Frontier Trail & Kernville Community Protection Plan

The Kern Fire Safe Council is proud to announce we have been awarded a CAL FIRE Wildfire
Prevention Grant in the amount of $816,677.12. These funds will support critical wildfire mitigationefforts on the western edge of Kernville, primarily taking place within the Frontier Trail communityand surrounding area.
This project will be known as the “Frontier Trail & Kernville Community Protection Plan.” It will be
implemented over a 3-year timeframe, and will be done in collaboration with the Kern County Fire Department, the United States Forest Service (Kern River Ranger District), and the Frontier TrailHome Owners Association.
The project aims to reduce wildfire risk and improve safety for the town of Kernville, and thesurrounding Sequoia National Forest. Funding from this grant is allocated to conduct hazardousfuels reduction on about 180 acres by means of roadside brush clearance, thinning of overgrowntrees and assistance in creating defensible space around homes. These efforts will build on existingfirebreaks established by the Kern County Fire Department, and will support fuels managementwork in the nearby Sequoia National Forest.
The Frontier Trail & Kernville Community Protection Plan is part of California Climate Investments, a
statewide
program that puts billions of Cap-and-Invest dollars to work reducing GHG emissions,strengthening the economy, and improving public health and the environment– particularly indisadvantaged communities. The Cap-and-Invest program also creates a financial incentive forindustries to invest in clean technologies and develop innovative ways to reduce pollution. CaliforniaClimate Investments projects include affordable housing, renewable energy, public transportation,zero-emission vehicles, environmental restoration, more sustainable agriculture, recycling, andmuch more. At least 35 percent of these investments are located within and benefiting residents ofdisadvantaged communities, low-income communities, and low-income households acrossCalifornia. For more information, visit the California Climate Investments website at:www.caclimateinvestments.ca.gov.

Future community meetings to discuss these plans in more detail will be coming at a later date.