Read the requirements –> OES Chipping Requirements
Sign up by filling out this form –> Click Here
To have chipping done on your property, you will need to fill out this OES Right of Entry (ROE) Form
You can mail it to GCHNA, PO Box 1343, Nevada City, CA 95959, or deliver it to Joy Elson. It must be printed and filled out by hand (a digital signature is not accepted by OES).
IS AVAILABLE FOR YOUR PROPERTY
Our Firewise Committee newest member is Josh Miller, and he is also a CalFire Certified Defensible Space Advisor.
If you are interested in having him visit your property for an advisory/assessment of how fire safe your property is, please CLICK HERE and fill out the request form.
This is a free service. It is not an inspection, but is for your own benefit, and the report is given only to you.
THANKS TO ALL WHO SUBMITTED FIRE SAFE MITIGATION DATA FOR 2025
WORK DONE TO MAKE OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD MORE FIRE SAFE
Summary of the Compiled Data (2025 and 2024)
~ Number of Forms Submitted ~
2025: 140
2024: 109
~ Total Time Spent ~
2025: 18,412 hours
2024: 15,529 hours
~ Total Dollars Spent ~
2025: $1,233,919
2024: $1,333,822
To continue to qualify as a Firewise Community, each year we are required to report on the ongoing work (time and money) that residents do to reduce wildfire risks.
your data for 2026
will be 10/31/26.
Please keep track of your time and money spent making your property fire safe between now and next October, 2026 when your next mitigation form will be due.
You can download and print this form to use as a worksheet.
All residents of our Firewise Community are requested to submit this form, not just active GCHNA members.
Please do not submit any of the forms that have been included in previous newsletters.
Map with Wildfire Emergency Evacuation Route (in red)
About Evacuation Routes
If you live along Cement Hill Road, there is only one Emergency Fire Exit Road, which connects the end of Cement Hill Road with Cedarsong Road, then down to Highway 49. This road is on private property and ONLY to be used in the case of an emergency evacuation situation.
A wildfire is unpredictable – evacuating early is one thing you can control.
Wildfire Emergency
Evacuation Route Video
Thank you
to the property owner who is providing
the emergency easement road!
MEET GCHNA’S FIREWISE COMMITTEE
Left to Right: Joy Elson, Mark Ball, Karen Wcislo, Will Hart, Ellen Hagan, Josh Miller. Not pictured, Cheryl Haines.
Left to Right: Will Hart, Joy Elson, Cheryl Haines, Karen Wcislo, Mark Ball. Not pictured, Ellen Hagan and Josh Miller
For more information about the committee, click here.
- Nevada County OES Virtual Office Meeting Videos – Index and link to view
- Fire Safe Nevada County Coalition Workshop Videos – View
- Nevada County Defensible Space Program Click here to view the Ordinance Requirements Checklist
- YubaNet – Getting Ready for Peak Fire Season – Read
- Sign up for “Code Red” – Nevada County’s Emergency Alert System
- Find and Know Your Zone – View
- Ready Nevada County Evacuation Zones – View
- Ready Set Go Handbook (publication by Nevada County) – Read
- Nevada County Hazardous Vegetation Ordinance – Read
- 2022-2023 Wildfire Season Preparedness Guide View/Download
- YubaNet Click Here
- California Fire Safe Council Click Here