A Wildland Fire Burns Near Mariposa During 2008
Projects Will Help Reduce Wildfire Threat
Mariposa County receives: $161,408.00 for Hazardous Fuels Removal Along Non County Maintained Roads Creating a Fireline
Tuolumne County receives: $50,000.00 for Twain Harte Green Waste Curbside Pick‐up
Tuolumne County Roadside Brushing $84,000.00
Highway 120 Corridor Fire Break and Fuels Reduction $244,160.00
Mi Wuk/Sugar Pine Fuel Reduction Program $190,516.00
Fire Prevention Materials and Road Signs $16,576.00
Turnback Creek Fuel Reduction Phase 2 (Maintenance) $60,759.00
Calaveras County Receives: $10,000.00 for Calaveras County CWPP Update
Rancho Calaveras Fuels Reduction $150,000.00
Blue Lake Springs H.O.A. Fire Safety Project $272,580.00
Central Calaveras Fire and Rescue Protection District Wildland Fire Pre‐Plan $44,800.00
Fresno County receives: $380,000.00 for Fresno Fairgrounds Public Education Project
March 16, 2015 - Sacramento – The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) has awarded over $9.5 million in grants throughout the state for a variety of projects aimed at reducing the elevated threat of wildfires due to the ongoing drought. A total of 83 grant applicants will receive funding for projects that contribute to fire prevention efforts around homes. The project will reinforce CAL FIRE’s ongoing efforts to address the risk and potential impacts of large, damaging wildfires.
“The high number of grant applications we received underscores just how vested the citizens of California are in preparing for our state’s inevitable wildfires,” said Chief Ken Pimlott, CAL FIRE director and state forester. “We are looking forward to seeing ‘on the ground’ results these projects will yield.”
The Fire Prevention Fund Grants, created in the 2014-15 budget, are aimed at supplementing CAL FIRE’s ongoing activities by funding local entities’ efforts to help counteract the effects of the drought. Grant criteria weighted projects that address fire risk and potential impact of wildfire to habitable structures in the State Responsibility Area, as well as community support and project feasibility.
A full list of the grant projects can be viewed at:http://www.fire.ca.gov/grants/downloads/SRAFPF_ApprovedProjects_for_Funding_030915.pdf
