KELSEYVILLE, Calif. — The California Fire Safe Council has awarded a $20,000 Community Fire-Safe Capacity-Building Grant to the Konocti Fire Safe Council.
The grant was created to encourage the formation of fire safety councils around California by providing funds to support capacity building, including media and communication as well as volunteer management.
The Konocti Fire Safe Council, or KFSC, competed successfully for one of the 14 projects funded statewide.
Funding for this grant program is also provided by Edison International and the California Department of Conservation as part of the Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program.
The Konocti Fire Safe Council was formed in an effort to unite residents in the Soda Bay corridor area to meet the challenges of living in a location that is highly vulnerable to wildfire.
The mission of the Konocti Fire Safe Council is to increase community wildfire preparedness and survivability through education, project and resource development, evacuation readiness and hazardous fuel reduction.
The $20,000 grant will be used to purchase equipment that will help expand the council’s community outreach program, upgrade communication technologies, and provide development of fire safety and mitigation projects, said Phil Hartley, vice president of the KFSC Board of Directors.
The geographic coverage of the Konocti Fire Safe Council encompasses eight designated Zonehaven zones — KEL-E103, KEL-108, KEL-E117, KEL-E120, KEL-E122, KEL-134, KEL-E146 and KEL-E152 — that include Gaddy Lane, along Soda Road to the intersection of Kit’s Corner and Highway 29, Point Lakeview Road and State Route 281.
The KFSC represents such communities as Soda Bay, Kelseyville Riviera, Riviera Estates, Lakeview Estates, Konocti Shores, Riviera West, Buckingham, Riviera Heights and numerous mobile home parks, private homes and businesses along the Soda Bay Road corridor.
If you would like the Konocti Fire Safe Council outreach committee to visit your neighborhood or to request additional information, please contact them at 707-279-2245 or visit www.KonoctiFireSafe.org.
Konocti Fire Safe Council awarded capacity-building grant
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