FEMA FIRE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE GRANTED FOR THE ALISAL FIRE
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20211013/fema-fire-management-assistance-granted-alisal-fire]


Release Date: 
10월 13, 2021 

OAKLAND, CALIF. – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has
authorized the use of federal funds to assist the state of California
in combating the Alisal Fire burning in Santa Barbara County.

On Oct. 12, the state of California submitted a request for a Fire
Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) for the Alisal Fire. At the time
of the request, the fire threatened approximately 200 residential
structures in and around Goleta. The fire also threatened commercial
properties, state beaches, a landfill, Highway 101, Union Pacific and
Amtrak railways, an oil and gas plant, power transmission lines and an
interagency repeater tower system.

The FEMA regional administrator approved the state’s request on Oct.
12, as the fire threatened to become a major incident.

FMAGs provide federal funding for up to 75 percent of eligible
firefighting costs. The Disaster Relief Fund provides allowances for
FMAGs through FEMA to assist in fighting fires that threaten to cause
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
[https://www.fema.gov/assistance/public/fire-management-assistance].

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