Wildfire Prevention, Management, and Emergency Operations Project

Overview

Wildfires are one of the most serious challenges facing California. Each year, millions of acres burn, homes and businesses are threatened, and communities are left struggling to recover. As a California nonprofit, Fetch Fund Inc. is supporting this project because it directly affects our own backyard. This is the fund’s flagship project, focused on advancing prevention, management, response, and recovery in cooperation with partners across the state.

Role of Fetch Fund

Fetch Fund is serving as a fiscal sponsor and operational supporter. We provide financial administration, compliance, and oversight. We work with companies, individual innovators, and organizations to help develop and implement solutions. Our role is to make sure promising ideas can move from development into real-world use.

Project Scope

The program is centered on four main areas:

  1. Wildfire prevention, including vegetation management, defensible space, and risk monitoring.

  2. Wildfire management, including data tools, fire behavior modeling, and support for coordination between agencies.

  3. Emergency operations and response, including support for incident command systems, resource deployment, and evacuation planning.

  4. Recovery and resilience, including rebuilding efforts, land restoration, and adaptive infrastructure for communities.

California Agency Partnerships

The project is designed to work with and support state and local agencies such as:

  • CAL FIRE for prevention, suppression, and statewide fire response

  • California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) for disaster response and recovery planning

  • California Natural Resources Agency for forest and land management

  • County and municipal fire departments and emergency services in high-risk areas such as Los Angeles, San Diego, Sonoma, Sacramento, and the Sierra foothills

We also aim to partner with universities, nonprofits, and private companies to bring forward new solutions.

Why This Matters

For Fetch Fund, this project is personal. California is home, and every year our neighbors and communities face the threat of devastating fires. Supporting this effort is about protecting families, natural landscapes, and the future of the state.

Call to Collaboration

We are open to working with any stakeholders who share this mission. State and local governments, community leaders, researchers, and private innovators are invited to join in building stronger prevention, management, and recovery systems for California.