Establish and equip fuels reduction fire crew infrastructure investment and jobs act

This $7,214,766 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720) will enable the City of Ukiah in California to establish and equip a fuels reduction fire crew infrastructure. The award supports the development and updating of the city's Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP), as well as the implementation of wildfire mitigation projects outlined in the CWPP. Key services 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 award is part of the Forest Service's efforts to enhance community resilience to wildfires and align with the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy.