SACRAMENTO – (INT) – With another wildfire season bearing down, a $536 million funding plan to help improve California’s resilience to wildfires has been announced.

“With California facing another extremely dry year, it is critical that we get a head start on reducing our fire risk”, Governor Newsom said.

The $536 million funding packaging includes $125 million from Greenhouse Gas Reduction Funds and $411 million from the General Fund. “We also hope to draw federal disaster prevention grants to match money spent on home hardening,” Newsom said Thursday. “We anticipate additional benefits from discussions on the 2021-2022 budget.”

Story Date: April 15, 2021