action Title Complete Ongoing
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Plumas County
All Hazard Actions
Action 1. Integrate Local Hazard Mitigation Plan into Public Health & Safety Element of General Plan
Action 2. Enhance Public Education and Awareness of Natural Hazards and Public Understanding of Disaster Preparedness
Action 3. Continue Bridge Replacement Program using Federal Funding Source for Evacuation and Emergency Services Access
Action 4. Companion Animal/Livestock/Horse/Equipment Trailer Action 5. Plumas County General Plan Public Health & Safety Element update to incorporate Senate Bill (SB) 379 requirements Action 6. Continue Telephone Emergency Notification System (TENS) Capability Enhancements Countywide
Action 7. Evacuation Planning, Mapping, and Exercising, to Include Considerations for Shelters, Refuge Areas, Safety Zones, Evacuation Signage, etc.

Action 8. Evaluate Coverage and Expansion for Broadband Services.

Advance Grants and Projects Accordingly
Action 9. Harden Cell Tower Sites. Increase Cell Service Coverage by Increasing the Number of Cell Towers. Increase the Number of Repeater Sites. Install Backup Generators in Case of Power Failure.

Action 10. Identify Critical Facilities Requiring Backup Generators Action 11. Prepare Emergency Food Access Plan as a Complement to the Plumas County EOP Annex B: Mass Care & Shelter
Action 12. Explore establishing a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
Action 13. Ingress/Egress Road Projects to Widen and Improve Roads for Evacuation and Emergency Services Access
Action 14. PRC 4290 – Plumas County Code Title 9, Chapter 8. Street Address System. Promote and continue to implement compliant street/address reflective signage for public and private roads and structures Action 15. Designation of minor County roads and forest service roads to be used as alternate routes around road closures during wildfire and other hazard events. Plumas and Lassen National Forests have funding for new road connections to form alternate routes.

Climate Change, Drought and Water Shortage Actions
Action 16. Develop a Climate Action Plan
Action 17. Water Shortage Preparedness and Contingency Planning Pilot Project
Action 18. Water Supply Infrastructure Improvements
Dam Failure, Flood, Localized Flood, Levee Failure, Landslide, Mudslide, and Debris Flow, and Severe Weather Actions

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Action Title Complete Ongoing
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Action 19. Countywide Stormwater Drainage and Grading Ordinance Action 20. Develop a Countywide Drainage Master Plan
Action 21. FEMA Mapping Update
Action 22. Evaluate Options to Repair and Maintain Levee Crown for Emergency Access Vehicles (Gates, Crown Repair, Vegetation Maintenance, etc.)
Action 23. Ongoing Implementation of Stream Clearing and Maintenance Programs
Action 24. Plumas Eureka CSD stream bank flood mitigation Action 25. Evaluate and Implement Projects to Reduce Flooding in Plumas Eureka CSD
Action 26. Plumas Eureka CSD Sewer Plant Flood Mitigation Action 27. Evaluate Options for Obtaining 100-year Level of Certification for the Diversion Dam (East and West Chester Levees)
Action 28. Review and Update, as Needed, Title 8 (Building Regulations), Chapter 17 (Flood) of the Plumas County Code re: Floodplain Ordinance and Applicable Title 9 (Planning and Zoning) Sections
Action 29. Identify and Implement Bank Stabilization Projects Action 30. Identify and Implement Projects to Address Areas of Landslides Affecting Roadway and Railroad
Action 31. Evaluate and Implement Wolf Creek Channel Stabilization Projects through Greenville and Indian Valley Areas
Earthquake Actions
Action 32. Conduct a Seismic Risk Evaluation of Critical Facilities and Public Buildings; Prioritize and Implement Seismic Retrofits: PECSD Water Storage Tank Replacement
Action 33. Seismic Risk Evaluations to Prioritize and Implement Seismic Retrofits
Pandemic Actions
Action 34. Update and Refine Pandemic Plan
Wildfire, Drought and Water Shortage, and Tree Mortality Actions Action 35. Plumas County Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resources Resilience
Action 36. Invasive Species Control and Eradication
Action 37. Continue and Promote Defensible space (PRC 4291) Projects Including Assistance Efforts for Senior and Disabled Residents Action 38. Establish Additional Firewise USA Sites (communities) and Promote Existing Ones
Action 39. Continue to Evaluate and Track Available Funding Sources for Wildfire Mitigation Projects
Action 40. Develop a Program to Promote and/or Incentivize Home Hardening Retrofitting including: Roofs, Vents, Siding, Windows, etc.

