PG&E and California Fire Foundation Renew Partnership to Tackle Wildfire Risk
July 02 2020 - 1:00PM
Business Wire
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has renewed its
partnership with the California Fire Foundation (CFF) by providing
$1.2 million for a Wildfire Safety and Preparedness grant.
The partnership creates grant funding opportunities for fire and
community organizations to address the ongoing risk of wildfire.
Applications must be submitted by July 15, 2020 and awardee
notification will begin July 31, 2020.
“PG&E is proud to continue our support for the California
Fire Foundation in its work to help make California more resilient
to fire risk. We all play a role in reducing the fire threat in our
communities. We are committed to bolstering wildfire prevention and
response by helping to ensure firefighters and residents have the
necessary resources to prevent catastrophic wildfires,” said
Michael Lewis, senior vice president of Electric Operations,
PG&E.
PG&E’s contribution is a continuation of a 3-year
collaboration between PG&E and CFF to support fire safety
awareness. In 2018 and 2019, CFF provided funding from the annual
grant to 95 fire departments and fire agencies throughout
California. Funding targets specific communities identified as
extreme or elevated fire risk as identified by the California
Public Utilities Commission High Fire-Threat District map.
“The California Fire Foundation’s partnership with PG&E
helps expand resources to, not only fire agencies, but
community-based organizations around the state to educate and
prepare for the wildfires we know are coming,” said Rick Martinez,
Executive Director of the CFF. “This joint effort enables agencies
to be better equipped and communities to have the resources to plan
ahead, ultimately ensuring the lives and property of all
Californians are protected.”
Specifically, the grant program has funded:
- Fire equipment purchases, local fire education programs, and
defensible space and vegetation management efforts.
- Fire safety messaging targeting underserved communities in
English, Spanish, Chinese, Hmong and Vietnamese.
- A statewide fire safety awareness campaign through television,
radio, digital and outdoor advertisements.
The grant program also supports the creation of fire prevention
and safety education materials in multiple languages. This effort
aims to overcome language barriers and increase access to
educational resources among California’s underserved populations.
The program’s goal is to continue building generational resiliency
in high fire-threat communities through resources and
education.
The CFF, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, aids firefighters,
their families and the communities they protect. The CFF’s
Firefighters on Your Side program, also supported by PG&E,
provides multi-lingual, culturally relevant fire safety messaging
in both digital and print form, to assist the public in staying
safe.
About PG&E
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E
Corporation (NYSE:PCG), is one of the largest combined natural gas
and electric utilities in the United States. Based in San
Francisco, with more than 23,000 employees, the company delivers
some of the nation’s cleanest energy to nearly 16 million people in
Northern and Central California. For more information, visit
www.pge.com and www.pge.com/en/about/newsroom/index.page.
About California Fire Foundation
The California Fire Foundation, a non-profit 501 (c)(3)
organization, provides emotional and financial assistance to
families of fallen firefighters, firefighters and the communities
they protect. Formed in 1987 by California Professional
Firefighters, the California Fire Foundation’s mandate includes an
array of survivor and victim assistance projects and community
initiatives. cafirefoundation.org
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