Fire Fighting Projects Receive Over $1 Million
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Sacramento, CA — Cal Fire has awarded over $9.5 million in grants throughout the state for a variety of projects aimed at reducing the rising threat of wildfires due to the lingering drought. Ten of the 83 grants include these projects listed below for the Mother Lode:
Tuolumne County:
- Twain Harte Green Waste Curbside Pick-up: $50,000
- Tuolumne County Roadside Brushing: $84,000
- Highway 120 Corridor Fire Break and Fuels Reduction: $ 244,160
- Mi Wuk/Sugar Pine Fuel Reduction Program: $190,516
- Fire Prevention Materials and Road Signs: $16,576
- Turnback Creek Fuel Reduction Phase 2 (Maintenance): $60,759
Calaveras County:
- Calaveras County CWPP Update: $10,000
- Rancho Calaveras Fuels Reduction: $150,000
- Blue Lake Springs H.O.A. Fire Safety Project: $272,580
- Central Calaveras Fire and Rescue Protection District Wildland Fire Pre-Plan: $44,800
As Cal Fire points out winter wildfires so far this year have burned 3,200 acres, compared to 800 acres at this time for an average year.
