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4 Environmental Analysis <br /> 4.18 Wildfire <br /> to emergency response or evacuation. The potential for the Project to cause or contribute to a <br /> potential, significant cumulative impact with respect to the remaining wildfire considerations is <br /> evaluated below. <br /> The geographic scope for potential cumulative impacts to wildfire encompasses the Project site <br /> and the surrounding areas, which consist of agricultural and utility land uses. Ongoing impacts <br /> relating to wildfire considerations of past projects are reflected in the environmental setting <br /> described in Section 4.18.1. While existing land uses could provide ignition sources, operating <br /> battery energy storage projects and agricultural uses do not present a significant risk with respect <br /> to ignition sources. In combination with other projects in the vicinity, including the Kola <br /> Interconnect Battery Energy Storage Project located approximately 0.1 mile southwest of the <br /> Project site, the Project could increase the potential for ignition sources. However, given the <br /> Project's design in compliance with the CFC and the lack of thick vegetation within the geographic <br /> scope, the impact of an increase in ignition sources of the Project in combination with the <br /> incremental impacts of other cumulative projects would be less than significant. Additionally, other <br /> projects would be subject to compliance with federal, state, and local worker safety and fire <br /> protection codes and regulations, and applicable fire protection standards, similar to the Project. <br /> Therefore, the Project would not contribute to significant cumulative wildfire impacts. <br /> 4.18.7 References <br /> Alameda County. 2000. East County Area Plan. Adopted May 5, 1994. Amended November <br /> 2000. Available online at: <br /> https://www.acg oq v.org/cda/planning/generalplans/documents/EastCountyAreaPlancombi <br /> ned.pdf(accessed December 2022). <br /> Alameda County. 2012. Alameda County Emergency Operations Plan. December. Available <br /> online at: https://www.acgov.org/ready/documents/EmergencyOperationsPlan.pdf <br /> (accessed December 2022). <br /> Alameda County. 2015. Alameda County Community Wildfire Protection Plan 2015 Update. <br /> Available online at: <br /> http://www.diablofiresafe.org/pdf/Alameda County CWPP Update 3 2015.pdf <br /> (accessed December 2022). <br /> Alameda County. 2021. Final 2021 Alameda County Local Hazard Mitigation Plan. December. <br /> Available online at: <br /> https://www.acgov.org/cda/planning/generaIplans/documents/ResolutionExhibit1 FinaIHM <br /> P AlamedaCo Dec2021.pdf (accessed December 2022). <br /> Alameda County. 2022. 2021 Alameda County Local Hazard Mitigation Plan. Approved March <br /> 2022. Available online at: <br /> https://Ihmp.acgov.org/documents/FinalHMP AlamedaCo Mar2022.pdf (accessed <br /> December 2022). <br /> Best Places (Bestplaces.net). 2022. Climate in San Joaquin County, California. Available online <br /> at: https://www.bestplaces.net/climate/county/california/san ioaquin (accessed <br /> December 2022). <br /> Griffith Energy Storage Project 4.18-19 Tetra Tech/SCH 2022120675 <br /> Draft Environmental Impact Report August 2023 <br />