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The Yuba Watershed Protection and Fire Safe Council is a nonprofit 501c3 communitybased group consisting of concerned citizens local state and federal fire professionals law enforcement professional foresters local timber companies and resource conservation groups along with county government Working Together Towards the Following Protect Property and Lives Maintain Yuba County Forest Health Prevent Wildfire Where Possible Minimize Effects of Wild Fire Prepare for Any Emergency. Floods and fires are very real possibilities for anyone living in Yuba County. The past few years have shown us that devastating wildfires pose a very real threat to our communities. Our foothill communities are particularly vulnerable to the ravages of winddriven fires.