Major wine industry groups are calling on Napa County to explore running its own fire department for rural areas, rather than contracting with Cal Fire to do the job.
The groups also endorsed the countyâs recent decision to explore creating a quarter-cent sales tax ballot measure for wildfire prevention. They advised the county to strengthen local firefighting capabilities.
âIt is apparent that this multi-layered issue requires a multi-pronged solution,â the groups said in a July 9 letter.
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Sonoma County recently hit the jackpot by securing a $37 million federal grant for wildfire preparations, leading some in this side of the hills to wonder why Napa County wasnât even in the game.
The money is coming from the Federal Emergency Management Agencyâs Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities grant program. It can be used for such things as creating fuel breaks.
President Joe Biden announced the Sonoma County grant during a late-June briefing to western state governors.
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