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■ Selective tree removal (thinning) to improve forest health to withstand wildfire ■ Modification of vegetation adjacent to roads to improve public safety for egress of evacuating residents and ingress of responding emergency personnel ■ Reduction of fuel loading around critical infrastructure to maintain continuity of government and other critical services ■ Purchase of fuel modification equipment not to exceed a cumulative total of $750,000. Equipment is an item of $5,000 or more per unit cost and has a tangible useful life of more than one year ■ Supplies include items under $5,000 per unit cost. Chainsaws are an example of a supply item and are not considered equipment ■ Projects to improve compliance with defensible space requirements as required by Public Resources Code Section 4291 (Projects eligible for CCI funds are low-income, disabled, or elderly households per CA requirements) ■ Seasonal and temporary prescribed grazing consistent with increasingthe protection of people, structures, and communities CAL FIRE WP grants are available to local agencies, including the City, County, Fire Protection Districts, Community Services Districts, Fire Safe Councils, and other qualified non-profit organizations with a 501 (c)(3) designation. Individual property owners and HOAs are not eligible to apply for these grants, but the funds can be used for private property. The City of Pleasanton was awarded a $1 million grant from this CAL FIRE grant program in 2023 to reduce vegetative fuel loads that have built up in Augustin Bernal Community Park in partnership with the East Bay Regional Park District. The park has 237 acres of natural open space, 70 acres of which burned in the 2022 Canyon fire, and has never had fuel thinning work conducted. The project is in the planning stages as of the writing of this appendix. FEMA Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) supports states, local governments, tribes, and territories as they work to reduce their hazard risk. Eligible states, territories, and federally recognized tribal governments can submit applications for BRIC funding. Homeowners, business operators, and nonprofit organizations cannot apply directly to FEMA. However, they can be included in a grant funded hazardous fuel reduction or vegetation management program. The following activities are eligible for FEMA hazardous fuel reduction funds: ■ Pruning: Removing the lower (live and dead) limbs of a tree reduces ladder fuels. This is frequently done alongside roads, thus increasing the effectiveness of the road as an existing fuel- break. ■ Utility Vegetation management: Using herbicides to kill unwanted vegetation, brush removal around powerlines, and directional pruning. This method considers both structural integrity and the health of the tree. It guides tree branches away from powerlines and reduces internal decay. ■ Removal of Understory: Removing shrubs and plants growing beneath the main canopy of a forest. APPENDIX A -WILDFIRE 27 of 219