Wildfire Prevention Grants Program: wildfire mitigation validation.
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Overview
This bill creates a Wildfire Prevention Grants Program that specifically targets ‘identified cohesive fire communities.’ These communities are defined as areas with a significant percentage of homes certified as wildfire-resistant, and the program will prioritize disadvantaged communities within these areas. The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection will distribute grant funds to these communities, in partnership with fire safe councils, for projects focused on hazardous fuels reduction, wildfire prevention planning, and education.
Key provisions
- Defines ‘identified cohesive fire community’ based on home hardening certification levels.
- Establishes a phased approach for communities to qualify as ‘identified cohesive fire communities’ (10%, 30%, and 50% certification rates).
- Prioritizes disadvantaged identified cohesive fire communities for grant funding.
- Requires grant recipients to partner with fire safe councils.
- Authorizes the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to disburse funds from the Wildfire Prevention Grants Program.
- Specifies eligible activities for grant funding, including hazardous fuels reduction, wildfire prevention planning, and education.
- Prohibits the use of community identification for insurance rate adjustments.
- Requires certification criteria to be objective and verifiable.
Who is affected
- Local governments
- Fire safe councils
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