FEMA FIRE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE GRANTED FOR THE PARK FIRE
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20240729/fema-fire-management-assistance-granted-park-fire]


Release Date: 
July 29, 2024 

OAKLAND, CALIF. – The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s
(FEMA) Region 9 Administrator authorized the use of federal funds on
July 27 at 3:15 p.m. PDT / 6:15 p.m. EDT to assist the state of
California in combating the Park Fire burning in Tehama County. The
Park Fire was previously approved for a Fire Management Assistance
Grant (FMAG) on July 24, 2024, for Butte County.

On July 27, the state of California submitted a request for an
additional Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) for the Park Fire.
At the time of the request, the fire threatened approximately 779
homes in and around the communities of Campbellville, Paynes Valley,
Mineral, and Dales Ponderosa Sky Ranch, with a combined population of
around 1,815. Ninety-nine percent of the threatened homes are primary
residences.

The fire started on July 24, 2024, and has burned more than 350,000
acres of federal, state, and private land. There are 21 other large
fires currently burning within the state.

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 become
major incidents.
 

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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