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Action Title Complete Ongoing
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Action 41. Identify and Implement Priority Wildfire Risk Reduction Projects from the Plumas County CWPP to Enhance Forest Health Including Detection, Prevention, and Mitigation of Tree Mortality Action 42. Plumas County General Plan Public Health & Safety Element update to address state law requirements for land classified as State Responsibility Areas (SRAs) and within Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones (VHFHSZs)
Action 43. Local Adoption of State Responsibility Area Fire Safe Regulations
Action 44. Improve Funding and Response Capabilities of Local Fire Protection Districts and Expand Districts in Areas not Covered Action 45. Review and Update, as Needed, Plumas County Code to Address Defensible Space and Vegetation Management
Mitigation Actions/Projects from 2019 City of Portola LHMP (This is what we are updating)
Action Title Complete Ongoing
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Goal 1. Increase public awareness of potential natural hazards and self-reliant mitigation actions.

Objective 1.1 Involve the public in disaster planning and promote individual mitigation and preparedness measures.

Strategy 1.1.1 Educate public about potential hazards and high hazard areas within the community in the event of a natural disaster.

Strategy 1.12 Encourage property owners to actively participate in education programs, access resources, and develop personal mitigation measures as they relate to natural hazards specific to the community and personal property.

Strategy 1.1.3 Provide online access to awareness/protection materials relevant to City of Portola residents.

Strategy 1.1.4 Educate the public on the Citywide Emergency Evacuation Plan and Emergency Action Plan.

Strategy 1.1.5 Educate the public on living with fire and fire safe requirements in the General Plan Safety Element and the Wildfire Protection Plan.

Strategy 1.1.7 Maintain an outreach protocol with the American Red Cross.

Goal 2. Reduce risk of loss of life/injuries due to natural hazards Objective 2.1 Establish Public Community Warning system in the event of a natural disaster.

URM Mapping and Identification
Strategy 2.1.1 Provide hazard warning and forecasting information to City residents.

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Action Title Complete Ongoing
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Strategy 2.1.2 Establish a rapid communication system for the community in the event of a natural disaster (Television, Radio, Emergency alert, & Local Citizen Network with Low Watt Transmitters)
Strategy 2.1.3 Actively participate in the development of Plumas County’s Safety Element to ascertain Portola’s concerns are addressed.

Objective 2.2 Reduce possibility of injury or loss of life due to flooding Strategy 2.2.1 Coordinate with the California Department of Water Resources (Dam Safety Division) for mitigation measures within the community as a result of a dam failure inundation.

Strategy 2.2.2 All Development within floodway shall meet FEMA Standards.

Objective 2.3 Minimize Injury or loss of life due to seismic or geologic hazards Central City Flood Hazard Mitigation Project
Strategy 2.3.1 Mitigate the potential impacts to new structures by mandating compliance with California Building Code (CBC).

Strategy 2.3.2 Prioritize and evaluate essential facilities for seismic evaluation and potential retrofit
Strategy 2.3.3 Monitor and continue to regulate grading and slope development standards to reduce potential landslide and slope movement events.

Objective 2.4 Minimize Injury or loss of life due to wildfire Strategy 2.4.1 Enforce compliance with open space and fuel break requirements set forth in the City of Portola General Plan Safety Element Wildland Fire section.

Strategy 2.4.2 Review and update mutual aid agreements with the forest service, CAL Fire, and other surrounding fire departments and agencies.

Strategy 2.4.3 Adopt California PRC 4290 and PRC 4291 legislation.

Strategy 2.4.4 Evaluate and update the existing Citywide Emergency Evacuation Plan to include present roadway and development conditions.

Strategy 2.4.5 Adopt and complete steps to meet FEMA’s Fire-Adapted Communities requirements or become a ‘Fire Wise Community.’ Strategy 2.4.6 Seek opportunities to reduce high fuel hazards and create fuel breaks.

Goal 3. Reduce risk of loss to property, both public and private Objective 3.1 Establish Public Community Warning system in the event of a natural disaster.

Strategy 3.1.1 Provide flood & event warning and forecasting information to City residents.

Strategy 3.1.2 Establish a rapid communication system for the community in the event of a natural disaster (Television, Radio, Emergency alert) Strategy 3.1.3 Actively participate in the development of Plumas County’s Safety Element to ascertain Portola’s concerns are addressed.

