Partners

We are thrilled and honored to have received a generous Wildfire Prevention Grant from our Partners at RMC. Our organization is committed to safeguarding communities from fire hazards and disasters. Through education, planning, and proactive measures, we aim to reduce risks and save lives while teaching new skills, providing gainful employment, and providing a positive path for the next generation. Significant efforts are underway to mitigate another catastrophic wildfire in the Wildland Urban-Interface within Los Angeles and Orange County's Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones.

BreadFish has been awarded multiple special grants from our Partners at the California Fire Foundation for preventing,

preparing, and/or responding to major events, including

wildfires and other disasters.

The foundation has teamed up with funding partners

across the state to help local fire departments, firefighter

associations, fire safe councils and other community-based

organizations through individual grants.

Through the California Watershed Protection Fund we rehabilitated and cleaned up 3.05 miles of tributary, canals and shoreline in Lake Elsinore. Frequent dumping and homeless encampment sites have contributed to the degradation of the water quality. Stewards of the land, we helped remove a significant amount of trash and submerged debris from the waters edge. 145 Acres of the post Macy Fire burn scar were monitored for invasive species and eradicated.  

Collaboration with the Rose Foundation, local agencies, private sector, and residents were vital to our success. Together we build resilient communities capable of withstanding and recovering from disasters.

Thank you Riverside County Supervisor Karen Spiegel and her team for your support. Through the Community Improvement Designation Grant we approached two key problems to enhance the quality of life for local communities and address identified community needs. These were- Wildfire Prevention & Workforce Development. We were able to exceed expectations, deliver on our commitments, hire local youth residents, purchase much needed PPE, (Personal Protective Equipment) and benefited from an exponential outpouring of support.   

Through Inter-agency, NGO, and community support our Hazardous Fuels Crew continues to serve Riverside County through Education, Training, Defensible Space, Constructing Fuel Breaks, Rx Prescribed Fire Ops, Habitat Restoration, and Humanitarian Aid.  

Thank you Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath and her team for your support. Recognizing the need for additional social programs that benefit disadvantaged communities, "aka the Hoods" of LA and the need to introduce a clear pathway to employment. Through the Social Program Grant we focused on Wildland Fire Suppression, Hazardous Fuel Reduction, Intro to Weather, and all the core classes to become a Wildland Firefighter. 

This generous start-up grant allowed our NGO to purchase much needed safety equipment for future planned Wildland Fire and Urban-Interface Forestry Academies. Our Hazardous Fuels Crew continues to serve LA County residents through Defensible Space, Constructing Fuel Breaks, Habitat Restoration, brushing and clearing narrow evacuation routes and aiding those affected by the recent tragic 2025 Fires    

This grant has been enabled by Los Angeles Waterkeeper’s successful Clean Water Act enforcement 

program, which protects the health of the Los Angeles River watershed and adjacent waters by 

enforcing federal water quality laws against serious violators. Los Angeles Waterkeeper directs 

settlements to the California Water Protection Fund to support the goal of mitigating past pollution 

runoff by supporting community-based efforts to protect or improve water quality. The Rose Foundation 

for Communities and the Environment administers the Fund to enable community-based watershed 

stewardship in close nexus with the specifics of the enabling settlements.