FEMA Approves Fire Management Assistance Grant for Dove Fire in Tuolumne County

Source: US Federal Emergency Management Agency

Headline: FEMA Approves Fire Management Assistance Grant for Dove Fire in Tuolumne County

FEMA Approves Fire Management Assistance Grant for Dove Fire in Tuolumne County

OAKLAND, Calif

 – The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Region 9 Administrator authorized the use of federal funds to assist the State of California in combating the Dove Fire burning in Tuolumne County

 On July 26, the State of California submitted a request for a Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) for the Dove Fire

At the time of the request, the fire was threatening approximately 620 homes in and around Jamestown and Sonora, CA

Mandatory evacuations had taken place for approximately 1,300 people

The fire began on July 26 and had already burned more than 167 acres

 FMAGs provide federal funding for up to 75 percent of eligible firefighting costs

 FMAGs are approved through FEMA to assist in fighting fires that threaten to become major disasters

Eligible costs covered by FMAGs can include expenses for field camps, equipment use, materials, supplies and mobilization, and demobilization activities attributed to fighting the fire

For more information on FMAGs, visit fema

gov/assistance/public/fire-management-assistance


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