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Santa Barbara Mountain Communities Defense Zone Project

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The Santa Barbara Mountain Communities Defense Zone Project is an environmental fuel reduction initiative conducted in or near the Los Padres National Forest in Santa Barbara County, California, targeting high-risk wildfire areas around Painted Cave, San Marcos Trout Club, Haney Tract, and Rosario Park. The project involves the creation and maintenance of fuel breaks across approximately 198 acres through vegetation thinning, brush control, and prescribed fire, with the ultimate goal of reducing wildfire intensity and enhancing community resilience. A central component of the effort is the use of an air curtain incinerator to process biomass generated during fuel break construction, converting it into biochar to mitigate hazardous fuel loads while simultaneously supporting sustainable land management. The project is led by the U.S. Forest Service in coordination with the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, with the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District serving as the permitting and regulatory authority. It operates under federal and state environmental exemptions, including a categorical exclusion under NEPA (36 CFR 220.6(b)(10)) and a statutory exemption from CEQA (California Public Resources Code § 4799.05(d)(2)), which authorizes emergency fuel reduction activities on forested lands without requiring additional environmental review. The place of performance is defined as Santa Barbara County, though specific delivery or inspection locations are not designated, and no formal contract value, pricing structure, or payment terms are identified in the documentation. The project’s permit was issued on December 1, 2025, with a submission deadline for related actions set for the same date, and all activities are subject to oversight by the U.S. Forest Service and local air quality regulators. No contract clauses from the Federal Acquisition Regulation, evaluation factors, packaging requirements, special contract conditions, or offeror certifications are present, indicating this is a project-driven environmental action rather than a traditional federal procurement, relying on interagency collaboration and regulatory exemptions to enable implementation without standard contracting mechanics.

General Info

Fuel reduction project in Santa Barbara County using biochar, air curtain incineration, and regulatory exemptions to enhance wildfire resilience.

Agency

California → Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District

NAICS

113110 - Timber Tract OperationsView NAICS

Place of Performance

Santa Barbara, CA

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NONE

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ATC 16470 Notice of Exemption for Santa Barbara Mountain Communities Defense Zone Project

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AgencyCalifornia → Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District
Contacts1 person available
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California → Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District
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Carly BarhamAir Quality Specialist
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The use of an air curtain incinerator at various locations in or near the Los Padres National Forest in Santa Barbara County in support the Santa Barbara Mountain Communities Defense Zone Project. As part of the Santa Barbara Mountain Communities Defense Zone Project, fuel breaks will be created in the areas around the communities of Painted Cave, San Marcos Trout Club, Haney Tract, and Rosario Park. Shrubs cut for fuel breaks around infrastructure are often left onsite, posing a significant wildfire risk. In partnership with the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, the USFS will use an air curtain incinerator to address biomass disposal and reduce hazardous fuels by converting biomass created as part of this project into biochar.

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