State Program Finishes Eradicating Particles from 2020 Wildfire Season – CBS San Francisco
NAPA COUNTY (BCN) – Crews have completed the removal of burned metal, concrete, ash and contaminated soil from properties in Napa County hit by forest fires in 2020, the governor’s emergency services office said Thursday.
The removal took place on 311 lots in the county as part of California’s Consolidated Debris Removal Program, run by the OES, which dispatched state and federal officials to inspect and remove forest fires from properties in 25 California counties. Almost 6,000 accommodations nationwide took part in the program.
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With the completion of Napa County, all six greater Bay Area counties eligible for the program have completed their debris removal efforts. Nationwide, 98.3 percent of the eligible debris for the program has been removed.
Clearing the rubble is the first step in allowing owners to rebuild what was previously destroyed by fire. In 2020, more than 8,000 fires in the state burned 4.2 million acres and destroyed more than 5,700 homes.
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Next, property owners must go through several assessments to ensure their soil and vegetation meet state environmental and safety standards before state officials do a final inspection and local officials approve the property for reconstruction.
In Napa County, 78.5 percent of the properties included in the program have been approved to begin the approval process with the county to begin rebuilding. Lake, Mendocino, and Santa Clara have reached 100 percent of the lots approved by state officials to apply for a permit.
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