St. Louis County Gets $890k In Federal Government Awards To Reduce Wildfire Risk

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Minn. — St. Louis County has landed nearly $900,000 in Federal Government awards to help reduce wildfire risks.

The county’s proposal is one of the 100 projects selected nationwide to receive a portion of the $197 million through the Community Wildfire Defense Grant Program.

This new funding will broaden the county’s Firewise Program. This will be to assist a wider net of private property owners adjacent to federal lands to reduce their wildfire risk.