{"id":182634,"date":"2024-08-22T09:27:52","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T16:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=182634"},"modified":"2024-08-22T09:27:52","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T16:27:52","slug":"state-funds-94-wildfire-projects-to-build-community-and-climate-resilience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=182634","title":{"rendered":"State Funds 94 Wildfire Projects to Build Community and Climate Resilience"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sacramento, CA…As part of the Newsom Administration\u2019s key priorities to bolster the state\u2019s wildfire response and resilience efforts, CAL FIRE has announced grants for 94 local wildfire prevention projects across California, supported by $90.8 million in funding.<\/p>\n

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Over the last five years, CAL FIRE has awarded more than $450 million in its Wildfire Prevention Grants Program to over 450 projects across the state.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cIn addition to huge investments in personnel, equipment and technology, proactively building community resilience to wildfires is another key part of California\u2019s strategy to reduce the impact of catastrophic wildfires. These investments support local fuel reduction, forest health and other projects that build natural resilience and protect lives and property in at-risk communities from the intensifying impacts of climate change.\u201d<\/h4>\n

Governor Gavin Newsom<\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Wildfire Prevention Grant projects include hazardous fuels reduction and wildfire prevention planning and education, with an emphasis on improving public health and safety while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Over two-thirds of the projects are awards to communities that are low-income and disadvantaged.<\/p>\n

The 94 local projects that are receiving awards in this latest round are located across the state,\u00a0including in:<\/p>\n