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:Â $50,000
- Tuolumne County Roadside Brushing:Â $84,000
- Highway 120 Corridor Fire Break and Fuels Reduction:Â $ 244,160
- Mi Wuk/Sugar Pine Fuel Reduction Program:Â $190,516
- Fire Prevention Materials and Road Signs:Â $16,576
- Turnback Creek Fuel Reduction Phase 2 (Maintenance):Â $60,759
Calaveras County:
- Calaveras County CWPP Update: Â $10,000
- Rancho Calaveras Fuels Reduction:Â $150,000
- Blue Lake Springs H.O.A. Fire Safety Project:Â $272,580
- Central Calaveras Fire and Rescue Protection District Wildland Fire Pre-Plan:Â $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.
