Partners in Wildfire Prevention Fuel Reduction Grant Match
Up to $3,500 of cost-share funds is available to reduce your fire risk.
Update May 2025:
DFSC has temporarily closed the applications for the Partners in Wildfire Prevention fuel reduction grant match. No new applications can be submitted at this time. We have received a large response to the program and have limited funding to provide matches. We will reopen the application form when new funding is available. Please contact Joelle Fraser joelle@diablofiresafe.org with any questions or concerns
The Diablo Firesafe Council supports a wide variety of wildfire prevention and hazard mitigation by securing and providing funds for proven risk-reduction measures.
TREE REDUCTION: This group used their cost-share grant to reduce the size of an 120 foot tall eucalyptus tree in danger of falling and blocking their only evacuation route. Left to right: Jordan Goyton, Irene Martin and DFSC Board member Rosemary Chang of Lower Kilkare Road 500 Safety Team in Sunol.
GOAT GRAZING: Board member Ra Criscitiello used her cost-share grant to hire goats to reduce the fuel loads in their neighborhood. They were hungry!
From thinning dead trees to clearing roadways, getting fire-safe often requires hiring professional services. That work may be eligible for cost-sharing assistance of up to $3,500 per project. Funds are available to organizations or groups of individuals to hire contractors to reduce fuel loads and create defensible space.
We review applications on a quarterly basis and welcome the opportunity to help.
DFSC may assist Alameda County or Contra Costa County property owners with vegetation management projects that will lead to compliance with their local fire department’s defensible space requirements in areas designated as Priority Hazard Zones.
FUEL REDUCTION: Marjorie Freedman helped facilitate fuel-reduction work for her HOA neighborhood in Monte Vista Villas near where the Keller Fire occurred in October 2024.
SWEAT EQUITY: Wendy Tokuda used cost-share funds for her and her volunteers to transform an area previously a briar patch in a Priority Hazard Zone of the Oakland hills.
Contractors will be hired directly by property owners with cost-sharing funds augmenting property owner contributions. Diablo Firesafe Council will maintain a list of contractors to aid the property owners with the selection and scoping of project work. We pay a portion of project costs directly to contractors, though contractors and homeowners will not contract with the Diablo Firesafe Council.
Contact Joelle Fraser with any questions at joelle@diablofiresafe.org