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DULUTH, MN (KDAL) - The U-S Department of Agriculture is providing a nearly 900 thousand dollar grant to St. Louis County to mitigate wildfire risks. ...

St. Louis County has received nearly $900,000 in federal funds to help reduce and fight wildfire risks in the Northland.

St. Louis County has received nearly $900,000 in federal funds to help reduce and fight wildfire risks in the Northland.

Funding to reduce wildfire risk up for grabs in Lane County Up to $15,500 in funding is available for each qualifying property. Posted: May 11, 2021 12:03 PM Posted By: Chelsea Hunt EUGENE, Ore. – Lane County’s Firewise Grant program is currently accepting applications. The grants provide rural property owners with funding to help complete projects that reduce the risk of wildfire, including: Clearing vegetation Non-combustible exterior siding Chimney spark arrestors “The Firewise grants are a great way for property owners to reduce the risk of wildfire to their homes,” said Lane Co...

Sonora, CA – Do you have your 100 feet of defensible space on your property completed yet? As an incentive, the Tuolumne County OES Department has set up a “Firewise” information booth in Courthouse Park in Sonora today (Tuesday, April 13) from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The national Firewise USA® recognition program provides a collaborative framework to help neighbors in a geographic area get organized, find direction, and take action to increase the ignition resistance of their homes and community and to reduce wildfire risks at the local level, according to county OES officials. On-hand to a...