California, United States
#00243
OngoingRegion
Case study of
#00296 Run neighborhood-scale wildfire retrofit programs
Implementer
California Governor's Office of Emergency Services and CAL FIRE
Location
California, United States36.7783, -119.4179
Description
California's Wildfire Mitigation Program, administered by the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services and CAL FIRE, funds community-scale home hardening and defensible-space work with a focus on socially vulnerable communities and direct financial assistance. Implementation is ongoing with no uniform statewide outcome data yet published.
Lessons learned
- Equity requires direct financial and technical support for low-income and renter households, not merely risk disclosure.
Documented Jul 30, 2026