Posted by: John_Hamilton on 09/30/2013 04:51 PM
Updated by: thepinetree on 09/30/2013 05:14 PM
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Interim Rim Fire Stabilization Efforts Price Tag Over $4 Million
SONORA, CA (September 30, 2013) – Today, the Forest Service’s Washington Office approved the Rim Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) assessment report and funded additional emergency stabilization treatments (Interim #1) of $4,204,600...
LAND TREATMENTS: $775,000
o Mastication
o Cultural Resources Protection-Stabilization
o Noxious Weed Detection & Removal
o Hazmat Stabilization
CHANNEL TREATMENTS: $5,600
o Bear Gully Stabilization
ROADS & TRAILS: $3,140,000
o Road Drainage Restoration
o Rolling Dips, Crossings, Waterbars
o Roads Stabilization, Culverts, Rip Rap, Overside Drains, Debris Racks
o Trails Stabilization & Stabilizers
o Recreation Site Traffic Control
o Guardrail, Reflector Damage Repair
o Storm Inspection, Patrol and Response
PROTECTION/SAFETY: $274,000
o Hazard Tree Clearing
o Hazard Signs
o Recreation Site Closure and Signs
o Temporary Barrier Placement (Mine Shaft)
o Implementation Coordination & Planning
MONITORING: $10,000
o Mastication (Mulch Effectiveness)
A specialized BAER implementation team mobilized last week and has been installing emergency stabilization measures approved and funded by the Forest Service Regional Office on September
13. Fallers continue to clear the interior roads of hazard trees, rocks and other obstacles within the Rim Fire area to ensure safe access for BAER implementation specialists and crews implementing the prescribed emergency actions and treatments.
BAER Implementation Team Leader Tom Beddow said, “With the funding that the Stanislaus National Forest received today, I will be finalizing a workplan to implement these approved interim #1 emergency stabilization measures.”
Post-Fire BAER Assessment information is available at http://www.inciweb.org/incident/3726/.
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