2023 Year Review

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Enforcement Overview

Violations: 2159

• 2113x Infractions

• 46x Misdemeanors

Reports (118 total)

Enforcement Breakdown

• Top 10 Misdemeanors Contacts

  • MROSD 404.1 Fire Without Permit (9 contacts)

  • PC 148.9(B) False Information to a Peace Officer (7 contacts)

  • MROSD 602.1 Harvesting/Planting Without Permission (5 contacts)

  • MROSD 702.3 Geological Features (3 contacts)

  • Tied with 2 contacts each:

    • MROSD 403.1(A) Possession of/Discharging Weapon

    • MROSD 505 Off Trail Use

    • MROSD 701.2 Disturbance or Injury to Wildlife

    • MROSD 805.2(B) Sensitive or Hazardous Closures

    • MROSD 805.5 Failure to Vacate a Closed Area

    • SMC 3.68.080(X) Closed Area

• Top 10 Infraction Contacts

  • MROSD 701.1(B) Dogs Prohibited (440 contacts)

  • MROSD 805.3 After Hours Use Prohibited (326 contacts)

  • MROSD 805.2(A) Temporary or Regular Closures (314 contacts)

  • MROSD 701.1(C) Leash Required (228 contacts)

  • MROSD 409.9 Segways and Electric Bicycles (202 contacts)

  • MROSD 502.4(A) Helmet Required (123 contacts)

  • MROSD 500.1 Trail Use Speed (84 contacts)

  • MROSD 404.2 Smoking - Undesignated Area (53 contacts)

  • MROSD 702.1 Plants (50 contacts)

  • MROSD 502.1 Operation of Bicycles (47 contacts)

• Top 13 Reported Incidents

  • 13x PC 459 Burglary

  • 6 Incidents each

    • MROSD 703.2 Unlawful Construction

    • MROSD 802.1 Vehicle Prohibited

  • 5 incidents each

    • PC 594(B)(2)(A) Vandalism Damage under $900

    • PC 148(A)(1) Resist Obstruct Delay Peace Officer

    • MROSD 403.1(A) Possession of/Discharging Weapon

  • 4 incidents each

    • PC 594(B)(1)Vandalism Damage Greater than $900

    • MROSD 703.1 Unlawful Defacement

    • MROSD 702.1 Plants

  • 3 incidents each

    • PC 243(B) Battery on a Peace Officer

    • MROSD 803.2 Reckless Driving

    • MROSD 404.1 Fire without Permit

    • MROSD 400.1 Camping Without Permit

• Enforcement Code Breakdown

  • Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (MROSD) - 2213 contacts

  • California Vehicle Code (CVC) - 50 contacts

  • San Mateo County - 22 contacts

  • California Penal Code - 11 contacts

  • Santa Clara County Parks - 9 contacts

  • Palo Alto Municipal Code - 2 contacts

  • Business and Professions Code - 1 contact

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Medical Overview

Reports (104 total)

• 54x Injury Accident

• 18x Non Injury Accident

• 12x Other

• 8x Environmental

• 7x Illness

• 3x Fatality

• 2x Cardiac

Medical Breakdown

• Injury Accidents

  • 20x Hiking/Running

  • 18x Bicycle

  • 16x Vehicle

• Non-Injury Accidents

  • 17x Vehicle

  • 1x Bicycle

• Other

  • 6x Other

  • 4x Psychiatric Other

• Fatality

  • 2x Psychiatric Suicide

  • 1x Act of Nature

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Fire Overview

Reports (9 total)

• 5x Active Fire

• 2x Found Extinguished

• 1x Report Only

• 1x Other

Fire Breakdown

• Active Fires

  • 3/15/2023 Off District Lands - Skyline

  • 7/13/2023 Sierra Azul, Mt. Umunhum Road

  • 7/29/2023 Sierra Azul, Hicks Road

  • 8/29/2023 Ranch County Park

  • 9/12/2023 Coal Creak

• Found Extinguished

  • 4/22/2023 Sierra Azul, Loma Prieta Rd

  • 6/8/2023 Sierra Azul, Loma Prieta Rd

• Report Only

  • 7/10/2023 Monte Bello, White Oak Trail

• Other

  • 8/12/2023 Off District Lands - Foothill

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Misc. Overview

Reports (32 total)

• 11x Road Hazard / Traffic Control

• 9x Search & Rescue

• 7x Animal Incident

• 3x Air Ambulance

• 2x Landing Zone

Misc. Breakdown

• Road Hazard/Traffic Control

  • 5x Off District Lands - Skyline

  • 3x Off Site

  • 1 incident each

    • Off District Lands - Foothills

    • La Honda Creek OSP

    • Purisima Creek Redwoods OSP

• Search & Rescue

  • 4x Purisima Creek Redwoods OSP

  • 1 incident each

    • Sierra Azul OSP

    • El Corte de Madera Creek OSP

    • Long Ridge OSP

    • Monte Bello OSP

    • Off District Lands - Skyline

• Animal Incident

  • 5x Domestic

  • 2x Wildlife

• Air Ambulance

  • 2x El Corte de Madera Creek OSP

  • 1x Off District Lands - Skyline

• Landing Zone

  • 1x Russian Ridge OSP

  • 1x La Honda Creek OSP