Lake County RCD / Lake County Fire Safe Council Defensible Space financial assistance

How it works

Lake County Resource Conservation District says it facilitates wildfire resiliency and forest stewardship programs, including the Lake County Fire Safe Council’s Defensible Space Program. On its programs page, the RCD says it offers financial assistance to qualified individuals for brush removal and tree limbing around their homes.

What the money covers

The page says the assistance is for brush removal and tree limbing around homes, specifically to help residents get into compliance with Public Resources Code 4291.

Amounts and timing

The page does not give a dollar amount, match requirement, reimbursement structure, or deadline.

Relationship to other programs

The RCD page identifies this as the Lake County Fire Safe Council’s Defensible Space program and says the RCD plays a role in facilitating it. The RCD also says it works across all 1,256 square miles of Lake County and provides technical assistance through grant programs.