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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 Siskiyou 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.
California Wildfire Mitigation Program – Home Hardening Initiative The California Wildfire Mitigation Program is a pilot program of CalOES and CalFire, funded in part by FEMA to support California homeowners with protecting their property from wildfire damage through defensible space and home retrofitting.

Currently the California Wildfire Mitigation grant program is only accepting applications from the community of Mt. Shasta.

Mt. Shasta applicants, please apply here: wildfiremitigation.caloes.ca.gov

Salmon River Restoration Council

The Salmon River Restoration Council is a non-profit organization that has restoration programs centered on the Salmon River watershed and also provides support for local Fire Safe Councils.  View their accomplishments on the website.

PO Box 1089
Sawyers Bar, CA 96027
(530) 462-4665

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.


Siskiyou County Fire Safe Council

Phone: (530) 926-2089
Email: novavita@sbcglobal.net

1712 South Main Street
Yreka, CA 96097

  Juniper Flat Fire Safe Council

Contact: Marjorie King
Phone: 458-260-3060
Email: marjorie.jffsc@gmail.com

P.O. Box 55
Grenada, CA 96038

  Yreka Area Fire Safe Council

Contact: George Jennings
Phone: (530)-468-2888
Email: gjennings@sisqtel.net

P.O. Box 342
Fort Jones, CA 96032

  Greater Lake Shastina Fire Safe Council

Contact: Fire Safe Council Coordinator John McPhee
Phone: (530) 938-2789
Email: mcpheeford@gmail.com

5731 Antelope Court
Weed, CA 96094

  Hammond Ranch Fire Safe Council

Phone: (707) 255-7729
Email: hammondfiresafe@gmail.com

8305 Oak Ridge Drive
Weed, CA 96094

  Greater Weed Area Fire Safe Council

Contact: Kelly Conner
Phone: (530) 938-2886
Email: kelly.conner@fruitgrowers.com

  Lower Scott River Road Fire Safe Council

Contact: Perry Daniels
Phone: (530) 468-5233
Email: daniels@sisqtel.net

P.O. Box 342
Fort Jones, CA 96032

  Rattlesnake Creek Fire Safe Council

Contact: Larry Alexander, Chairperson
Phone: (530) 468-2888
Email: lalexander@sisqtel.net

P.O. Box 342
Fort Jones, CA 96032

  Scott Valley Fire Safe Council

Phone: (530) 468-2889
Email: lalexander@sisqtel.net

P.O. Box 342
Fort Jones, CA 96033

  Black Mt. Fire Safe Council

Contact: Ann Noel
Phone: (530) 475-3744
Email: bobbnoel@yahoo.com

  French Creek Fire Safe Council

Contact: Richard Van De Water, Chairperson
Phone: (530) 468-1214
Email: rvdw@sisqtel.net

  Quartz Valley Area Fire Safe Council

Phone: (530) 468-2888
Email: lalexander@sisqtel.net

P.O. Box 342
Fort Jones, CA 96032

  Mt. Shasta Area Fire Safe Council

Phone: (530) 926-089
Email: novavita@sbcglobal.net

206 Shasta Avenue
Mount Shasta, CA 96067

  Klamath River Fire Safe Council
Contact: Yvonne Wray
Phone: 530-465-2411
Email: yvonne@wolfpackinteractive.comP.O. Box 84
Klamath River, CA 96050
  Scott Bar Fire Safe Council
Contact: Ginetta Clark, Chairperson 
Phone:
(530)-496-3327
Email: sblibrarypo@yahoo.com
  Horse Creek Fire Safe Council

Phone: (530) 468-2888
Email: lalexander@sisqtel.net

P.O. Box 342
Fort Jones, CA 96032

  Copco/Bogus Fire Safe Council
Contact: Linda Oliver
Phone:
(530) 459-5623
Email: oranchmama@aol.com
  Dunsmuir Fire Safe Council

Contact: Lynda Scheben
Phone: (530) 351-5362
Email: dfsc.dunsmuir@gmail.com

P.O. Box 42
Dunsmuir, CA 96025

  McCloud Fire Safe Council

Phone: (530) 964-2103
Email: mccloudfiresafecouncil@gmail.com

P.O. Box 640
McCloud, CA 96057

  Butte Valley Fire Safe Council

Contact: Cathy Derby
Phone: (530) 398-4750
Email: kattderby@aol.com

26033 Butte Creek Road
Bray, CA 96058

 

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

Siskiyou County Risk Map

Siskiyou County Disaster Directory


Local Fire Departments and Government Agencies

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

siskiyou oes logo Siskiyou County Office of Emergency Services

Phone: (530) 841-2155

1312 Fairlane Road
Yreka, CA 96097

City of Dunsmuir Emergency Preparedness Department

Phone: 530-235-4822

5915 Dunsmuir Ave.
Dunsmuir, CA 96025

 

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