This project collects and develops GIS layers, fire history, red flag weather data, high level risk assessments and localpre-suppression planning information into one planned strategy

The Northern California Resource Center received a $241,752 Project Grant award dated August 20, 2025, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region, under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). The project will develop and integrate geospatial information system (GIS) layers, fire history data, red flag weather information, high-level risk assessments, and local pre-suppression planning information into a comprehensive wildfire protection strategy. The award will support work through December 31, 2027, and is focused on enhancing community wildfire defense capabilities in California.

This grant aligns with the program's core objectives of developing community wildfire protection plans and implementing mitigation projects on non-federal lands, with particular emphasis on at-risk communities in wildland-urban interface areas. The integrated data and planning products developed through this award will provide communities with critical analytical tools and strategic guidance necessary to reduce wildfire risk and protect lives and property in Northern California.