November 11, 2025
• THE SAN DIEGO REGIONAL •
FIRE FOUNDATION
City of Chula Vista Fire Department
Attn: Fire Chief Harry Muns
276 4th Avenue
Chula Vista, CA 91910
Subject: Prop 4 Equipment and Fuels Management Grant Letter of Commitment Dear Chief Muns:
On October 17, 2025, the San Diego Regional Fire Foundation (Fire Foundation) received approval of its Prop 4 Saving Lives, Property & the Environment by Preventing & Controlling Wildfires grant request from the San Diego River Conservancy (Conservancy). The Conservancy, through its Directed Grant Program funded by Proposition 4 (Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024), makes funding available for wildfire prevention and risk-reduction projects. The San Diego Regional Fire Foundation, whose mission is to make San Diego the safest county in the nation from fire-related incidents, partnered with Chula Vista Fire Department (CVFD) to apply for this funding.
The Fire Foundation's grant award included $604,230 of funding for the CVFD to:
1. acquire a Utility Vehicle and Green Climber Remote Controlled Masticator (Equipment) - $149,230.
2. conduct Fuels Reduction Projects in Chula Vista's wildland-urban interface areas: Surrey Ridge, Elevado Canyon, Chaya Canyon, and segments of Proctor Valley Road (Fuels Management) - $455,000.
Under the terms of the grant, and as previously agreed upon by CVFD and the Fire Foundation, the equipment and fuels management work will cost $948,460 with the Fire Foundation providing $604,230 (64% of the cost) and Chula Vista funding the remaining $344,230 (36% of the cost). The Fire Foundation and CVFD will develop a formal Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) detailing the conditions of the grant and will be executed by both parties.
The Fire Foundation hereby commits that it has the $604,230 for its share of the project costs. The Fire Foundation will provide its 64% of the project costs up to $604,230 upon execution of the MOU; the acquisition of the Equipment and completion of the Fuels Management work; and CVFD providing:
1. evidence of the costs of the Equipment and Fuels Management.
2. photo/ video documentation of the Equipment and the Fuels Management including the area treated before and after the work is completed.
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