Senior Disabled Defensible Space Clearance Assistance

Change your property From This.....                   to This!

The Senior Disabled Defensible Space Assistance program is for Plumas County residents over 65 years of age or for residents with a medical physical disability. The Plumas Fire Safe Council will provide a free consultation to determine what work is necessary. 

PCFSC will:

• Provide assistance for seniors (over 65) or persons with a medical physical disability.
  
• Provide a free educational "Home Ignition Zone" consultation for determining work necessary to meet California's Defensible Space Law under Public Resources Code (PRC) 4291.
  
• Procure bids from qualified and insured contractors to provide up to $1,500 in service by working from the home and driveway outward, with a goal of meeting CA PRC 4291 requirements. 
  
• Certify the work completion before payments are made.
• Provide financial assistance based on a cost share basis for single residents making less than $46,453 and couples less than $53,089. See our income criteria on the second page of the application to understand how much this service will cost. 

PCFSC will not:

• Remove trash, or other non-vegetative materials surrounding the home.
• Provide a service if we cannot access the home due to high accumulations of non-vegetative debris.
• Provide a service if we cannot treat all vegetation around the home to meet the necessary standards.
• Guarantee to provide maintenance on an annual basis. Our goal is to assist residents in the initial creation of defensible space. Some maintenance projects may be funded if the FSC has the resources to provide that service.

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Download the Application for Assistance here:

APPLICATION for Assistance

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Guidelines for Creating Defensible Space

Contact Mike McCourt:
c/o Plumas County Fire Safe Council
P.O. Box 1225, Quincy, CA 95971 
283-0829 (FAX:  283-5465)
Email: mike@plumascorporation.org

The Plumas County Fire Safe Council provides this program with funding from the Plumas County Board of Supervisors, the Plumas NF through the Plumas Resource Advisory Committee, the California Fire Safe Council Clearinghouse with funds from the US Forest Service, Cal Fire State Responsibility Area Fire Prevention Funds, and assistance from Plumas Corporation and Plumas Rural Services.