PG&E Supports Local Fire Safe Councils with $250,000 for Wildfire Safety Projects
October 14 2022 - 11:41AM
Business Wire
Grants Help Fund 10 Projects in 8 Counties
The work of local California Fire Safe Councils (FSCs) is
critical to strengthening the safety and preparedness of local
communities in areas of extreme fire risk. That’s why Pacific Gas
and Electric Company (PG&E) is supporting eight FSCs with a
total of $250,000 for projects aimed at reducing the threat of
wildfires.
“We are working every day with our customers and communities to
manage trees and other vegetation located near powerlines and
equipment that could cause a wildfire or power outage. But we can’t
do it alone,” said Peter Kenny, PG&E Senior Vice President of
Vegetation Management and System Inspections. “That’s why our
long-standing partnership with local Fire Safe Councils, and our
shared goal of keeping our communities safe, is essential.”
Grants from PG&E will go toward ten projects in eight
counties that are to be completed by the end of the year. PG&E
has provided more than $17 million in funding to support local FSCs
in their efforts to improve fire safety since 2014.
“The California Fire Safe Council appreciates the empowerment
the grants from PG&E have provided our groups to help them
create safer and more resilient communities,” said Interim
Executive Director, Bruce Martin, of the California Fire Safe
Council.
Typical FSC projects include reducing fuel, creating fuel
breaks, and improving fire evacuation routes and emergency access
roads.
“With funding from PG&E, Napa County, and donations from
local fundraisers, we’re able to create roadside fuel breaks where
powerlines run overhead on Conn Valley Road,” said Mike Wilson,
Vegetation Program Manager for Napa Communities Firewise
Foundation, a nonprofit which received a total of $50,000 from
PG&E this year. “Working with a local contractor, we’re also
clearing the roadside at an intersection known as the Four Corners,
near Angwin, to make the area safer for the public and first
responders in the event of an evacuation.”
California, Oregon, and Washington, along with several other
western states, continue to experience an increase in wildfire risk
and a longer wildfire season. Nearly one-third of the electric
lines that provide PG&E customers with power are now in High
Fire-Threat District (HFTD) areas, as designated by the California
Public Utilities Commission (CPUC).
For the many ways PG&E works with customers and communities
to manage trees and other vegetation located near powerlines, visit
www.pge.com/trees.
Local Fire Safe Councils and 501(c)(3)
Organizations Receiving PG&E Funding for Projects
Organization
County
Amador Fire Safe Council
Amador
Auburn Lake Trails Fire Safety and
Improvement Council
El Dorado
Calaveras Foothills Fire Safe Council
Calaveras
Highway 168 Fire Safe Council
Fresno
Iowa Hill Community Club
Placer
Napa Communities Firewise Foundation
Napa
San Luis Obispo County Fire Safe
Council
San Luis Obispo
Trinity County Resource Conservation
District
Trinity
For tips and checklists on preparing for an emergency and
wildfire season, visit the PG&E Safety Action Center at
www.safetyactioncenter.pge.com.
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.
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