CAL FIRE Kneeland Helitack Base Land Acqusition
Summary
SCH Number
2025090292
Public Agency
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
(CAL FIRE)
Document Title
CAL FIRE Kneeland Helitack Base Land Acqusition
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/8/2025
Document Description
CAL FIRE is proposing to purchase property located at the junction of California State Highway 299 and Snow Camp Road at Lord Ellis Summit (also known as Bald Mountain) in Humboldt County. The acquisition will include the following assessor parcel umbers (APNs) and acreages: APN 316-111-006-000 (24 acres), APN 316-116-001-000 (41.5 acres), 316-115-006 (56 acres), and 316-112-030-000 (11.5 acres). Total acreage is approximately 133 acres and will be purchased to serve as the future site for relocating the Kneeland Helitack Base. No improvements are proposed at this time.
Contact Information
Name
Christina Snow
Agency Name
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE)
Job Title
Senior Environmental Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Unincorporated - near Blue Lake
Counties
Humboldt
Regions
Northern California
Cross Streets
High Prairie Road
Zip
95525
State Highways
State Highway 299
Waterways
Noisy Creek
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
Section 15061, subdivision (b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
This exemption states, a project is exempt from CEQA “[w]here it can be seen that
there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment the activity is not subject to CEQA.” The land acquisition agreements that transfer ownership to the State do not have the potential to cause significant effects on the environment. Any future approval of any use of the site is conditioned upon full CEQA compliance per California Code of Regulations, Title 14 Section 15004, Subdivision (b)(2)(A), which states prior to completion of CEQA compliance
regarding the use of a site, "agencies may designate a preferred site for CEQA review and may enter into land acquisition agreements when the agency has conditioned the agency's future use of the site on CEQA compliance." Documentation of the environmental review completed by CAL FIRE is kept on file at 1131 S Street, Sacramento, CA
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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