Gold Ridge Fire Protection District

Gold Ridge Fire Protection District, a local government entity in Sebastopol, California, receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient to support firefighter staffing, equipment procurement, and emergency response capabilities. The district is structured as a U.S. local government entity and does not hold federal contracts; all recent federal work consists of grants from FEMA under two primary programs.

Gold Ridge Fire Protection District operates as a grant recipient rather than a contractor, with 60% of recent awards as a prime recipient and 40% routed through sub-awards from state and regional grantees. The district's customer base centers entirely on federal emergency-management and transportation-safety agencies. FEMA accounts for four of five awards across two grant programs: the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program (CFDA 97.083) and the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG, CFDA 97.044). Under SAFER, Gold Ridge received a $709,100 project grant (performance period November 2023 through November 2027) and a $920,910 project grant (effective March 2026 through March 2029) to fund hiring and retention of firefighters and volunteer recruitment. Under AFG, the district received a $702,918 project grant (award September 2025, completion September 2027) supporting fire prevention, equipment procurement, and personnel training. Gold Ridge also acts as a sub-recipient on two state grants: a 2024 sub-award from the California Office of Emergency Services for COVID-19 response and a 2022 sub-award from the California Office of Traffic Safety for a Regional Crash Response and Extrication Improvement Program. Combined federal obligated dollars across all five awards total $2.6 million, with five FEMA task orders and related sub-awards delivered to a service area centered in Sebastopol, California. One award faces completion within the next twenty-four months.