Uhl Pocket

The Uhl Pocket project involves 103 acres of hazardous fuel reduction work along the Uhl Pocket Fire Control Road as well as the recurring road maintenance of the Uhl Pocket Fire Control Road located within Tulare County, CA. The Uhl Pocket Fire Control Road serves as a point of ingress and egress for fire suppression and emergency response activities. Road maintenance activities will consist of grading, filling of existing ruts, repair of existing water drainage facilities, the cleanout of existing drainage facilities, and the removal of obstructions within the road such as fallen rocks and trees. Road maintenance activities will occur within the prism of the existing road. Fuel reduction activities will occur within a 100 ft buffer, from the roads downslope edge, on the north side of the road and to the prevailing ridge line on the south side of the road, approximately 75-200 ft from the roads upslope edge. Fuel reduction activities will include mastication, limbing, brush cutting, piling, and the subsequent burning of the piles. CAL FIRE staff and contractors will reduce fuel loads through the above mentioned treatment activities to create a shaded fuel break and maintain adequate access for fire suppression resources on the fire control road.