SKAGIT HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT Where a wildfire made movie stars… Cody Watson | 12/3/2018
SKAGIT RIVER HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT Ross Ross Diablo Diablo Gorge Gorge Dams & Dams & Powerhouses Powerhouses | 2 | 2 | 2
BORING BASIC FACTS • Project length~35 miles • Within Ross Lake National Recreation Area • Also includes: o 2 towns (Newhalem & Diablo) o 85 historic structures o > 100 miles of 230 kV transmission lines running to Bothell | 3 | 3 | 3
PRE-GOODELL CREEK FIRE MITIGATION EFFORTS • Newhalem Recognized FireWise Community 2013-Present • Diablo Recognized Firewise Community 2014-Present • Washington Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network Member 2015-Present • Assisted Dioubsud Creek FireWise Community in Invasive Species Research • Adapted Vegetation Management Practices | 4 | 4 | 4
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POST-GOODELL CREEK FIRE MITIGATION EFFORTS • Collaborative fuel reduction project with National Park Service, North Cascades Institute, and Seattle City Light. • Wildland Fire Equipment Purchased • Received Award from National Hydropower Association for “Wildfire Mitigation Efforts” • Completed fuel modeling project in partnership with USFS and NPS. • Expanded Employee Incident Command Training • Lessons-Learned Evacuation Procedure Developed • Employee Evacuation Safety Video | 6 | 6 | 6
DIABLO EVACUATION PROCEDURE “It’s the spare tire of the Skagit!”
ESCAPE FROM DIABLO WORLD PREMIERE Big Fire. Small Town.
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