Cost-Share & Assistance Programs

Find out about local programs to help offset the cost of fuels reduction and defensible space work

Financial and technical assistance available through local organizations to help you create defensible space, manage your forest or shrubland:

Organization

Service Area

Programs

Main Contact(s)

Website

Multiple Counties

WA Dept. of Natural Resources

Chelan & Douglas Counties

  • Fuels reduction

Lydia Sibborn

Lydia.Sibborn@
dnr.wa.gov

(509) 856-5506

Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)

Chelan & Douglas Counties

  • Fuels reduction

Wenatchee Service Center:
(509) 415-3692

Waterville
Service Center:
(509) 745-8561

County-Level

Cascadia Conservation District

Chelan County

  • Fuels reduction
  • Home assessments
  • Defensible space
  • Home hardening
  • Seasonal free chipping

Patrick Haggerty

PatrickH@
cascadiacd.org

(509) 306-3639

Community-Level

Wenatchee Valley Fire Dept

Wenatchee, East Wenatchee

  • Home assessments
  • Seasonal free chipping

Hillary Heard

[email protected]

(509) 662-4734

Chelan County Fire District 3

Leavenworth

  • Home assessments
  • Seasonal free Chipping
  • Free defensible space work

Cody Calhoon

[email protected]

Lake Wenatchee Fire & Rescue

Plain, Lake Wenatchee

  • Home assessments
  • Seasonal free Chipping

Kris King

[email protected]

(509) 423-9684