RENO, Nev. (Colo.) – The Tahoe-Truckee Area Fire Department and Community Resources Department are taking action to increase wildfire prevention. “Forest health must be our number one goal, because if we lose our forests, we lose everything else,” said Amy Berry, CEO of Tahoe Fund. “People don't recreate, people don't visit, the lake isn't blue, and people can lose their lives.'' Tahoe Foundation, North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District, Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team. , the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, the Tahoe-Truckee Community Foundation, and the Martis Foundation announced new BurnBot technology to improve the pace and scale of forest restoration.
“It's not doom and gloom. It's an issue where we have agency and can do something about it. Ninety percent of all fires are human-caused, and this tells us that ,” said Burnbot CEO Anukool Lakina. “We typically see anywhere from two to five acres per day, which is very common on steep slopes and dense vegetation.”
This machine allows land managers and homeowners to reduce harmful forest fuels using a remote control. “If you have a steep slope, if you have a bin hallway, fire will get through there very quickly. So one of the ways we strengthen our communities is by strengthening our critical infrastructure. ” added Rakina. “To enhance our sensitive habitats, we need to do it proactively and proactively, removing dead vegetation before destructive fires occur.”
“They use 10 to 12 gallons of fuel a day,” says Ryan Gibson, Northern California Burnbot regional manager. “You can cut out the long side of the house and get into the greenbelt.”
North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District Chief Ryan Somers said the new strategy will also improve firefighters' ability to fight fires. “When we arrive at a location where a wildfire is starting in an untreated area, we are more likely to be unable to extinguish that fire in a timely manner. Compare that to a response to an area treated by fuel operations. With minimal area. We can put out the fire in a very short time.”
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