The Galena Country Estates HOA consists of 249 homes two miles up the Mt. Rose Highway. Nevada Division of Forestry & Truckee Meadows Fire PD need our HOA to create a ditch maintenance program to reduce flammable materials within drainage ditches, plant fire-resistant landscaping, achieve fuel reduction improvements in common areas and create homeowner evacuation plan.
Click on GCE Firewise Action Plan 2024-26 for details.
Free Green Waste Collection will take place beginning at 9 am until 4 pm, in fall and spring. Please check the website at TMFPD.com prior to the event to ensure it has not been canceled due to weather conditions or a Red Flag Warning.
Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District (TMFPD)
https://tmfpd.us
The Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District (TMFPD) was established in 1972, and at the time, TMFPD covered and protected 550 square miles. They have now expanded their reach to over 6,000 square miles across Northern Nevada. They serve the unincorporated areas of Washoe County which includes the areas not governed by its own local municipal corporations. More history at: https://tmfpd.us/our-history/
Fire Adapted Nevada (FAN)
FAN is an umbrella of several federal, state, county, UNR Living with Fire, homeowner associations and other groups working together to reduce wildfire risks through education. It’s a TEAM effort. The fire crews have a better chance of saving your property if you’ve created defensible space around your home.
Fires are getting bigger. Why:
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Years of prolonged drought
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Fire seasons extends beyond 105 days a year
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Low humidity
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Zepher winds
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Development within Wildland Urban Interface (WUI)
Embers are the big threat. Click on this video to see what happened to this house (which had bark mulch hazards) in Colorado when an ember touched down from a wildfire one mile away.
Firewise USA Participant
Residents Reducing Wildfire Risks
In Summer of 2021, Galena Country Estates (GCE) met minimum requirements to become a member of Firewise USA so GCE could get help through grants or services by educating homeowners about wildfires. Embers are the big threat. Informational handouts delivered to homes by our committee, contact GCE.Firewise@gmail.com. Cynthia Reed is our Firewise Coordinator. Firewise USA encourages neighbors to help neighbors. Example: Trailers. Need help or to offer help, contact coordinator.
Our 2024 FirewiseAction Plan
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Firewise Membership 2023 Certificate Firewise 2024 Certificate
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Noxious Weed Slide Show Noxious Weed Presentation, Galena. Slide set
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Education by Webinars on Living with Fire https://www.livingwithfire.com/
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See GCE on https://www.nfpa.org
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Reduce brush around us.
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Truckee Meadows Fire PD (TMFPD) via Nevada Energy Grant will reduce wildland brush near Whites Creek Park and also along Mt. Rose Hwy near our subdivision on land which is suppose to be our Common Area between Sundance Dr. and above Telluride Dr.
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Homeowners report how many hours they work or pay others to reduce fuels in yard and around hydrants to GCE Coordinator whenever work is completed. Contact coordinator at Firewise@gmail.com for worksheet.
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Paint address numbers on properties near mailboxes.
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