SSCRA helped private residents in the Cobb Area clear defensible space around their homes and along access routes (driveways and property roads) through a three-year Fire Prevention grant from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) under the 2018 California Climate Investment Fire Protection Grant Program. The grant supported the formation of the first neighborhood organizations in the Cobb area known as Firewise Communities® by providing financial incentives for residential lot-clearing, sponsoring one of the local, semi-annual community fire safety workshops, and supporting local adaptation of the homeowner’s guide, Living with Wildfire in Lake County, California. This grant program expired December 30, 2021. Private land and forest owners should contact us about other programs that may be available in the near future or from our other partners in the nonprofit and county.