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The Reno Fire Department will be able to purchase firefighting equipment associated with a fuels-mitigation project in the urban wildland interface because of a grant from the U.S. Department of Interior.

Equipment to be purchased with the $250,000 Fire Safe Council grant will include a masticator (a large mulching machine used to clear brush and other fuels), a bobcat tractor, trailer, hand tools, and personal protective equipment.

The grant will complement the 2009 appropriation of $500,000 that was awarded to the Reno Fire Department through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Nevada Division of Emergency Management (DEM). The FEMA appropriation will pay for personnel who will use the Fire Safe Council grant funded equipment.

The fuels-mitigation project is expected to be conducted as early as next spring in several areas of the Northwest Reno, totally approximately 700 acres. Fuel reduction activities will include the removal of flashy fuels such as cheat grass and tumbleweeds along with other hazardous vegetation

Mitigating hazards to reduce the wildland fire threat in our urban community is essential. For more information about fire safety visit www.reno.gov or contact the Reno Fire Department’s Division of Fire Prevention at 775-334-2300.

Tags: City of Reno, council, public safety

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