KFSC Receives Award From USDA Community Wildfire Defense Grant Program for Home Ignition Zone Assessments

KFSC received an award from the USDA Community Wildfire Defense Grant Program for a community home ignition zone (HIZ) assessment project for the Mt. Pinos Communities, which will include some fuel reduction for homeowners CWGD Round 1).

Grant term is 10/1/2023 – 9/1/2028; and a second award to create an assessment and planning document for the Greater Tehachapi highways and roads which will be used to apply for future grant funds to implement projects identified that will improve emergency ingress and egress and reduce fire starts along those roadways (CWDG Round 2). The HIZ project is underway, and the roads project is awaiting final agreement paperwork.