California Secures Federal Assistance to Support Response to Oak Fire in Mariposa County
The Californer/10202090

SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that California has secured a Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help ensure the availability of vital resources to suppress the Oak Fire burning in Mariposa County. Driven by hot, dry weather and drought conditions, the Oak Fire has burned 6,555 acres to date.

The FMAG, which is provided through the President's Disaster Relief Fund on a cost-share basis, will enable local, state and tribal agencies responding to the fire to apply for 75-percent reimbursement of their eligible fire suppression costs. The program, which is administered through the Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), provides rapid financial assistance to communities impacted by fires.

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Cal OES Fire and Rescue and CAL FIRE personnel are working in concert with state, local and federal agencies in response to the rapidly-moving fire. The State Operations Center is actively coordinating the state's fire response, dispatching mutual aid and addressing emergency management needs.

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