Resources

USDA Rural Development Loans & Grants (rd.usda.gov)
Call (530) 885-6505

Natural Resources Conservation Services' Environmental Quality Improvement Program (nrcs.usda.gov)
Cost-share vegetation management for fire safety on larger parcels (town or rural).
For more information or to apply, visit their website, or call the local NRCS office at (530) 798-5533

Insurance questions
Nevada County Coalition of Firewise Communities

Homeless concerns
Call Hospitality House Outreach 530 271 7144 

Want to know who owns a property
Nevada County's online property maps

Want easier gutter cleaning
Consider a metal micromesh gutter guard that will block pine needles.
LeafsOut which cost about $430 in materials.
There are other companies that sell similar products.