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 Tuolumne 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 Wildfire Mitigation Home Hardening Program | A state home hardening initiative to retrofit, harden, and create defensible space for homes at high risk to wildfires, focusing on high socially-vulnerable communities and providing financial assistance for low- and moderate-income households.
Contact cwmp@co.tuolumne.ca.us for more information. |
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Tuolumne County Fire Safe Council
Contact: Mike Olenchalk |
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Yosemite Foothills Fire Safe Council
Contact: Rick Whybara |
 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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| Cedar View – Twain Harte Clifftonites – Groveland Comstock Ranch – Sonora Crest Valley – Groveland Elks Hill – Sonora Gold Springs Ranch – Columbia Greenley Oaks – Sonora High Sierra Old Fellows AKA Sierra Park – Mi Wuk Village Keeley Drive-Arno Way – Sonora Mira Monte – Tuolumne Point Viewers – Groveland Ridgewood 108 – Sonora Sonora Knolls Dragoon Gulch – Sonora Tanager – Strawberry Tellara – Sonora Twain Harte Heights – Twain Harte Wildwood-Shadybrook – Twain Harte |
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Central Sierra VOAD
Contact: Sherri Reusche, Coorinator |
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Tuolumne County CERT
Phone: 209-533-6395 2, South Green Street, Sonora Knolls, |
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Twain Harte CERT
Contact: Carol Hallett – Program Manager |
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Groveland CERT
Email: grovelandcert@gmail.com 18966 Ferretti Road, |
Fire departments and government agencies in your area may be offering wildfire risk reduction programs and help.
Tuolumne County Office of Emergency Services
Contact: Dore Bietz, OES Assistant Director
Phone: (209) 533-6395
Email: oes@co.tuolumne.ca.us
48 W. Yaney, 4th Floor, Sonora, CA 95370
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Tuolumne Fire District
Phone: (209) 928-4505 18690 Main St, |
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Sonora Fire Department
Phone: (209) 532-7432 201 S. Shepherd Street, |
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Mi-Wuk Sugar Pine Fire Protection District
Phone: (209) 586-5256 24247 Highway 108, |
