Miscellaneous Special Projects for CAL FIRE Vegetation Management and Incident Response

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE)

What does it fund?

Various programs and projects that support fuels reduction and other CAL FIRE operations. These include but are not limited to:

• The Mobile Equipment Management Program: purchase, repair and maintenance of mobile equipment used for resource protection, fire and emergency response. Equipment can include chippers, track loaders, emergency crew transports, trailers, backhoes, fire engines, and trucks.

• The Vegetation Management Program: equipment purchases for prescribed fire operations in CAL FIRE Units, archaeological resource compliance contracts, costs that facilitate vegetation management and fuels reduction projects, and various promotion of prescribed fire such as through pilot projects and cultural burning awareness training. More information can be found on the program website.

• Environmental compliance positions and activities

• Administrative assistance

Who is eligible for funds?

CAL FIRE

How does this program provide benefits to priority populations?

Potential benefits to priority populations are not currently being assessed for this program.

How do I access funds?

These funds are generally implemented directly by CAL FIRE.

Funding timeline

CAL FIRE annually determines the amount of funding to be allocated to this program from its GGRF appropriations.

Cumulative Statistics

This is a new program and has not yet implemented any GGRF funds.