Jessica Cejnar / Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020 @ 5:54 p.m.
Wildfire Plan Identifies Areas Of Concern In Greater Crescent City; CCPD To Transition To A More Thorough Reporting System
Bill Gillespie presented the Crescent City Council with an updated plan that was useful in combatting the Slater Fire as well as identifying other risky areas in Del Norte County. Photo courtesy of Bill Steven
A plan outlying Del Norte County’s wildfire risk identified several neighborhoods in the greater Crescent City area as “areas of concern.”
Identified as potential sites for fuel reduction projects, these areas include timber-heavy lands between Church Tree and the Bertsch Tract to the east of Crescent City; land surrounding the Del Norte County Airport and Point St. George to the north; as well as the Howland Hill Road area leading to Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, according to Crescent Fire and Rescue Chief Bill Gillespie.