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Below you will find local wildfire preparedness programs, grants and resources to help you make home / property improvements and reduce wildfire risk in your community.  Scroll down to access grants and resources for Calaveras County.

Refer back to the “Get Started” page for statewide California information on brush clearing and other requirements and risk reduction resources for improving your home’s chances of surviving a wildfire and increasing your and your community’s eligibility for insurance discounts and renewal rewards.

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Wildfire Risk Reduction (Mitigation) Resources

View grants, community programs and information that can help you reduce the chances of a wildfire damaging or destroying your home. “Home hardening” means home improvements.  “Defensible space” means creating a plant and tree-free zone around your home.

Seniors and Disabled Persons Defensible Space Program This program, available for senior and disabled residents of Calaveras County, provides a contractor to conduct property inspections and create defensible space around residents’ homes.

Contact info@calaverasfiresafecouncil.org or call (209) 728-8785 for more information. 

Calaveras County Tree Mortality Program This program sees to the removal of certain dead or dying trees at no cost to the property owner, once the County receives signed Right of Entry (ROE) forms back from property owners.

Contact rrharrisconsulting@gmail.com or call (707) 685-5508 for more information.

Local Wildfire Preparedness Resources

View contact information for Fire Safe Councils, Firewise Communities, and other programs that are working towards wildfire resilient communities.


Fire Safe Councils are community-led organizations that mobilize residents to protect their homes and communities from wildfire.


Calaveras Foothills Fire Safe Council

Contact: Bill Fullerton
Phone: (209) 728-8785

Email: info@calaverasfiresafecouncil.org

 

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Firewise is a national program that encourages communities to work together to assess and reduce wildfire risks. Visit Become a Firewise USA Site to learn how to make your community Firewise.


Big Trees POA – Arnold
Blue Lake Springs HOA – Arnold
El Rancho Loma Serena HOA – Mountain Ranch
Forest Meadows – Murphys
Grizzly Ranch HOA – Arnold
Lake Mont Pines HOA – Arnold
Mill Woods – Arnold
Pinebrook Subdivision – Arnold
Poker Flat Property Owners Association Inc – Copperopolis
Sheep Ranch
CERT logo Calaveras Consolidated Fire CERT

Contact: Dennis Lewis
Phone: (209) 712-3120

Email: delewis63@yahoo.com

Central Sierra VOAD (Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster)

Contact: Sherri Reusche, Coorinator – Calaveras Chamber of Commerce
Phone: (209) 986-3413

Email: jsreusche@comcast.net

Wildfire Preparedness

View contact information for Fire Safe Councils, Firewise Communities, and other programs that are working towards wildfire resilient communities.

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Local Fire Departments and Government Agencies

Fire departments and government agencies in your area may be offering wildfire risk reduction programs and help.


Calaveras County Office of Emergency Services

Phone: (209) 754-2890
Email: ccoes@co.calaveras.ca.us

891 Mountain Ranch Road
San Andreas, CA 95249

Calaveras Consolidated Fire | Valley Springs CA Calaveras Consolidated Fire

Phone: (209) 786-2227
Email: admin@calcofire.org

6501 Jenny Lind Road
Valley Springs, CA 95252

Ebbetts Pass Fire Department – 36268-01 – Golden State Fire Apparatus Ebbetts Pass Fire District

Phone: (209) 795-1646
Email: epfd@epfd.org

CALFIRE Tuolomne-Calaveras Unit

Phone: (209) 754-3831

785 Mountain Ranch Road
San Andreas, CA 95249

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