County of McDowell issued the following announcement on July 4.
If you would like financial assistance with wildfire mitigation efforts on your property please see this site for more information on what efforts are covered and how to apply.
They offer a 50% reimbursement rate to homeowners who hire a contractor or rent equipment to build defensible space by managing vegetation within 100 feet of their home and 10 feet from their driveway.
https://www.mountainvalleysrcd.org/.../mitigation-cost.
Original source can be found here.