Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and the California Fire Foundation (CFF) are accepting grant applications this week from California-based fire departments and community-based organizations focused on wildfire safety and preparedness. The grant program continues a seven-year successful partnership between PG&E and CFF. Applications will be accepted beginning May 30 and must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. on June 30, 2024, through the CFF website. Award notification will begin July 31, 2024.
PG&E and The PG&E Corporation Foundation (PG&E Foundation) are providing a total of $1.4 million to CFF’s Wildfire Safety and Preparedness Program (WSPP). The WSPP continues to raise public awareness about wildfire safety and deliver resources to underserved communities in high fire-risk areas. It includes a competitive grant program that last year awarded 48 local fire departments and community groups $730,000 in funding.
Funding in 2023 supported:
- Purchasing approximately 2,800 pieces of personal protection equipment (PPE) including helmets, boots, gloves, goggles and fire shelters
- Removing over 176 acres of hazardous tree and brush
- Chipping and hauling of 380,500 pounds of tree limbs, branches and other combustibles
- Conducting 25 prescribed fires or pile burns for forest management
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I need a grant to pay my outrageous bills…
Meanwhile, I have a couple of trees by power lines, and the tree trimmers they sub this work out to show up at least 2 times per year and want to trim them because a few small branches are near the power lines. I bet they charge PG&E up the wazoo, which jacks up everyone’s bill. I should get a $500,000 grant to keep them trimmed.
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