GNA-Highway 180 WUI
Summary
SCH Number
2026080249
Public Agency
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
(CAL FIRE)
Document Title
GNA-Highway 180 WUI
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/10/2026
Document Description
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection will implement fuel reduction and prescribed burn preparation (full facilitation) including creating machine and hand crew containment lines, live tree thinning, dead tree falling, machine and hand crew piling, and tree limbing on the Sequoia National Forest, Hume Lake Ranger District that is approximately 19,340 acres, consistent with the NEPA decision listed below.
Under 16 UCS 2113a, the Good Neighbor Authority (GNA) enables CAL FIRE to use its standard procedures, policies, and contracting mechanisms to accomplish authorized restoration work on federal lands. For this project, work will be consistent with Good Neighbor Authority Agreement Sierra Nevada #25-GN-11052007-009, signed 9/12/2025.
Contact Information
Name
Nick Kent
Agency Name
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE)
Job Title
Forester II
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Dunlap, Trimmer
Counties
Fresno
Regions
Southern California
Total Acres
19340
Other Location Info
Highway 180 Corridor, Dunlap, CA
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
PRC Section 4799.05(d)(1)
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed project is statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with the provisions in Public Resoruces Code 4799.05(d)(1). It states: “Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) does not apply to prescribed fire, reforestation, habitat restoration, thinning, or fuel reduction projects, or to related activities included in the project description, undertaken, in whole or in part, on federal lands to reduce the risk of high-severity wildfire that have been reviewed under the federal National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 4321 et seq.) if either of the following is satisfied: (A) The primary role of a state or local agency is providing funding or staffing for those projects. (B) A state or local agency is undertaking those projects pursuant to the federal Good Neighbor Authority (Public Law 113-79) 1 or a stewardship agreement with the federal government entered pursuant to Public Law 113-79.”
All work coordinated in conjunction with the Sequoia National Forest are included in the Sequoia and Sierra National Forest Prescribed Fire Project NEPA decision. This decision can be found here: Sierra National Forest | Project Summary (#65081) | Forest Service or at the Sequoia National Forest, 220 E. Morton Avenue, Porterville, CA 93257. The Good Neighbor Authority Agreement is kept on file at the Sacramento Headquarters Office at 715 P St. Sacramento, CA 95814.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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