2021 California Fires U.S. Forest Service (U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service)

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

1. Final documents/reports on all Northern California wildfires of 2021.
2. Wildfire data/statistics reports on Northern California fires on 2021 (damage caused to towns, when and where they started, how long did they last, long term effects, etc.)
3. List of state/national/and local fire departments and other departments who were involved in Northern California wildfires of 2021.
4. Documents/receipts of where and how funds were used to help combat Northern California fires 2021 (specifically Caldore, Tamarack, and Dixie fires).

I ask that your office consider waiving any fees associated with this request, as it is being made as part of a student project being conducted in the public interest and as part of a class within the University of Nevada, Reno Reynold’s School of Journalism.

Should any payment be necessary in order to fulfill this request, please provide a detailed estimate of those associated costs in advance of its work to process this request.

If you choose to deny this request, please supply a written explanation for the denial, including a reference to the specific statutory exemption(s) upon which you rely for each redaction and document that will not be disclosed. Please release all segregable portions of otherwise exempt material.

If access to the records I am requesting will take longer than the statutorily-described amount of time for processing records requests, please contact me with information about when I might expect copies or the ability to inspect the requested records.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within five business days, as the statute requires.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 calendar days, as the statute requires.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Autumn Oaks

Hello,

I found an email address associated with this request, as it was said to have been submitted by the muckrock staff.

requests@muckrock.com