2021 California Fires U.S. Forest Service (U.S. 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 as well do not see a tracking number or formal acknowledgement other than when I submitted my request on March 9th and Muck Rock staff following up on April 5th. My email address is autumnaoaks@outlook.com.

Thank you,

Autumn Oaks

Hi there,

The original request submitted on March 9, 2022 was sent to wo_foia@fs.fed.us. The "from:" email is requests@muckrock.com, and the requester's name is Autumn Oaks.

Please let us know if we can provide any more information.

Sincerely,
MuckRock