California Fire Safe Council announces receipt of a $500,000 Edison International Wildfire Assistance Fund grant
SACRAMENTO – California Fire Safe Council announced the award of $500,000 from Edison International, parent company of Southern California Edison. The grant is in addition to an earlier 2018 Edison International $250,000 grant that provided small grants for community fire prevention and preparedness projects to 12 fire safe community organizations throughout SCE’s service area.“In addition to our Edison Wildfire Assistance Fund efforts to start and strengthen Fire Safe Councils, this generous and timely donation will enable CFSC to provide eight more Edison International Fire-Safe Community Grants, bringing the total to 20 grants to Southern California communities in SCE’s service area. These grants will help these communities prepare for catastrophic wildfire while exemplifyin