Objective 3.2 Protect existing public infrastructure

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Strategy 3.2.1 Evaluate potential impacts of identified hazards on existing utilities and facilities (water, sewer, power, public transportation routes & structures). Prioritize those utilities for mitigation based on risk level and criticality to community and/or criticality to emergency evacuation routes.

Strategy 3.2.2 Ensure that all essential facilities (hospitals, schools, evacuation centers, and other emergency facilities) are evaluated for specific risks and where risk is identified prioritize for analysis and mitigation.

Objective 3.3 Pursue flood control solutions which minimize environmental impacts Strategy 3.3.1 Continue to combine water quality, open space, recreation projects within flood measures where feasible.

Strategy 3.3.2 Maintain natural stream courses and adjacent habitat, where feasible during flood control improvements.

Objective 3.4 Regulate Land Use and Development within flood areas Strategy 3.4.1 Establish zoning and land use ordinances that limit development in flood prone areas
Strategy 3.4.2 Ensure the impacts of flooding are adequately analyzed when considering areas for future urban development or significant improvements to existing facilities or structures.

Strategy 3.4.3 Ensure that flood mitigation measures are incorporated into repairs, new development, major alterations, and new redevelopment applications.

Strategy 3.4.4 Enforce compliance with the City of Portola Master Drainage Plan and Floodplain Management Ordinance.

Strategy 3.4.5 Pursue a regional approach to flood issues Objective 3.5 Reduce property damage due to seismic and geologic hazards Strategy 3.5.1 Mitigate the potential impacts to new structures by mandating compliance with California Building Code (CBC).

3.5.2 Prioritize and evaluate essential facilities for seismic evaluation and potential retrofit.

Strategy 3.5.3 Monitor and continue to regulate grading and slope development standards.

Strategy 3.5.4 Educate and encourage residents to adopt seismic safety protocols as their time and
resources allow.

Objective 3.6 Minimize loss of property due to wildfire Strategy 3.6.1 Enforce compliance with open space and fuel break requirements set forth in the City of Portola General Plan Safety Element Wildland Fire section.

Strategy 3.6.2 Review and update mutual aid agreements with Forest Service, CAL Fire, and other surrounding fire departments and agencies.

Strategy 3.6.3 Adopt California 4290 and 4291 legislations.

Strategy 3.6.4 Evaluate and update the existing Citywide Emergency Evacuation Plan to include present roadway and development conditions.

Strategy 3.6.5 Adopt and complete steps to meet FEMA’s Fire-Adapted Communities requirements or become a ‘Fire Wise Community.’

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Action Title Complete Ongoing
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Goal 4. Maintain and increase funding for natural disaster preparedness, planning and response.

Objective 4.1 Cooperate with other local agencies, jurisdictions or non-profit organizations involved in disaster planning or response so that efforts to secure funding are coordinated and will work toward maximum benefits.

Strategy 4.1.1 Secure a grant that would provide support staff to aid in the implementation and execution of the LHMP.

Strategy 4.1.2 Apply for grants specific to identified action items, including scientific studies and evaluation of existing improvements.

Strategy 4.1.3 Cross train staff with Plumas County personnel and adopt uniform protocols where applicable.

Strategy 4.1.4 Work toward securing multi-jurisdiction grants and funding for disaster planning and response.

Strategy 4.1.5 Create a community network for emergency response alternatives including churches, and civic meeting halls.

Objective 4.2 Support efforts put forth by other agencies where funding for mitigation efforts presents the potential to benefit the City.

Strategy 4.2.1 Continue involvement in the update to the Plumas County LHMP.

Strategy 4.2.2 Apply for grants that may help fund improvements beyond the City limits; e.g. fire safety and wildfire hazard mitigation, channel and water quality improvements to the Middle Fork of the Feather River, etc.

Objective 4.3 Evaluate and improve current training for response personnel and equipment. Consider increased training for first responders and updating outdated equipment.

Strategy 4.3.1 Review existing training protocol and update/upgrade as necessary.

Strategy 4.3.2 Begin to search grant/funding opportunities for upgrade of fire equipment & training opportunities.

Strategy 4.3.3 Utilize County, State, and other regulatory agency opportunities for cross and specialty training modules.

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Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Update
January 2026
Mitigation Strategy: Action (Implementation) Plan
The mitigation action plan describes how the mitigation actions will be implemented, including how those actions will be prioritized, administered, and incorporated into the community’s existing planning mechanism. Each participating jurisdiction must have a mitigation action(s) and an action plan specific to that jurisdiction and its priority hazards and vulnerabilities.

