Upper Posey Roadside Fuels Reduction Project

The Project will reduce hazardous roadside vegetation along approximately 3.9 miles of Mountain Road 3 (Old Stage Road) and Guhl Avenue. Tulare County Fire Department Type IIA crews will thin, prune/limb, chip, and remove hazardous fuels along existing roadway corridors. Hazard trees may be removed; within fuelreduction areas, trees less than 12 inches DBH may be removed, remaining trees may be limbed to approximately 6 feet, and approximately 70 percent of standing brush may be removed, with a target stem spacing of approximately 16 feet. All work will be within the County Right-of-way and will extend no further than 80 feet from centerline of roadway, creating a 160-foot wide (including the road) reduction of fuel. The Project will improve emergency access and evacuation, reduce wildfire intensity and spread, and help protect approximately 317 homes and 982 residents in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone.