Eastern Fresno County Firesafe & Fuels Reduction Program

How it works

The Eastern Fresno County Firesafe & Fuels Reduction Program was established through a grant from the California Fire Safe Council and initiated in February 2019. The project works with private landowners within and adjoining the Sierra National Forest and the Sequoia National Forest to develop defensible areas on their properties in the wildland-urban interface (WUI). The page says the program has expanded significantly since 2019 and now has three components: Fire Risk Evaluations (Property Assessment Reports), FireWise Communities, and Contractual Work.

What the money covers

This is not described as a homeowner grant or reimbursement program. Instead, the page emphasizes technical assistance and stewardship work. The Property Assessment Report highlights management practice opportunities for forested lands and includes:

• dead and hazardous tree removal;
• wildfire hazard mitigation;
• defensible space;
• hardening your home;
• thinning and general forest improvement work;
• reforestation and soil erosion control;
• other land stewardship activities.

Amounts and matching

No homeowner dollar amount is posted. The page does not provide a rebate, reimbursement, subsidy, or matching percentage.

How to apply

The page says the Fire Risk Evaluation team will be offering Property Assessment Reports to TRAC (Technical and Regulatory Advisory Committee) advised areas of private landowners at no cost. It does not publish a public online application form or a step-by-step application process on the page text provided.

Timing and deadlines

The program began in February 2019. The page does not list an application deadline, opening date, or closing date for the Property Assessment Reports or the other program components.