Mitigation Criteria
For use in selecting and prioritizing Proposed Mitigation Measures

1. STAPLEE
Social: Does the measure treat people fairly? (different groups, different generations) ➢ Community Acceptance
➢ Effect on Segment of Population
➢ Social Benefits
Technical: Will it work? (Does it solve the problem? Is it feasible?) ➢ Technical Feasibility
➢ Reduce Community Risk
➢ Long Term Solution/Sustainable
➢ Secondary Impacts
Administrative: Do you have the capacity to implement & manage project? ➢ Staffing
➢ Funding Allocated
➢ Maintenance/Operations
Political: Who are the stakeholders? Did they get to participate? Is there public support? Is political leadership willing to support?
➢ Political Support
➢ Local Champion
➢ Public Support
➢ Achieves Multiple Objectives
➢ Supported by a broad array of Stakeholders
Legal: Does your organization have the authority to implement? Is it legal? Are there liability implications?
➢ Existing Local Authority
➢ State Authority
➢ Potential Legal Challenges

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Economic: Is it cost-beneficial? Is there funding? Does it contribute to the local economy or economic development?
➢ Benefit of Action
➢ Cost of Action
➢ Cost Effective/Economic Benefits
➢ Economically Viable
➢ Outside Funding Required
Environmental: Does it comply with Environmental regulations? ➢ Effect on Land/Water
➢ Effect on Endangered Species
➢ Effect on Cultural Resources
➢ Effect on Hazmat sites
➢ Consistent with Community Environmental Goals
➢ Consistent with Environmental Laws
➢ Environmental Benefits

2. SUSTAINABLE DISASTER RECOVERY
➢ Quality of Life
➢ Social Equity
➢ Hazard Mitigation
➢ Economic Development
➢ Environmental Protection/Enhancement
➢ Community Participation

3. SMART GROWTH PRINCIPLES
➢ Infill versus Sprawl
➢ Efficient Use of Land Resources
➢ Full Use of Urban Resources
➢ Mixed Uses of Land
➢ Transportation Options
➢ Detailed, Human-Scale Design

4. OTHER
➢ Does measure address area with highest risk?
➢ Does measure protect …
✓ The largest # of people exposed to risk?
✓ The largest # of buildings?
✓ The largest # of jobs?
✓ The largest tax income?
✓ The largest average annual loss
potential?
✓ The area impacted most frequently?
✓ Critical Infrastructure (access, power,
water, gas, telecommunications)
➢ Timing of Available funding
➢ Visibility of Project
➢ Community Credibility

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January 2026
Mitigation Action Prioritization Instructions
The HMPC’s brainstormed list of mitigation actions and projects are organized by hazard and posted on flip-chart paper around the room.

You each have 3 sets of colored dots:
➢ 3 red dots
➢ 3 blue dots
➢ 3 green dots
The red dots are for high priority (5 points each)
The blue dots are for medium priority (3 points each)
The green dots are for low priority (1 point each)
Place your dots on any mitigation action/project, using the different colors to indicate your priority. You may use as many of your dots, of any color, on any mitigation action/project --- or you may spread them out using as few of your dots as you wish. The scored dots will indicate the consensus of the HMPC.

Use the list of mitigation selection criteria (above) to help you make your determinations.

Your votes will indicate the consensus of the team.

After the totals are counted, we will discuss them further to confirm or modify any of the results as necessary to best meet the goals of this LHMP Update.

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Plumas County
Mitigation Action Worksheet
Mitigation
Action/Project Title:

Hazards Addressed:

Issue/Background
(Problem Statement):

Project Description:

Other Alternatives:

Existing Planning
Mechanism(s)
through which Action
Will Be Implemented:

Responsible
Office/Partners:

Benefits (Losses
Avoided):

Potential Funding
(Local Budgets, Grant
Funds, etc.):

Timeline:

Project Priority (High,
Medium, Low):

Worksheet completed
by:

Name and Title:

Phone:

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Mitigation Strategy Meetings – Action Prioritizationv.1 Actions Sorted by Hazards
Agency/
Department Mitigation Action Title
Hazards
Addressed
Votes
(Points)
County/
City/ All

1. Develop/Enhance Public Education and Outreach program for all hazards (priority and non-priority) to include focus on selfreliance of all community members (and vulnerable populations).

