By FireRescue1 Staff
OAKLAND, Calif. — FEMA has authorized the use of federal funds to help California fight the Pier Fire.
According to FEMA, California submitted a request for a Fire Management Assistance Declaration for the fire that was threatening 269 residences and six structures. The fire was 15 percent contained.
Around 1,641 people are part of a mandatory evacuation. The fire has burned more than 20,259 acres.
Fire Management Assistance Grants provide funding for up to 75 percent of eligible firefighting costs such as field camps, equipment use, mobilization and demobilization activities.
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