Help communities create defensible space and reduce fuel near homes.
Reduce wildfire losses where risk is highest by helping communities take practical steps before fire season: defensible space, brush clearance, and readiness work in the WUI. This strategy supports deployments and storytelling that makes mitigation visible and normalizes ongoing local participation.
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Team Rubicon
Tax-deductibleVeteran-led disaster response and wildfire mitigation with trained volunteer crews.
Mechanism
About MediaHow Team Rubicon uses funding
- Identify priority WUI communities and the highest-risk home areas for mitigation work.
- Coordinate with local fire districts and community wildfire coalitions to scope and schedule deployments.
- Deploy trained crews to complete brush clearance, defensible space, and related mitigation work.
- Provide simple, repeatable guidance so homeowners can maintain defensible space over time.
- Publish updates and stories tied to decision windows to keep readiness and funding durable.
Milestones
Checkpoints and the expected timing for each step
- 1
Priority communities identified
0–30 daysTarget WUI communities and deployment partners are confirmed with a near-term schedule.
- 2
First mitigation deployments completed
1–3 monthsCrews complete initial defensible-space projects and publish a short summary of work done.
- 3
Homeowner guidance distributed
2–4 monthsRepeatable mitigation guidance is shared through local partners and channels.
- 4
Sustain + scale plan set
6–12 monthsA repeatable cadence for future deployments and maintenance follow-through is defined.