Utilize a multi-agency approach (i.e., VOAD and other stakeholder groups), and include education on 211 system
Multi-Hazard 77
All 2. Backup power redundancy projects for critical facilities and infrastructure (e.g., generators, batteries, solar, etc.) Multi-Hazard 46
County/
City

3. Debris management planning, including establishing post disaster debris collection sites
Multi-Hazard 6
County 4. Ongoing evacuation planning & implementation, education, outreach, training, and exercises
-establish SOPs
-increase community education and awareness including routes and signage
-obtain agreements for access to unofficial road areas, non-public roads, forest service roads
Multi-Hazard 0
County/
City

5. Shelter planning to establish accessible shelters/centers for cooling/heating/air quality protection in key County locations, with signage and public education.

Multi-Hazard 15
County 6. Animal care, sheltering, and evacuation planning for hazard events (i.e., public stables)
Multi-Hazard 0

7. Food Security Planning during hazard events Multi-Hazard 7 County/
City

8. EOP Update w/ Annexes. Include considerations for FEMA PA, IA and other key elements
Multi-Hazard 33
County/
City

9. Personal protective equipment planning/purchasing for use during disaster response and recovery (i.e., air quality issues, public health considerations, others)
Multi-Hazard 22
County/
City

10. Recovery Planning Multi-Hazard 8
County/
City

11. General Plan Updates to Health and Safety and other Elements to reflect new hazard goals, policies and implementation measures and AB 2140 compliance
Multi-Hazard 0
County/
City

12. Assessment and hardening/seismic retrofits of Transportation facilities and infrastructure: bridges, tunnels, roads, evacuation routes
Multi-Hazard/
Earthquake
5 County/
City/
Districts

13. Communication enhancements countywide: To include backup power, redundancy, hardening and enhancing cell service, radios, reverse 911, sirens, etc. (e.g., additional cell/repeater towers/mobile repeaters, generator backup, common frequencies, etc. Key area to include Dyer Mountain stabilization of power source
Multi-Hazard/
Severe Weather: All
110

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Agency/
Department Mitigation Action Title
Hazards
Addressed
Votes
(Points)

14. Undergrounding utilities Multi-hazard/
Severe Weather/
Wildfire
N/A
County 15. Alert and Warning project, w/technology enhancements to improve public notifications and action
Multi-Hazard N/A
All 16. Technology enhancements to support hazard mitigation planning and project implementation and for use in disaster mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery efforts (e.g., GIS application enhancements)
Multi-Hazard N/A
County/
City

17. Development of Climate Plans: i.e., Climate Action Plan, Climate Adaptation Plan, Climate Vulnerability Assessment Climate Change 6
County/

FSC/ RCD

18. Reforestation and fire return interval planning Climate Change/ Wildfire
14 County/
City

19. Real estate resiliency Climate Change 0
County/
City/
Districts

20. Continued Coordination, Dam EAP review, planning and exercises w/ Dam owners
Dam Failure 1
County 21. Integrate inundation maps with evacuation planning and maps Dam Failure 3 SFW&P 22. Slope Stabilization to protect spillway during hazard events at Little Grass Valley Reservoir
Dam Failure 3
County/
City/
Districts

23. Drought & Water Shortage Contingency Planning to include future conditions (i.e., climate change, future growth) Climate Change/
Drought & Water
Shortage
0 County 24. DWR grant program for SB 522 Drought Task Force and resiliency planning (Short (i.e, availability and distribution of water during hazard events) and long term planning (such as system enhancements, consolidation, etc.)
Drought & Water
Shortage
2 County/
City/
Districts

25. Recycled water/ gray water reuse projects Drought & Water Shortage
6 County/
City/
Districts

26. Tree Mortality monitoring, removal, and mitigation projects Drought & Water Shortage/ Severe
Weather
14 PUDs/
CSDs

27. Landscape and irrigation scheduling, monitoring and metering apart from potable water use
Drought & Water
Shortage
5 County/
City/
Districts

28. Develop and implement conservation/landscaping
ordinances/codes at various levels, County/City, PUDs/CSDs, HOAs w/ and enforcement component
Drought & Water
Shortage
0 County 29. County to track and map (in GIS) dry wells Drought & Water Shortage
N/A
County 30. County to assess the potential risk for non-drought hazards ( e.g. wildfire, earthquake, landslides, etc.) that could interrupt domestic well or SSWS supplies and provide finding to appropriate planning efforts
Drought & Water
Shortage
N/A

