https://www.hoopa-nsn.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Community-Wildfire-Protection-Plan.pdf
- 2018
4.2 Protection capabilities In 1991, the Hoopa Valley Indian
Reservation, through the self-governance process, compacted the
Wildland Fire Program from the BIA and formed the Hoopa Volunteer Fire
Company (HVFC). Since then fire protection on the reservation is
undertaken by the Hoopa Wildland Fire Company (HWFC) and the Hoopa
Volunteer Fire Company (HVFC). The HWFC is supported by ten full-time
members, seven temporary members, and six seasonal members. They are
responsible for wildland fires and are under the jurisdiction of Hoopa
Forestry. Their apparatuses include: four type-3 engines, two type-4
quick attack engines, and one water tender. The HVFC, established by
the tribal council, is an all-risk organization that deals with
structural fires and provides fire services to all residents within
the reservation boundaries. It consists of 14 volunteers, and their
apparatuses include: one type-1 engine, one type-3 engine, one rescue
utility vehicle, a command vehicle, and a Yamaha jet outboard unit.
During the fire offseason the HWFC maintains a "skeleton crew" to
staff an engine 365 days a year. Volunteer Fire generally has at least
3-5 volunteers on call 24 hours a day and 365 days a year. Both
programs are trained in ICS and pertinent emergency response programs.
The HWFC works through the use of Mutual Aid agreements to partner
with other agencies including the HVFC to provide structural fire
suppression in wildland fire situations.
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