Saratoga's FireSafe Council gets $185k grant for wildfire resilience projects
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The Santa Clara County FireSafe Council received a $185,000 grant from San Jose Water for wildfire resilience projects in the Call of the Wild and Chemeketa Park communities. These areas are marked as having very high fire hazard severity by Cal Fire. The funding will support the installation of five AI-enabled wildfire smoke detection systems and improved roadway signage to assist emergency services. Additionally, a public restroom with advanced technology is being introduced in Saratoga Village for user convenience.
The Saratoga-based Santa Clara County FireSafe Council announced that it received a $185,000 grant for wildfire resilience projects near the Los Gatos Creek Watershed.
The grant was given to the council by San Jose Water for wildfire resilience efforts in the Call of the Wild and Chemeketa Park communities.
The money will be used to buy and install five new AI-enabled wildfire smoke detection systems in the Call of the Wild neighborhood and for other resiliency projects.
A new public restroom with self-cleaning capabilities, automatic doors, and remote monitoring will be located in parking district 3 behind Net Max Realty.
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