Firewise Community Grants

What

In 2022, Nevada County made 26 grants of $3,600 available to provide support to Firewise Communities as they worked to reduce the overabundance of hazardous vegetation in their neighborhoods, in particular in the aftermath of the severe winter storm that struck the area on December 27, 2021.

Nevada County contracted with Sierra Business Council to administer the application and provide technical assistance.

This project won a National Association of Counties (NACo) Award – details here: NACo Achievement Awards: Firewise Communities Microgrant Program

Where

Banner Mountain Firewise Community
Burma Firewise Community (2)
Greater Dalmatian-174 Firewise Community
Greenhorn Firewise Community
Harmony Firewise Community
Hyatt-Blue Sage Firewise Community (2)
Jones Bar Firewise Community
Juniper Hill Firewise Community
Kentucky Flat Firewise Community
Lake Vera Round Mountain Firewise Community
Lower Colfax Firewise Community (2)
Montezuma Ridge West Firewise Community
Old Mill Firewise Community
Outer Jackass Flats Firewise Community
Salmon Mine-East Sages Firewise Community
Scott's Flat Pines Firewise Community
Sherwood Forest Firewise Community
Sierra Hills Firewise Community
Squirrel Creek Ranches Firewise Community (2)
West End Donner Lake Firewise Committee
You Bet Firewise Community (2)

Impact

Micro-Grants funded collaborative projects providing community-wide benefits, such as renting a chipper for community use, contracting for transportation of downed vegetation to processing sites, renting equipment, or hiring a contractor to clear evacuation routes on private roadways. In sum: