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 Mono 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.
| MLFD Community Chipping Program | Request vegetation chipping services from Mammoth Lakes Fire Department (MLFD) to aid in fuels reduction around your property.
Contact: Shane Holte, wui@mlfd.ca.gov, (760) 924-9014 |
| MLFD Home Defensible Space Wildfire Risk Evaluation | Request a property evaluation to assess your home’s wildfire risk level and get recommendations for action steps to bolster your defensible space and home hardening
Contact: Bob Rooks, wui@mlfd.ca.gov, (760) 924-9004 |
| Swall Meadows Fuel Reduction Project funded by CAL FIRE | This project seeks to reduce fuel loads and expand and re-treat existing firebreaks in and around the Community of Swall Meadows, Mono County
Contact: wheelercrestfsc@gmail.com |
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Mono Basin Fire Safe Council
Contact: Robbie Di Paulo |
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Wheeler Crest Fire Safe Council
Contact: Robin Bolser |
| June Lake Fire Safe Council
Contact: Patti Heinrich |
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| Mammoth Lakes Fire Safe Council
Contact: Matthew Diener |
 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. |
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| Small Meadows – Bishop Twin Lakes Property Owners Association – Bridgeport |
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Mammoth Lakes CERT
Contact: Marc Moscowitz |
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Inyo & Mono County Tribal CERT
Contact: Melinda McCartney |
Fire departments and government agencies in your area may be offering wildfire risk reduction programs and help.
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| Mono County Office of Emergency Services
Contact: Wendilyn Grasseschi, Wildfire Mitigation Coordinator |
Contact:
bdu.pio@fire.ca.gov
(909) 881-6949
3800 N Sierra Way,
San Bernardino, CA 92405