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Agency/
Department Mitigation Action Title
Hazards
Addressed
Votes
(Points)
County 31. County to establish a program to provide temporary, mobile bulk water storage tanks for domestic well and SSWS users. This includes ensuring policies and mutual aid agreements are in place for coordination with public water systems to provide temporary water supplies during a water shortage emergency contingent upon finding funding sources and storage facilities
Drought & Water
Shortage
N/A
County 32. County to identify and establish a program to acquire and distribute packaged or bottled water to domestic well and SSWS users during a water shortage emergency
Drought & Water
Shortage
N/A
County 33. County to establish mutual aid agreements with entities commonly relied upon by communities in the event of a disaster Drought & Water
Shortage
N/A
All 34. Assessment and hardening/seismic retrofits of critical facilities and infrastructure to EQ to include hospitals, schools, and all other identified critical facilities
Earthquake 22
County/
City

35. Identify Un-Reinforced Masonry (URM) and other seismically vulnerable buildings for retrofitting
Earthquake N/A
County/
City

36. Develop drainage and grading ordinance Flood: All 0 All 37. Stream clearing and maintenance projects to include access coordination with private property owners
Flood: All/ Severe
Weather: Heavy
Rain and Storms
4 County/
City

38. Culvert clearing projects Flood: All/ Severe
Weather: Heavy
Rain and Storms
N/A
County/
City

39. Stormwater master plan development and implementation w/ considerations for climate change (i.e., conduct surveys, updated hydrology standards, culvert upgrades, etc.)
Climate Change/
Flood: All/ Severe
Weather: Heavy
Rain and Storms
20 Plumas
Corp./RCD
/Others

40. Floodplain restoration Flood/Wildfire 8
County 41. FEMA DFIRM Map Updates Flood: 1%/0.2% 0
Plumas
Eureka CSD

42. Flood mitigation for private homes and treatment plant Flood: All 10 County/
City

43. Establish a countywide flood tracking/data gathering system with a citizen reporting component
Flood 3
All 44. Identify and implement mitigation measures to address rain on snow events
Flood: All 14
County/

FSC/ RCD

45. Upper watershed restoration Flood: All/ Wildfire 14 All 46. Flood protection projects for debris flows, bridge scour, etc. Flood: All N/A All 47. Establish and maintain mutual aid agreements for incidence response
Hazardous
Materials
Transportation
7

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Agency/
Department Mitigation Action Title
Hazards
Addressed
Votes
(Points)
County 48. Secure and maintain equipment, materials, and supplies for incidence response
Hazardous
Materials
Transportation
0 County 49. Hazwoper training for first responders Hazardous Materials
Transportation
6 County/
City/
Districts

50. Slope stabilization projects in post fire burn areas and other sloped areas prone to landslides (i.e., Feather River Canyon, Quincy, Portola, SR 89 Wye to Crescent Mills, Greenville to Canyon Dam, CR 284 – Frenchman Lake Dam, BeckwourthGenessee Road outside Taylorsville, Goat Hill, others) Landslide,
Mudslide, Debris
Flow/ Wildfire
38 County 51. Evaluate need for additional stream gages for real time monitoring and add additional gages
Flood/ Heavy Rain
and Storms
11 County 52. Establish and maintain sand bag program Flood/ Heavy Rain and Storms
1 County/
City

53. Cooling/warming center w/transportation contingency planning
Severe Weather:

Extreme
Cold/Heat
4 County 54. Establish a system for severe weather data collection and reporting and develop/implement needed mitigation actions Severe Weather: All 18
County/
City/
Districts

55. Hazardous tree removal Drought/ Severe
Weather/ Wildfire
29 County/
City/
Districts

56. Mitigation of wind impacts to communities without trees, especially post fire
Severe Weather/
Wildfire
0 County/
Districts

57. Snow Removal planning/ primary and access roads Severe Weather N/A County Ag 58. Mitigation/management of crop damage Ag Hazards/ Severe Weather
N/A
County/
City/
Districts

59. Prescribed Fires (Adopt frequent, landscape scale prescription designed to eliminate catastrophic wildfire and restore fire return intervals/fire ecology)
Wildfire 46
County/
City/
Districts

60. Establish and implement green waste management and
infrastructure program countywide
Wildfire 41
County/
City/
Districts

61. Establish and implement countywide Biomass management program
Wildfire 16
County/
City/
Districts

62. Address water supply, capacity, and access for fire fighting and other related needs (i.e., prescribed burning)
Wildfire 13
PUDs/
CSDs?

