Mountain Valley Resource Conservation & Development Council's Mitigation Cost-Share Assistance Program offers 50% reimbursement for residents within an 8-county region (includes McDowell) to hire out a contractor or rent equipment to reduce their home's risk of ignition from wildfire. Preference is given to homes or communities within a moderate to high wildfire risk area.
This program can assist residents living in McDowell, but also Buncombe, Madison, Henderson, Polk, Transylvania, Cleveland, and Rutherford counties.
Mitigation tasks include:- Tree and brush thinning
- Dead vegetation removal
- Pruning trees & shrubs
- Cleaning gutters
Projects must be within 100 feet of the home or 10 feet from the driveway. Cost-share reimbursements are offered until funds run out. Reimbursements are capped at $2,000.
Contact Jen Haas, Wildfire Preparedness Coordinator, at 828-206-6159, wildfires@mountainvalleysrcd.org
