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County accepts $750,000 USFS grant to clear hazardous vegetation on private evacuation routes

Nevada County Board of Supervisors · November 12, 2024
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Summary

The Board accepted a $750,000 United States Forest Service grant (with a 1:1 in‑kind match) to fund a Critical Evacuation Route and Hazardous Vegetation Removal Program that will solicit projects from Firewise communities, HOAs and nonprofits to reduce fuels on private roads and key ingress/egress routes.

The Board accepted a United States Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region Fire and Aviation Management grant of $750,000 (with a $750,000 in‑kind match) to scale up hazardous vegetation removal along private evacuation routes. Director of Emergency Services Craig Grisbach and senior analyst Alex Keeble Toll described the program…

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