63. Upgrade fire pumps Wildfire N/A
PUDs/
CSDs?

64. Raw water bypass for firefighting purposes Wildfire N/A

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January 2026
Agency/
Department Mitigation Action Title
Hazards
Addressed
Votes
(Points)
County/
FSC

65. Promote and develop a tree mortality action plan for monitoring, prevention and mitigation activities
Wildfire N/A
County/
FSC

66. Establish community encompassing wildfire lines Wildfire 12 County/
FSC

67. Brush fire reduction rating program planning and
implementation to support insurance premium reduction
Wildfire 14
County/
FSC/ All

68. Hazardous Fuels Mitigation projects to include all types of fuels management techniques– initial treatment efforts
Wildfire 66
County/
FSC/ All

69. Hazardous Fuels Mitigation projects to include all types of fuels management techniques – monitoring and maintenance efforts
Wildfire 0
County/
City/
Districts

70. Forest Health projects: habitat and fire ecology restoration Wildfire 3 County/

FSC/RCD

71. Wetlands restoration and maintenance in WUI areas Wildfire 0 FSC 72. Update CWPP and implement resulting projects Wildfire 22 County/
FSC/ All

73. Identification of fire hazards and associated mitigation maximizing the use of technology, science, and best practices Wildfire 14
County/
City

74. Establish weed abatement ordinance Wildfire 3
County/
FSC

75. Establish goat grazing program for vegetation management Wildfire 3 County/
FSC/ All

76. Defensible space and home hardening program expansion to include all vulnerable populations
Wildfire 5
County/
FSC/ All

77. Capacity building for Fire Districts to include workforce development and training: locally based, public and private, capacity to collaborate, strategies for identifying and treating nonaccessible areas Wildfire 11
County/
City/ FSC

78. Firewise Program promotion and public education Wildfire 11 County/
City/
Districts

79. LRA (and SRA) Code Review and Update to include all requirement components, (i.e.. Vegetation management, defensible space, home hardening w/, education and enforcement
Wildfire 0
N/A (Column 4): Actions identified after action prioritization process

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Actions Sorted by Prioritization (Voting) Results
Agency/
Department Mitigation Action Title
Hazards
Addressed
Votes
(Points)
County/
City/
Districts

80. Communication enhancements countywide: To include backup power, redundancy, hardening and enhancing cell service, radios, reverse 911, sirens, etc. (e.g., additional cell/repeater towers/mobile repeaters, generator backup, common frequencies, etc. Key area to include Dyer Mountain stabilization of power source
Multi-Hazard/
Severe Weather: All
110
County/
City/ All

81. Develop/Enhance Public Education and Outreach program for all hazards (priority and non-priority) to include focus on selfreliance of all community members (and vulnerable populations).

Utilize a multi-agency approach (i.e., VOAD and other stakeholder groups), and include education on 211 system
Multi-Hazard 77
County/
FSC/ All

82. Hazardous Fuels Mitigation projects to include all types of fuels management techniques– initial treatment efforts
Wildfire 66
All 83. Backup power redundancy projects for critical facilities and infrastructure (e.g., generators, batteries, solar, etc.) Multi-Hazard 46
County/
City/
Districts

84. Prescribed Fires (Adopt frequent, landscape scale prescription designed to eliminate catastrophic wildfire and restore fire return intervals/fire ecology)
Wildfire 46
County/
City/
Districts

85. Establish and implement green waste management and
infrastructure program countywide
Wildfire 41
County/
City/
Districts

86. Slope stabilization projects in post fire burn areas and other sloped areas prone to landslides (i.e., Feather River Canyon, Quincy, Portola, SR 89 Wye to Crescent Mills, Greenville to Canyon Dam, CR 284 – Frenchman Lake Dam, BeckwourthGenessee Road outside Taylorsville, Goat Hill, others) Landslide,
Mudslide, Debris
Flow/ Wildfire
38 County/
City

87. EOP Update w/ Annexes. Include considerations for FEMA PA, IA and other key elements
Multi-Hazard 33
County/
City/
Districts

88. Hazardous tree removal Drought/ Severe
Weather/ Wildfire
29 County/
City

89. Personal protective equipment planning/purchasing for use during disaster response and recovery (i.e., air quality issues, public health considerations, others)
Multi-Hazard 22
All 90. Assessment and hardening/seismic retrofits of critical facilities and infrastructure to EQ to include hospitals, schools, and all other identified critical facilities
Earthquake 22
FSC 91. Update CWPP and implement resulting projects Wildfire 22 County/
City

92. Stormwater master plan development and implementation w/ considerations for climate change (i.e., conduct surveys, updated hydrology standards, culvert upgrades, etc.)
Climate Change/
Flood: All/ Severe
Weather: Heavy
Rain and Storms
20 County 93. Establish a system for severe weather data collection and reporting and develop/implement needed mitigation actions Severe Weather: All 18

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Agency/
Department Mitigation Action Title
Hazards
Addressed
Votes
(Points)
County/
City/
Districts

94. Establish and implement countywide Biomass management program
Wildfire 16
County/
City

95. Shelter planning to establish accessible shelters/centers for cooling/heating/air quality protection in key County locations, with signage and public education.

