2024-11-15T15:29:11-05:00 2024-06-30 770508634 Better Ledger Inc 1031 H Street Bakersfield CA 93304 990 2023-07-01 203637576 KERN FIRE SAFE COUNCIL KERN PO BOX 6572 PINE MOUNTAIN CLUB CA 93222 PEGGY HOYT VOELKER SECRETARY 6616196841 2024-11-15 true true James Duke P01779894 6618711625 2024-11-15 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z 128350 false X KERNFIRESAFE.ORG X 2020 CA THE MISSION OF THE KERN FIRE SAFE COUNCIL THROUGH EDUCATION, COLLABORATION AND ACTION IS TO SAFEGUARD THE PEOPLE OF OUR COMMUNITIES AND THEIR PROPERTY FROM THE EFFECTS OF CATASTROPHIC WILDFIRE. 5 0 0 8 0 0 138676 128350 0 3 0 0 138679 128350 0 0 1380 27633 0 0 72270 100717 73650 128350 65029 0 72608 87017 87017 72608 0 THE MISSION OF THE KERN FIRE SAFE COUNCIL THROUGH EDUCATION, COLLABORATION AND ACTION IS TO SAFEGUARD THE PEOPLE OF OUR COMMUNITIES AND THEIR PROPERTY FROM THE EFFECTS OF CATASTROPHIC WILDFIRE. false false 124811 128350 COUNTY COORDINATOR AND OUTREACH COORDINATOR, BOTH CONTRACTED BY THE SAFETY COUNCIL AND PROVIDING SERVICE ON THEIR OWN SCHEDULES, CREATED A KERN COUNTY FIRE MITIGATION DATABASE. THIS DATABASE IS TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE COMPLETING WILDFIRE MITIGATION WORK OR WHO HAVE THE INTEREST AND CAPACITY TO COMPLETE WILDFIRE MITIGATION WORK. COUNTY COORDINATOR AND OUTREACH COORDINATOR HOSTED WEBINARS WITH EXPERTS IN FIRE PREVENTION. COUNTY COORDINATOR AND OUTREACH COORDINATOR UPGRADED KERN FIRE SAFE COUNCIL SOCIAL MEDIA OUTREACH AND EDUCATION BY SETTING UP A KERN FIRE SAFE COUNCIL YOUTUBE CHANNEL TO POST WEBINARS. HIRED PROJECT MANAGER FOR ROUND 1 OF THE COMMUNITY WILDFIRE DEFENSE GRANT. FOCUSED ON THE PREPLANNING AND DESIGN PHASE OF THE PROJECT, WHICH INVOLVES ASSESSING HOMES FOR WILDFIRE RISK IN FIVE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES IN KERN COUNTY. THE PROJECT UTILIZED GEOSPATIAL TOOLS TO MAP OUT THE AREA, ASSESS RISK, AND INTEGRATE IT INTO THE ASSESSMENTS. THE PROJECT INTEGRATED SOFTWARE FROM CALFIRE AND FOREST FIRE MODELING TO IDENTIFY AND PRIORITIZE THE HIGHEST-RISK AREAS, ENSURING EFFICIENT ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES. THEY ARE ALSO PREPARING A PILOT PROGRAM TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF 2024 TARGETING 60 HOMES IN A HIGH-RISK AREA. THE PILOT WILL ALLOW THE TEAM TO TEST ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGIES, FIRE MODELING TOOLS, AND THE SOFTWARE WHILE GATHERING DATA AND DELIVERING KEY INFORMATION. COUNTY COORDINATOR AND KERN FIRE SAFE COUNCIL COLLABORATED WITH THE KERN COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT AND CALTRANS TO SUCCESSFULLY SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION FOR ROUND 2 OF THE COMMUNITY WILDFIRE DEFENSE PROGRAM. THIS EFFORT HAS NOT ONLY INCREASED OUR CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE KERN COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT, BUT IT HAS OPENED UP AN OPPORTUNITY WITH CALTRANS. THIS IS A DIFFERENT SORT OF COLLABORATION WITH CALTRANS AND THIS PROJECT COULD ROLL INTO OTHER OPPORTUNITIES STATEWIDE WITH OTHER FIRE SAFE COUNCILS AND FIRE MITIGATION AGENCIES. BECAUSE OF THE RELATIONSHIP BUILDING EFFORTS BY THE KERN COUNTY COORDINATOR WITH THE KERN COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS ENTRUSTED KERN FIRE SAFE COUNCIL TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL TO CALFIRE CCI WILDFIRE PREVENTION GRANTS PROGRAM TO UPDATE THE KERN COUNTY WILDFIRE PREVENTION PROGRAM. 124811 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 4 0 true 0 true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 5 0 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true false true false false true false CA X BETTER LEDGER INC 6618711625 1031 H STREET BAKERSFIELD CA 93304 WENDY WARD VICE CHAIR 0.00 0.00 X 27633 0 0 TED PETERS DIRECTOR 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 PEGGY HOYT VOELKER SECRETARY 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 TRUDIE MAHONEY CHAIR 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN WEINSTEIN TREASURER 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 27633 0 0 0 false false false 128350 128350 128350 0 0 0 27633 27633 10827 10827 EDUCATIONAL SUPPLIES 26864 26864 EDUCATIONAL SERVICE 52492 48953 3539 OTHER SUPPLIES 10534 10534 128350 124811 3539 0 68037 85943 4571 1074 72608 87017 326 86691 0 87017 X 72608 72608 0 72608 87017 X 0 -72608 X true X false true false X 138676 128350 267026 138676 128350 267026 267026 3 3 3 3 0 0 138679 128350 267029 X Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 THE GOVERNING BODY REVIEWED THE INFORMATION ON THE GRANT FUNDING AND FOUND IT TO BE ACCURATE Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15b A SMALL AMOUNT WAS PAID TO AN OFFICER FROM ONE GRANT FOR COMPENSATION TO ACT AS KERN COUNTY MITIGATION COORDINATOR AND AGREED TO BY THE BOARD Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 THERE IS A WEBSITE FOR INFORMATION: KERNFIRESAFE.ORG Explanation of other changes in net assets or fund balances Part XI line 9 GRANT MONIES RECEIVED HAVE BECOME LIABILITIES THAT EQUAL THE AMOUNT OF MONIES UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE TOTAL OF ASSETS AT THE END OF THE YEAR IS EQUAL TO THE AMOUNT OWED FOR GRANTS RECEIVED.