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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) and
Georgia Forestry Commission
(GFC)
Project Title: Enhanced Fuels Management and Community Wildfire Protection Plans
Project Manager: Bob Campbell
Project E-mail: efm@gfc.state.ga.us
Project Mailing Address: 5003 Jacksonville Hwy; Waycross GA 31503 ATTN: Recovery/Enhanced Fuels Mgt
GFC Project #: 1G319
Federal ID #: 09-DG-11084419-027
Funds Amount $3,589,000
Funds Allocation Matrix
Landowners - $2,279,000 for payments to landowners in Charlton, Clinch, and Ware counties, Georgia, within one mile of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge to contract implementation of approved wildfire mitigation practices
Georgia Forestry Commisison - $690,000 for GFC to hire 4 fund managers and 3 mitigation specialists, and to contract 1 mitigation supervisor
Georgia Forestry Commission - $270,000 for GFC to provide prescribed burning services to landowners within one mile of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
Georgia Forestry Commission - $150,000 for GFC to contract for updating area maps that aid in wildfire suppression efforts
Georgia/Florida Communities - $200,000 for sub-grants to Communities impacted by the GA Bay Complex Wildire of 2007 to implement Community Wildfire Protection Plan and Firewise practices.
Qualification and Application Information
Jobs | Landowner | Vendor
Project Description: This project will continue efforts by landowners adjacent to the Okefenokee Wildlife Refuge to create a wildfire resilient buffer surrounding the Okefenokee Swamp. Efforts will include forest fuel reduction techniques and forest management practices that contribute to effective wildfire managment. Communities in the vicinity at risk from wildfire will be granted limited funding for wildfire mitigation projects. Community Wildfire Protection Plans will be written for Charlton, Ware, And Clinch Counties. In 2007 Georgia and Florida suffered their worst wildfire in history burning some 560,000 acres in and around the Okefenokee. This project is a collaborative effort to mitigate future fires that burn in the Okefenokee.
Federal Program Funding Source:
10.688 ARRA Wildland Fire Management
Enhanced Fuels Management and Community Wildfire Protection Plans
USDA Forest Service Southern Region
1720 Peachtree Road NW Ste 876s
Atlanta GA 30309
Phone: 404.347.4569
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