Uhl Pocket
Summary
SCH Number
2026070874
Public Agency
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
(CAL FIRE)
Document Title
Uhl Pocket
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
7/22/2026
Document Description
The Uhl Pocket project involves 103 acres of hazardous fuel reduction work along the Uhl Pocket Fire Control Road as well as the recurring road maintenance of the Uhl Pocket Fire Control Road located within Tulare County, CA. The Uhl Pocket Fire Control Road serves as a point of ingress and egress for fire suppression and emergency response activities. Road maintenance activities will consist of grading, filling of existing ruts, repair of existing water drainage facilities, the cleanout of existing drainage facilities, and the removal of obstructions within the road such as fallen rocks and trees. Road maintenance activities will occur within the prism of the existing road. Fuel reduction activities will occur within a 100 ft buffer, from the roads downslope edge, on the north side of the road and to the prevailing ridge line on the south side of the road, approximately 75-200 ft from the roads upslope edge. Fuel reduction activities will include mastication, limbing, brush cutting, piling, and the subsequent burning of the piles. CAL FIRE staff and contractors will reduce fuel loads through the above mentioned treatment activities to create a shaded fuel break and maintain adequate access for fire suppression resources on the fire control road.
Contact Information
Name
Austin Law
Agency Name
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE)
Job Title
Forestry Assistant II
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Porterville
Counties
Tulare
Regions
Southern California
Total Acres
103
Other Location Info
T24S R30E Sec 1, 2, 11 M.D.B.M.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1 §15301 Existing Facilities; Class 4 §15304 Minor Alterations to Land
Reasons for Exemption
This project fits under portions of Class 1, 15301 (c) – Existing Facilities, and Class 4, 15304 (f) – Minor Alterations to Land Categorical Exemptions to CEQA. The project is consistent with the Tulare County Wildfire Protection Plan as well as the CAL FIRE Tulare Unit Fire Plan.
Field review by CAL FIRE staff confirmed that no exceptions apply that would preclude the use of a notice of exemption for this project. The Department has concluded that no significant environmental impact would occur to aesthetics, agriculture and forestland/timberland, air quality, biological resources, cultural resources, energy, geology and soils, greenhouse gas emissions, hazards and hazardous materials, hydrology and water quality, land use planning, mineral resources, noise, populations and housing, public services, recreation, transportation/ traffic, utilities and service systems, or to wildfire. Documentation of the environmental review completed by the Department is kept on file at CAL FIRE Tulare Unit Headquarters, 1968 South Lovers Lane, Visalia, CA 93292.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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