Get Started Here

Mitigation Grants & Free Resources

Insurance Help

Shasta County

Shasta County

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 Shasta 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.

CALIFORNIA RESOURCES

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.

ReCoverCA Owner-Occupied Mitigation (OOM) Grant Eligible Home Hardening & Mitigation Costs Include:
• Debris clearance, demolition, landscaping, repairs, etc. that increase the level of protection from future wildfires and disasters.
• Defensible Space and Home Hardening activities that increase resilience and reduce or eliminate long-term risks and impacts of future disasters.
• Activities that assist in bringing a home and property up to code with Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) standards.If you have questions regarding the ReCoverCA OOM Grant, call ReCoverCA at (916) 202-1764 or email ReCoverCA@hcd.ca.gov.
Defensible Space Chipping Program Through grants and donations, the Shasta County Fire Safe Council is providing chipping services to residents of Shasta County.

Visit the website for more information, or contact chipper@shastafiresafe.orgClick here to apply.

Whitmore area Wildfire Home Hardening Program Shasta FSC and Cal OES have a financial assistance program to aid Whitmore area residents with home hardening, retrofit and defensible space upgrades.

Contact safehomes@shastafiresafe.org, (530) 776-5144, or visit the website to learn more. Click here to apply.

Redding Defensible Space Inspections The Redding Fire Department offers free home defensible space evaluations.

Click here to apply.

 

LOCAL WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS RESOURCES

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

Shasta Fire Safe Council Shasta County Fire Safe Council
Phone: (530) 360-0120

P.O Box 338
Palo Cedro CA, 96073

 Burney Basin Fire Safe Council Burney Basin Fire Safe Council
Phone: (530) 336-6591
Email: sharmie@frontiernet.net

P.O. Box 83
McArthur, CA 96056

Shingletown Council Incorporated

Phone: (530)474-1708
Email: FireSafe@ShingletownCouncil.org

P.O. Box 322
Shingletown, CA 96088

Whitmore Fire Safe Council Whitmore Fire Safe Council

Phone: (530) 472-3337
Email: cwithey@yahoo.com

P.O. Box 296
Whitmore, CA 96096

Firewise Banner - Residents Reducing Wildfire Risks
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.


Bella Vista/Dusty Oaks Trail – Bella Vista
Day Lassen Bench – McArthur
Happy Valley Firewise – Anderson
Inwood – Shingletown
LakeheadLakeshore
Oak Run – Oak Run
Old Shasta – Shasta
Shasta Forest VillageShingletown
Silverthorn Summer Homes Inc – Redding
Tierra Oaks Estates – Redding
Whispering Woods Estates – Shingletown

Whitmore – Whitmore

 

Wildfire Preparedness

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

Listos California Disaster Ready Guide

Shasta County Risk Map

Shasta County Disaster Directory

Shasta County Alerts

Local Fire Departments and Government Agencies

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

Shasta County logo

Shasta County Office of Emergency Services

Phone: (530) 245-6000

300 Park Marina Circle
Redding, CA 96001

CALFIRE and Shasta Fire
Shasta County Fire Department / CAL FIRE Shasta-Trinity Unit
Phone: (530) 225-2418

875 Cypress Avenue
Redding, CA 96001

City of Redding Fire Department
Phone: (530) 225-4141
Email
: reddingfire@cityofredding.org

777 Cypress Avenue, 1st Floor
Redding, CA 96001

 

Wildfire Risk Reduction and Insurance Updates