KFSC Awarded CALFIRE Wildfire Prevention Grant - Kernville Community Protection Plan

The Kern Fire Safe Council is proud to announce we have been awarded a CAL FIRE Wildfire Prevention Grant in the amount of $816,677.12. These funds will support critical wildfire mitigation efforts on the western edge of Kernville, primarily taking place within the Frontier Trail community and surrounding area.

This project will be known as the “Frontier Trail & Kernville Community Protection Plan.” It will be implemented over a 3-year timeframe, and will be done in collaboration with the Kern County Fire Department, the United States Forest Service (Kern River Ranger District), and the Frontier Trail Home Owners Association.

The project aims to reduce wildfire risk and improve safety for the town of Kernville, and the surrounding Sequoia National Forest. Funding from this grant is allocated to conduct hazardous fuels reduction on about 180 acres by means of roadside brush clearance, thinning of overgrown trees and assistance in creating defensible space around homes. These efforts will build on existing firebreaks established by the Kern County Fire Department, and will support fuels management work in the nearby Sequoia National Forest.