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Accomplishments

 Since its development in 2020, the Siskiyou PBA has conducted prescribed burns and workforce trainings throughout Siskiyou County as well as outreach meetings to engage diverse stakeholders in increasing local prescribed fire capacity.

Acres UnderburnedAcres Pile Burned# Burns Conducted# Interagency Burns Supported# of Training Workshops# of Community Members Engaged
35110884120
The Etna Fire Chief lights a prescribed fire in the forest next to his house
Alan Kramer, Etna Fire Chief, burned the forest next to his house with the Siskiyou PBA in April 2021 to increase the health of his forest and protect his home and community from wildfire threats.
Siskiyou PBA members igniting a prescribed burn in an oak woodland
The first Siskiyou PBA burn occurred in this oak woodland in Yreka, CA in March 2021
A firelighter stands near a prescribed burn in the forest
Michael Stapelton and his wife Betsy burned their property outside Etna with the Siskiyou PBA in March 2021 to improve forest health and reduce wildfire risks to their home and neighborhood
A prescribed fire in a pine plantation with a sign on a tree that says, "No Open Flames"
A prescribed burn in Weed in March 2021 to reduce fire risk and improve habitat
Firelighter lights a hand pile with a propane torch in the snow
Isaiha Williams lights hand piles on Quartz Valley Indian Reservation in December 2021
The Etna Fire Chief lights a prescribed fire in the forest next to his house
Siskiyou PBA members igniting a prescribed burn in an oak woodland
A firelighter stands near a prescribed burn in the forest
A prescribed fire in a pine plantation with a sign on a tree that says, "No Open Flames"
Firelighter lights a hand pile with a propane torch in the snow

 

ACRES BURNEDUnderstory BurnedPile Burned
 2021 35 acres 77 acres
2022 (to date)33 acres