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This grant program supports fire safety measures for dense wooden building areas of cultural and historical value in Norway. The funding is provided from the state budget to help protect significant wooden buildings and structures from fire hazards. The program aims to contribute to fire safety in specific dense wooden building areas by supporting measures that enable rapid fire detection, prevent fire spread, and facilitate easier firefighting. Grant recipients can be municipalities or private owners and managers of buildings within designated dense wooden areas of cultural historical value, as defined by the Directorate for Cultural Heritage (Riksantikvaren). Municipalities typically apply for the funding on behalf of property owners. The funding can be used for buildings and facilities within dense wooden areas of cultural historical value, for measures that contribute to rapid fire detection, prevent spread, and facilitate firefighting, including the development of fire safety plans.