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Central Marin Fire details Measure C-funded projects and shaded fuel break progress
Summary
Central Marin Fire Chief Ruben Martin briefed the council on Measure C programs, local defensible-space inspections and the Greater Ross Valley shaded fuel break, reporting substantial progress and describing residents’ roles and available grant assistance.
Central Marin Fire Chief Ruben Martin briefed the Larkspur City Council on Feb. 19 about wildfire-hazard mitigation programs funded through the Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority (Measure C), defensible-space inspections and the Greater Ross Valley shaded fuel break.
“Measure C, which was passed by our voters in 2020, created the Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority, which generates about $21,000,000 annually,” Chief Martin said, summarizing the funding structure that supports fuels management, evacuation-route improvements, home-evaluation grants and other prevention activities. He explained that roughly 80% of MWPA funding supports core regional projects, with the rest split between defensible-space/home-evaluation programs and local mitigation projects.
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