Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council Defensible Space and Hazard Tree Cost-Share (CAL FIRE grant)

Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council (CAL FIRE Wildfire Prevention grant funding)

OpenCost Share

Program rules decide eligibility. Check details with the program before starting work.

Award: Amount set by the program
Status: Open
Who it's for: Cost-share program: the homeowner pays 25% of the total project cost and a CAL FIRE Wildfire Prevention grant covers the other 75%. It pays for work to meet California defensible space requirements (PRC 4291) and for removal of dead, dying or diseased trees. The council states there are no income or other qualifying conditions to participate. Defensible space grants are available once every three years, and homeowners are asked to maintain the property with simple hand tools afterward. Offered to homeowners in the council's mountain communities.
Cost share: The homeowner pays 25% of the total project cost; a CAL FIRE Wildfire Prevention grant covers the other 75%.
Where: Mountain communities served by the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council (Idyllwild area, San Jacinto Mountains, Riverside County); the page map has no text boundary
Measures: Defensible space, Tree Removal

How to Apply

Submit the online Application for Service at mcfsc.org/afs/.
The council evaluates the property.
The form states the homeowner is not charged unless they sign an agreement after evaluation.
Work is done and the homeowner pays the 25% share.

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Source · Checked October 29, 2026