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The Twain Harte Fire Department (THFD) with support from the Twain Harte Area Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Unit was recently requested for night operations to locate and gather vital intelligence on the location and spread of a local Wildfire. The CERT UAS Unit rapidly responded to the incident and immediately received a briefing and mission requests from…

The Twain Harte Community Services District (THCSD) is pleased to announce that we will forego increases to tax assessment rates in the upcoming fiscal year for fire and emergency services. Our Board of Directors made the decision at their May meeting, in an effort to help the Twain Harte community weather the economic impacts brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic…

At their February 2020 board meeting, THCSD’s board members and the public toured Well 3, the last of three grant-funded wells constructed to provide water supply reliability to the District. The District began constructing the first of these three wells in 2015 to provide an additional source of water during the historic drought. The goal of constructing the wells is to establish a water source…

THCSD's months-long million-gallon tank rehabilitation project is complete, and the tank is in service.

Twain Harte Community Services District's ​​(THCSD) fire department on November 1, 2019 hosted a live-fire training for Columbia College Fire Academy students as well as for firefighter instructors-in-training.

A thermal imaging-capable Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) is Twain Harte Community Services District's (THCSD) newest firefighting and rescue tool.

Eproson Park’s Community Garden is the site of Tuolumne County’s newest Little Free Library. The family of the late Ralph Geissler, a Twain Harte Fire Department volunteer, installed and dedicated the library in his memory on September 27, 2019.

Repair work to the concrete apron and road in front of Twain Harte Fire Department’s fire house is complete. The repairs consisted of replacing a stretch of Cedar Drive, fixing the road’s drainage issues, making the concrete apron ADA compliant and improving pedestrian safety. Twain Harte Community Services District thanks Tuolumne County for partnering with the District to replace the road.

THCSD focuses its emergency-preparedness efforts and resources on improving the fire department’s capacity for rapid initial fire response. Rapid response is enhanced by the District’s:

Twain Harte Community Services District (THCSD) in May put into service a raw-water draft point at its Shadybrook Reservoir. This new fire-emergency water source enhances the ability of THCSD’s Fire Department (THFD) to rapidly deliver water to fire incidents while protecting the treated water-delivery system.

Twain Harte Community Services District is pleased to announce that Kathryn deGroot has been appointed to its Board of Directors. Kathryn notes that she is "honored" to serve on the board, and we are excited to have her! To learn more about Kathryn, read her profile here.

Twain Harte Community Services District is proud to have been awarded the 2019 District Transparency Certificate of Excellence by the Special District Leadership Foundation (SDLF) in recognition of its outstanding efforts to promote transparency and good governance.

Sonora Area Foundation (SAF) in May 2019 announced a matching grant to honor the memory of former District Board Director Jim Johnson, who passed away in March 2019. Jim served on the District board for 16 years and the SAF board for 12 years. SAF pledged to match every dollar donated to the Twain Harte Meadows Park Fund up to $28,000 to obtain the estimated $56,000 to complete a phase of the…

A project to rehabilitate and recoat one of the District's 1-million gallon tanks is now underway.  The tank, built in the 1960s, is a critical part of the District's water supply system.  It is the final stage of the water treatment process and is used to ensure our community has sufficient storage for normal operations, fires, and other emergencies.  Tank rehabilitation will allow this tank to…

It is with sadness that we announce Jim Johnson's passing, but it is with great fondness that we remember his life and contributions to Twain Harte CSD and the Twain Harte community.  Our board adopted the below resolution in appreciation of Jim's service on April 10, 2019.

Drought and bark beetle infestation killed thousands of Twain Harte's majestic pine trees over the last two years. As we mourned the change of our beautiful landscape, we also became aware of the potential dangers that tree mortality posed to our community. Tens of thousands of dead trees were removed in Twain Harte, It seemed like a problem too large to tackle, but our residents and local…

After receiving input from hundreds of community members through multiple community surveys, community design workshops, local volunteer organization meetings and public park committee meetings, we have arrived at one composite conceptual design for Twain Harte Meadows Park.  Thanks to the community's input, which clearly indicated the most popular design features and ideas, we were able to…

A sewer line replacement project at Eproson Park near the stage and outdoor dance floor is now complete. The District contracted with Peterson Excavation in September to replace the approximate 250-foot stretch of 10-foot deep, 6-inch diameter sewer line for a total contract cost of $86,400. 

THFD takes a proactive role in promoting and encouraging community based wildfire preparedness.  As the upcoming Fire Season rapidly approaches, the THFD encourages all community members to prepare themselves and their properties in effort to reduce risk and possible damage from wildfire.