Multi-Hazard 15
County/

FSC/ RCD

96. Reforestation and fire return interval planning Climate Change/ Wildfire
14 County/
City/
Districts

97. Tree Mortality monitoring, removal, and mitigation projects Drought & Water Shortage/ Severe
Weather
14 All 98. Identify and implement mitigation measures to address rain on snow events
Flood: All 14
County/

FSC/ RCD

99. Upper watershed restoration Flood: All/ Wildfire 14 County/
FSC
100. Brush fire reduction rating program planning and
implementation to support insurance premium reduction
Wildfire 14
County/
FSC/ All
101. Identification of fire hazards and associated mitigation maximizing the use of technology, science, and best practices Wildfire 14
County/
City/
Districts
102. Address water supply, capacity, and access for fire fighting and other related needs (i.e., prescribed burning)
Wildfire 13
County/
FSC
103. Establish community encompassing wildfire lines Wildfire 12 County 104. Evaluate need for additional stream gages for real time monitoring and add additional gages
Flood/ Heavy Rain
and Storms
11 County/
FSC/ All
105. Capacity building for Fire Districts to include workforce development and training: locally based, public and private, capacity to collaborate, strategies for identifying and treating nonaccessible areas Wildfire 11
County/
City/ FSC
106. Firewise Program promotion and public education Wildfire 11 Plumas
Eureka CSD
107. Flood mitigation for private homes and treatment plant Flood: All 10 County/
City
108. Recovery Planning Multi-Hazard 8
Plumas
Corp./RCD
/Others
109. Floodplain restoration Flood/Wildfire 8
110. Food Security Planning during hazard events Multi-Hazard 7 All 111. Establish and maintain mutual aid agreements for incidence response
Hazardous
Materials
Transportation
7 County/
City
112. Debris management planning, including establishing post disaster debris collection sites
Multi-Hazard 6

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Agency/
Department Mitigation Action Title
Hazards
Addressed
Votes
(Points)
County/
City
113. Development of Climate Plans: i.e., Climate Action Plan, Climate Adaptation Plan, Climate Vulnerability Assessment Climate Change 6
County/
City/
Districts
114. Recycled water/ gray water reuse projects Drought & Water Shortage
6 County 115. Hazwoper training for first responders Hazardous Materials
Transportation
6 County/
City
116. Assessment and hardening/seismic retrofits of Transportation facilities and infrastructure: bridges, tunnels, roads, evacuation routes
Multi-Hazard/
Earthquake
5 PUDs/
CSDs
117. Landscape and irrigation scheduling, monitoring and metering apart from potable water use
Drought & Water
Shortage
5 County/
FSC/ All
118. Defensible space and home hardening program expansion to include all vulnerable populations
Wildfire 5
All 119. Stream clearing and maintenance projects to include access coordination with private property owners
Flood: All/ Severe
Weather: Heavy
Rain and Storms
4 County/
City
120. Cooling/warming center w/transportation contingency planning
Severe Weather:

Extreme
Cold/Heat
4 County 121. Integrate inundation maps with evacuation planning and maps Dam Failure 3 SFW&P 122. Slope Stabilization to protect spillway during hazard events at Little Grass Valley Reservoir
Dam Failure 3
County/
City
123. Establish a countywide flood tracking/data gathering system with a citizen reporting component
Flood 3
County/
City/
Districts
124. Forest Health projects: habitat and fire ecology restoration Wildfire 3 County/
City
125. Establish weed abatement ordinance Wildfire 3
County/
FSC
126. Establish goat grazing program for vegetation management Wildfire 3 County 127. DWR grant program for SB 522 Drought Task Force and resiliency planning (Short (i.e, availability and distribution of water during hazard events) and long term planning (such as system enhancements, consolidation, etc.)
Drought & Water
Shortage
2 County/
City/
Districts
128. Continued Coordination, Dam EAP review, planning and exercises w/ Dam owners
Dam Failure 1
County 129. Establish and maintain sand bag program Flood/ Heavy Rain and Storms
1

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