Sierra county community wildfire mitigation leadership

The County of Sierra in California was awarded a $203,550 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). The grant funding will support the development and updating of the County's Community Wildfire Protection Plan, as well as the implementation of wildfire mitigation projects outlined in the updated plan. Key activities to be funded include conducting wildfire risk assessments, reducing hazardous fuels through vegetation removal and prescribed burns, establishing defensible spaces, and implementing other projects to create fire-adapted communities, restore landscapes, and improve wildfire response capabilities. This grant award is part of a federal program that provides funding to state and local governments, tribes, and non-profit organizations to address wildfire risk in at-risk communities across the United States.