CAL FIRE Archaeology Program: Resources
CAL FIRE Personnel
Archaeological Review Procedures for Prop-40 (MS Word)
Archaeological Review Procedures for CAL FIRE Projects (MS Word)
California State Law and Archaeology (MS Word)
Management Plan for CAL FIRE's Historic Buildings and Archaeological Sites (PDF)
EIR supporting Management Plan for CAL FIRE’s Historic Buildings and Archaeological Sites
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Table of Contents
Certification of Final EIR
Notice of Determination
Approval of Draft Management Plan
De Minimus Impact Finding DFG Certificate of Fee Exemption
Findings for the EIR
Statement of Overriding Considerations
Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the Draft Plan
Final Environmental Impact Report
Draft Environmental Impact Report
Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
Notice of Preparation
SHPO Consultation Letter
Procedures for an Archaeologist Assigned to a CAL FIRE Wildfire or Other Emergency Incident (Word)
Programmatic Agreement (PA) (PDF)
This PA addresses cultural resource review procedures for all federally funded projects administered by CAL FIRE on private and other nonfederal lands in California. Adherence to these procedures will ensure compliance with federal and state regulations, will maximize efficiency, avoid agency duplication, and streamline a process to facilitate completion of important projects.
An Inventory and Historical Significance Evaluation of the CAL FIRE Fire Lookout Stations by Mark V. Thornton, CAL FIRE Archaeological Report Number 12, April 1993
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Historical Development of California's Fire Detection System (1.6 MB)
Historical Development of California's Fire Lookout Architecture
1991 Survey of the CAL FIRE&FPs Fire Lookout Stations (DPR 523) (29.5 MB)
Historical Significance Evaluation Methodology
Historical Significance Evaluations of the CAL FIRE&FP Detection System (2.9 MB)
Selected Bibliography
Appendix: A listing of CAL FIRE&FP's Fire Lookout Stations
A Survey and Historic Significance Evaluation of the CAL FIRE Building Inventory by Mark V. Thornton, CAL FIRE Archaeological Report Number 17, Vol 1 and 2, December 1994, 963 pages.
Volume 1 and 2
Acknowledgement
Table of Contents
Bibliography
Volume 1
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Introduction
CAL FIRE Contextual History (1.3 MB)
Architectural History (1.5 MB)
1954 Listing of CAL FIRE Fire Stations
The pre-1946 CAL FIRE Building Collection
National Register of Historic Places DPR 523A "status codes"
Summary Listing of Recorded CAL FIRE Buildings
DPR 523 Recording Forms for the pre-1946 Building Collection
Sacramento Administration (1.4 MB)
District 1 (8.1 MB)
District 2 (11.9 MB)
District 3 (12.5 MB)
District 4 (7.4 MB)
District 5 (8.7 MB)
District 6 (11.6 MB)
Volume 2
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Historical Significance Evaluation Methods and Results
CAL FIRE Building Collection Historic Significance Rating Sheets
Sacramento Administration
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6 (2.2 MB)
Master Building Inventory (5.4 MB)
RPF Personnel
General
Common CAA Errors
Forest Practice Rules To Protect Archaeological Sites (PDF 170 kB)
Survey and Recording Forms
Suggestions for Conducting Surveys and Recording Sites
How Old is "Old"? Recognizing Historical Sites and Artifacts
Suggestions for Recognizing Sites and Artifacts
Suggestions for Preparing Archaeological Site Records and Site Maps
Suggestions for Prefield and Postfield Research (700 kB PDF)
Archaeological Survey: Methods and Uses (9.89 MB PDF)
Archaeological Survey Strategy
Techniques for Discovering Prehistoric Sites
Instructions for Recording Historical Resources (266 kB PDF)
Archaeological Records Checks
About CHRIS
CHRIS: List of information Centers (Select IC Roster link on the left hand side of the page)
Northeast Information Center
New Request Form Transmittal Letter with Instructions (Word)
Records Check Request Form (Locked, With Data Fields) (PDF) (Word)
Records Check Request Form (Unlocked, Without Data Fields) (PDF) (Word)
Memorandum of Understanding (PDF 1.5 MB)