Cal Fire has awarded more than $43 million in fire prevention grants to help local communities prepare for the upcoming fire season. Along the North Coast Cal Fire has coordinated with local communities to identify areas where wildfire preparation is most needed. “In Bridgeville, there are 18 acres that are our top priority for fuel reduction,” said Cal Fire Battalion Chief Paul Savona. “The HUU (Humboldt-Del Norte Unit) has identified places like Bridgeville as vulnerable communities and we are trying to get the fuel reduction project done by June. Then you will see a bunch of fuel reduction projects across Humboldt County. We have hired six fuel reduction companies who are doing fuel reduction projects across the state.” More than 1.8 million acres burned in California in 2018 and the Mendocino complex, which scorched nearly 460,000 acres, became the largest complex fire in the state’s history.