Butte County Fire

Butte County Fire is a U.S. local government entity based in Oroville, California, that provides firefighting and emergency response services to Butte County. The organization is registered in SAM.gov and operates as a county government entity focused on protecting communities from fire and fire-related hazards. Through federal grant awards, Butte County Fire receives funding to enhance its operational capabilities, expand staffing, and implement comprehensive wildfire mitigation and prevention initiatives across the county.

Butte County Fire has received three significant federal grant awards totaling $7.215 million, all awarded as project grants with no prime or sub-partner involvement. The most recent award is an $815,000 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (CFDA 97.083), awarded on December 19, 2025, with a project period extending through December 18, 2029. This grant specifically supports enhanced firefighting capabilities and emergency response services, with funding allocated toward increasing frontline firefighter staffing through both the hiring of new firefighters and the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters. The second and third awards were both issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Region 5 - Pacific Southwest Region, under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). A $4.9 million grant awarded on January 25, 2024, funds the Defensible Space Inspection Project, which involves conducting wildfire risk assessments, reducing hazardous fuels, establishing defensible spaces, and implementing projects aligned with updated community wildfire protection plans, with completion targeted for June 30, 2028. Additionally, a $1.5 million grant awarded on the same date supports the Butte County Fire Equipment Acquisition project, focused on procuring fire equipment to enhance wildfire prevention and response capabilities through August 31, 2028. Collectively, these grants demonstrate Butte County Fire's role in delivering comprehensive fire and emergency response services, including personnel recruitment and retention, equipment acquisition, and community-level wildfire mitigation and preparedness initiatives.