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PG&E Plugs In Funding To Prepare And Prevent Wildfires

Sonora, CA – To enhance wildfire safety and preparedness in the 2020 fire season, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is plugging $2.3 million into local communities.

The monies will fund local Fire Safe Council and non-profit organizations projects across 28 counties, including the Mother Lode. Three projects are slated for Calaveras and one each in Tuolumne and Amador counties.

“With the increased wildfire threat our state faces, we all must continue to adapt to these challenges and find ways to reduce the risk of wildfire…These projects create fuel breaks to protect communities, clear vegetation from evacuation routes, and help underserved customers create critical defensible space to protect their homes from fire across our service area,” said Andy Vesey, PG&E Utility CEO and President.

The funding will fuel approximately 41 projects throughout the state, which must be completed by November of this year. Executive Director of the California Fire Safe Council Patty Ciesla shares, “The flexibility and immediate availability of PG&E funding allows for immediate use in communities as well as matching funds for federal grants.”

PG&E provided this list of work being done in the Mother Lode:

Since 2014, the utility has provided $17 million to local Fire Safe Councils and non-profit organizations to fund more than 300 projects in Northern and Central California.

Written by Tracey Petersen.

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