AB38: state law requiring homes for sale to be inspected for defensible space disclosure

BLM - Bureau of Land Management

BRIC – Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities

CO 2477 (formerly CO 2463) - County Hazardous Vegetation Ordinance (right to extend 100 feet beyond property line & rural road rules 10-10-15)

Cal Fire - California State Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

CEQA – California Environmental Quality Act

CWPP – Community Wildfire Protection Plan 

DSAV - Defensible Space Advisory Visit (free, from a trained Fire Safe Council volunteer)

DSI - Defensible Space Inspector - County employee empowered to enforce codes

EQIP - Environmental Quality Incentives Program

EIR – Environmental Impact Report

EPA – Environmental Protection Agency

FEMA – Federal Emergency Management Agency

FWC - Firewise Community

FSC - Fire Safe Council

FSNCC - Fire Safe Nevada County Coalition

GIS – Geographic Information Systems

IC - Incident Commander

ICP - Incident Command Post

LTO - Licensed Timber Operator

NCSO - Nevada County Sheriff's Office

NFPA – National Fire Protection Association

OES - Office of Emergency Services, County of Nevada

PRC 4291 - Public Resource Code concerning 100ft of Defensible Space around homes

RPF - Registered Professional Forester

SAF – Society of American Foresters

SAR - Search and Rescue (volunteers supporting the NC Sheriff's Office)

SYRCL – South Yuba River Citizens League

THP - Timber Harvest Plan

TNF – Tahoe National Forest

TPZ – Timber Production Zone

WUI – Wildland Urban Interface

YWI – Yub Watershed Institute