The state of California will be rolling out a first-of-its-kind fund to assist in curbing the state’s wildfire problem.
The fund is intended to demonstrate that careful, controlled burning is key to mitigating the risk of larger, high-severity wildfires.
Up to two million dollars in coverage of a twenty million dollar fund will be allocated to a qualified fire project, in the case that a prescribed burn escapes control. The fund will also advance cultural burning, providing cultural practitioners with a safeguard.
This is all part of a larger vision for restoring beneficial fire across California’s fire-adapted ecosystems.
More information can be found on Cal Fire’s website; https://www.fire.ca.gov/.
