55 Awards Totaling $680,000 Given to Fire
Departments, Fire Agencies and Community Groups
The California Fire Foundation (CFF) has awarded a total of
$680,000 in wildfire safety grants to 55 local fire departments,
fire agencies and community groups. The funding will support
purchasing personal protective and specialized equipment for
firefighters, defensible space and vegetation management work,
fuels and hazards reduction, and fire safety public education and
outreach.
The grants are part of a broad Wildfire Safety and Preparedness
Program (WSPP) that is administered and managed by the CFF. Pacific
Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) supports the program with $1.4
million in charitable funding. The program’s objective is to raise
awareness about wildfire safety and bring resources to underserved
communities in high fire-threat areas.
The 2021 grantees are listed below. For a 2020 summary of the
WSPP, click here.
“Once again, we are experiencing an extremely destructive
wildfire season throughout the state that is impacting communities
far and wide,” said Rick Martinez, Executive Director of the
California Fire Foundation. “Grant funding from the 2021 Wildfire
Safety and Preparedness Program aims to bring additional resources
to fire departments and local organizations to give them extra
support to help keep our communities safe.”
Since 2018, 200 fire departments and fire agencies statewide
have received funding through the WSPP. Funding targets specific
communities identified as having extreme or elevated fire risk as
identified by the California Public Utilities Commission High
Fire-Threat District map.
“As California’s wildfire risk continues to grow, it will take
all of us working together to find solutions to mitigate
catastrophic wildfires. We’re grateful to partner with CFF in
supporting dozens of fire departments, agencies and community
groups to bolster key defenses, including tools and strategies to
prevent and contain wildfires, and fire safety education,” said
Carla Peterman, PG&E Executive Vice President, Corporate
Affairs.
The WSPP focuses on two key areas to help keep communities
safe:
- A Wildfire Safety Campaign that features fire safety
education, developed by CFF, in English, Spanish, Chinese,
Vietnamese, and Hmong to promote early evacuation during fires. The
WSPP has worked hard to overcome language barriers by developing
and distributing in-language fire-safety messaging. This campaign
includes advertising on radio, television, and digital ads, and
outdoor billboards in high fire-threat areas.
- A Grant Program administered by the CFF through an
application process. The CFF awards grants to recipient fire
departments, agencies and community groups in support of projects
and programs focusing on wildfire/disaster prevention, preparedness
and/or relief and recovery assistance.
How the Grants Help Communities
PG&E’s contribution continues a four-year collaboration with
CFF. PG&E has provided $4.6 million in total support for fire
safety awareness through the WSPP. The charitable contribution is
shareholder-funded, not funded by PG&E customers.
The CFF, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, aids firefighters,
their families and the communities they protect. The CFF’s
Firefighters on Your Side program, also supported by PG&E,
provides multi-lingual, culturally relevant fire safety messaging
in both digital and print form, to assist the public in staying
safe.
List of 2021 WSPP Grantees
AidTeam
Arcata Volunteer Firefighters'
Association
Artois Fire Protection District
Bayliss Fire Protection District
Big Pine Fire Protection District
Briceland Volunteer Fire Department
Catholic Charities of Santa Clara
County
CERV of the Monterey Peninsula
Chico Fire Department
Clements Rural Fire Protection
District
COPE Northern Sonoma County
Cornerstone Family Counseling Services
Cottonwood Fire Protection District
Downieville Fire Protection District
Elk Creek Fire Protection District
(includes Elk Creek Volunteer FD)
Elk Volunteer Fire Department
Fall River Mills Fire Protection
District
Foothill Fire Protection District
Foresthill Fire Protection District
Fortuna Fire Protection District
Hemet Fire Department
Inter-Canyon League
Jackson Valley Fire Protection
District
Kern River Conservancy
Kids Rebuild
Lake Pillsbury Fire Protection
District
Lemon Aide Project
Lompoc Fire Department
Mosquito Fire Protection District
Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council
Mountain Rim Fire Safe Council
Mountain Valley Fire Department
One Step Beyond
Orange County Fire
Ord Bend Fire Protection District
Penn Valley Fire Protection District
Placer Hills/Newcastle Fire Districts
Ponderosa Fire Brigade
Post Mountain Volunteer Fire
Department
Rescue Fire Protection District
River Delta Fire District
Santa Barbara County Fire Department
Sequoia Fire Safe Council (Tulare County)
- Tulare Co. Resource Conservation District
Tehama Conservation Fund
Tenants Together
The American Lung Association
The CREW
Tuolumne Rancheria Fire Department
Twain Harte CSD (Twain Harte Fire)
Unite to Light
United Way Fresno and Madera Counties
West Stanislaus County Fire Protection
District
Williams Fire Protection Authority
Yurok Fire Department
Zamora Fire Protection District
About PG&E
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E
Corporation (NYSE:PCG), is a combined natural gas and electric
utility serving more than 16 million people across 70,000 square
miles in Northern and Central California. For more information,
visit pge.com and pge.com/news.
About California Fire Foundation
The California Fire Foundation, a non-profit 501 (c)(3)
organization, provides emotional and financial assistance to
families of fallen firefighters, firefighters and the communities
they protect. Formed in 1987 by California Professional
Firefighters, the California Fire Foundation’s mandate includes an
array of survivor and victim assistance projects and community
initiatives. cafirefoundation.org
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