Berkeley gets wildfire grant

0 Comments | Oakland Tribune, Aug 23, 2004 | by STAFF WRITER

BERKELEY -- Berkeley has received a sizable federal grant to reduce the likelihood of urban wildland fires in the Berkeley hills, city officials announced this past week.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded the city a $413,000 fire prevention and safety grant. Berkeley will provide $177,000 in matching funds.

Representatives from FEMA will present the money to city officials at 11:30 a.m. today at Fire Station No. 2, 2029 Berkeley Way.

Grant money will be used to start and staff a fire hazard education program, evaluate past and current Berkeley inspection programs, start a vegetation management program and work with the University of California, Berkeley, on reducing fire hazards in the hills.