A FEW WORDS OF INTRODUCTION
The West Almanor Community Services District (WACSD) is a local government
special district, chartered by Plumas County to provide fire protection, emergency
medical services, groundwater quality monitoring and septic system monitoring in
the 600+ acre Lake Almanor West subdivision. District boundaries coincide with
those of the subdivision, although emergency response extends beyond those bounds
to cover areas without protection along adjacent State Highway 89. Through mutual
aid and automatic aid agreements, assistance is also provided to other local agencies
and to strike teams throughout the County and State. Most of this service is provided by
the West Almanor Fire Department (WAFD) which is the best known and largest
element of the Community Services District organization.
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CONTACTS
The full mailing address for either the Community Services District or the
Fire Department is:
West Almanor Community Services District
947 Long Iron Drive, Chester, California 96020
Our business telephone number is: (530) 259-5112
Note: If you are calling to report an emergency, do NOT call the fire station.
Instead, call 9 1 1 .
Our e-mail address is: westalmanorfd@citlink.net
Residents are always welcome to stop by the fire station to speak with the
Fire Chief, pick up helpful literature, obtain a residential burn permit, etc.
Regular business hours are Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm.
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SPECIAL NOTICES & EMERGENCY INFORMATION
Residential Burning
Effective November 3, 2008, the residential burn ban has been lifted. This
means that during the cold and wet months, residents are allowed to burn
small quantities of natural yard debris AFTER:
1. They have determined that it is a permissive burn day by calling the
regional Air Quality Management District at 258-2588;
2. They have ensured that their burning will stay within the criteria noted
in the "Debris Disposal" page of this website.
(Burn permits will be required again when dry weather arrives, and the
usual burn ban will be declared during fire season.)
Emergency Evacuation
In the event of a fire emergency determined to be an unacceptable threat to
Lake Almanor West, either due to the fire itself or dense smoke, fire officials
may call for an evacuation until the threat subsides. Emergency personnel
will guide evacuees to the proper routes out of the danger area. There are
two identified routes out of Lake Almanor West in case of an evacuation:
(1) the usual main access road at the front entrance of the development, and
(2) an unpaved single lane road that intersects Osprey Loop between Raccoon
and Manzanita (this alternate route passes through a fuel break).
