Chapter 07: U.S. Forest Service Support

U.S. FOREST SERVICE SUPPORT

The TBSP is sponsored by the USFS, and we support them with other activities at their request, such as:

• Snowmobile closure sign posting - under the direction of USFS (Materials and equipment provided by USFS) Snowmobile closure area "enforcement". We report closure violations to dispatch, and by providing visual reports.
• Census of users: especially at Tahoe Meadows (as indicated on the Patrol Report)
• Public outreach

Each year, TBSP renews its agreements with the Tahoe National Forest and the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forests. TBSP operates under the following documents:

• FS-1800-8 Agreement for Sponsored Volunteer Services
• Annual Operations Plan
• Job Hazard Analysis and Evacuation Plan
• This Patrol Manual

The TBSP Volunteer Agreements can be found at docs.tbsp.org under "Documents and Forms". Tahoe Backcountry Ski Patrol Manual