Nevada County Public Safety Digest

The City of Nevada City is conducting Defensible Space Inspections and holding public events to encourage residents to use the month to prepare their properties to be more wildfire resistant.

The Truckee Fire Protection District is encouraging residents to follow its Wildfire Readiness Checklist to increase wildfire resilience.

A California law empowers state investigators to check on conditions at ICE detention centers. A new report raises concerns about health care inside them.

A microgrant program has been launched by the Nevada County Office of Emergency Services to help fund the removal of flammable vegetation along critical evacuation routes.

Groups that support California crime victims and attempt to reduce gun violence lost millions of dollars in grants when the Trump administration pulled funding.

Residents living near farms can now sign up to be alerted when pesticides will be applied by the a new system recently launched by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation.

In their April 22 meeting of the Truckee Town Council, Mayor Jan Zabriskie proclaimed May 2025 as Wildfire Awareness Month.

In an April 24 press conference. CalFire unveiled the latest addition to their fleet of firefighting aircraft, a new C-130 Hercules.

An introduction to the Fire Safe Nevada County Coalition, a new public benefit organization formed to support community wildfire preparedness and resilience.

The Nevada County Environmental Health Department will be hosting mosquito fish giveaways from May 7 to July 9 to help control disease spreading mosquitos.

Against the backdrop of a rise in vaccine skepticism, California reported a drop in the rate of kindergartners immunized against measles last year, fueling fears that there may be a resurgence of the once-vanquished disease amid the deadly outbreak in West Texas.

Six conservancies throughout the state will oversee work largely in Southern California and the Sierra Nevada.

The California DMV routinely allows dangerous drivers with horrifying histories to continue to operate on our roadways. Too often they go on to kill. Many keep driving even after they kill. Some go on to kill again.

A look at the rise in crime, drug use and homelessness in the Glenbrook Basin area of Grass Valley.

As fire season approaches, Moonshine Ink takes a look at fire adapted and Firewise neighborhoods in the Truckee and North Tahoe region.

California’s Public Advocate has been pressing for new utility fire maps since 2023. Utilities are on board — but regulators turned them down.

The City of Nevada City is hosting workshops to better prepare residents for the upcoming fire season in a Ready - Set - Go framework.

In a meeting on April 8, the Rough and Ready Board of Directors voted to joing the Penn Valley Fire District.

The Fire Safe Nevada County Coalition announced its formation and mission to work with local partners and communities in Nevada County to increase resilience to wildfires.

Crews are set to treat 250 miles of county roadsides with herbicides starting soon. Owners of properties bordering county roadways can file online to opt out of the herbicide treatment along their property.

A report of a recent well attended workshop hosted by Nevada County and the City of Nevada City to consider and discuss a bicycle and pedestrian mobility plan for Zion Street and Sacramento Street area in Nevada City.

Nevada County is making progress on priorities for 2025/2026: fiscal stability and core services, housing, emergency preparedness, economic development, broadband, climate resilience, homelessness and recreation.

Sierra Roots and Nevada City are hosting a workshop to develop rescue plans for residents in need of evacuation assistance and connecting them with volunteer transportation on April 12.

Responding to an calls from concerned residents, the Nevada County Consolidated Fire District Board President Keith Grueneberg reiterated a commitment to keeping Fire Station #59 open.

In their March 25 meeting, the Nevada County Board of Supervisors approved acceptance of grant funding to be directed towards fuel reduction on 1,000 acres of land in Penn Valley.

CalFire released its fourth and final round of color-coded hazard maps. Different colors come with different rules.

Finances are dwindling for Rough and Ready Fire Protection District and the future of Station #59 is unclear.

Read on to learn about the March 20 community spaghetti dinner and go bag giveaway at the Rough and Ready fire station #59.

Read on for more information about the first in a series of community workshops being hosted by the Nevada County Transportation Commission and the City of Nevada City to discuss development of a Pedestrian and Bicycle Mobility Plan for the Zion Street/Sacramento Street Corridor.

The Penn Valley Family Resource Center is partnering with Ready Nevada County and the Nevada County Superintendent of Schools to help Penn Valley residents prepare for wildfire season. Read on to learn more.

Read on to learn more about new Interim Fire Chief Tom Browning.

After the Trump administration threw out policies dating back to 2011 limiting immigration arrests at “sensitive locations,” California colleges and universities are providing resources to support students, but can’t stop immigration enforcement from entering public spaces. Some advocates say more must be done.