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CAL FIRE Urging Safety as the Fourth of July Approaches

July

CAL FIRE Seizes Nearly 80,000 Pounds of Illegal Fireworks

August

CAL FIRE Funds Collaborative Projects to Advance Forest Health and Resilience

CAL FIRE Releases Glass Fire Investigation Report

September

CAL FIRE Awards Nearly $138 Million in Local Fire Prevention Grant

October

California Forest Improvement Program Funding Announced

November

CAL FIRE Urges You To Keep an Eye What's Cooking

December

CAL FIRE Announces Availability of Funding for Projects that Proactively Address Fire Prevention and Forest Health


 2020
 

February

CAL FIRE Funds Forest Health and Resiliency Projects on Forests Throughout California

March

The USDA Forest Service, CAL FIRE, and California Releaf Honor California Arbor Week - $72,000 in Grants for Tree Planting & Tree Care Educational Events
CAL FIRE Awards $43.5 million in Local Fire Prevention Grants

July

CAL FIRE Investigators Determine Cause of the Kincade Fire

December

CAL FIRE Begins Formal Partnership With UC Berkeley to Promote Research Into Fires and Forests


 2019
 

January

    CAL FIRE Investigators Determine the Cause of the Tubbs Fire (PDF)

February

    Survey Finds 18 Million Trees Died in California in 2018 (PDF)

March 

    CAL FIRE Funds Projects to Restore the Health and Resiliency of California's Forests (PDF)
    First Cadet Class Graduates from Ventura Firefighter Training Center (PDF)

April

    CAL FIRE Awards $43 million in Local Fire Prevention Grants (PDF)

May

    CAL FIRE Investigators Determine Cause of Camp Fire (PDF)

September 

    CAL FIRE Announces Availability of Funding for Projects that Proactively Address Fire Prevention and Forest Health

October

    CAL FIRE Increases Staffing for Extreme Fire Danger Conditions
    Not Every Hero Wears a Cape! CAL FIRE Encourages Residents to Plan and Practice Fire Safety during National Fire Prevention Week (October 6-12, 2019)!


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Please visit ReadyForWildfire.org or www.fire.ca.gov/DSpace to learn how to prepare, prevent, and react to wildfire activity in your area. 
CAL FIRE has worked collectively to empower you with education to keep your home, your family, and yourself safe during wildfire activity. 


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The Mobile Equipment Facility in Davis, California is responsible for the design, acquisition, maintenance, repair, replacement and disposal of all CAL FIRE vehicles and local government equipment when requested. The facility ensures the best emergency response vehicles for CAL FIRE personnel and prioritizes capability, safety and reliability for all equipment. 

Training Center


CAL FIRE operates three state-of-the-art training centers in California for year-round training in fire protection and prevention, emergency response, law enforcement and natural resource systems. CAL FIRE provides training for its workforce and personnel from other fire protection and law enforcement agencies in various subjects including fire control, arson investigation, leadership, aviation, and specialized courses. 

Law Enforcement and Civil Cost Recovery


Our Law Enforcement personnel enforce forest and fire laws and conduct investigations into the cause of fires, with a focus on bringing arsonists to justice. They also pursue cases for civil cost recovery from individuals who are responsible for the cause of a fire. CAL FIRE Investigators respond to fires statewide to determine their cause and assist legal teams in preventing future incidents. 

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CAL FIRE is committed to assisting non-English speaking individuals in accessing information and services in accordance with the Dymally-Alatorre Bilingual Services Act, Government Code section 7290 et. seq. Effective communication and access to information is provided using certified bilingual employees, interpreters, translated materials, and other available bilingual related resources. 
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Additionally, the widespread adoption of preventive measures, such as controlled burns and vegetation management, contributed to the overall reduction in fire severity and scale. This year serves as a testament to the effectiveness of strategic planning and collaborative efforts in wildfire management.

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Wildfire Resilience in Sonoma County Regional Parks
It’s the built park infrastructure – culverts, fences, signs – that need repair or replacement. We believe the best course of action is not to simply rebuild what was there before – leaving it vulnerable to damage during another wildfire – but to invest in “climate durable” infrastructure and strategies.  For example, replacing wood with metal or plastic with concrete to make a park, and thereby neighboring communities, more resilient to future wildfires, and longterm climate change.
Sonoma Valley Wildlands Collaborative
We are a member of the Sonoma Valley Wildlands Collaborative, a group of six conservation organizations and land management agencies that is coordinating the management of 18,000 acres in Sonoma Valley to improve ecosystem health, increase resilience to wildfires and climate change, and reduce future impacts of wildfire to communities. This model partnership recognizes the benefits of working across boundaries and property lines to affect change.

What
can park neighbors do to make their properties safer? 
While we work in close consultation with Cal Fire and local fire districts, prioritizing projects where they will be the most beneficial to communities and fire fighters, park neighbors should continue to manage vegetation on their own properties and protect their homes against wildfire.  Homeowners who border parks or other open spaces, or anyone who is concerned about wildfire can find additional resources about how to protect their homes and achieve wildfire readiness.

 

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Please read the attached crime alert.  If you have any information, please contact the Office of the State Fire Marshal Arson and Bomb Unit at arsonbomb@fire.ca.gov or call the CAL FIRE Arson Hotline at 1-800-468-4408. 

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California is taking bold steps to fortify its communities against the wildfire threat. Through innovative strategies, cutting-edge technology, and a united front, we're building resilience like never before.
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Smoke and Fire in British Columbia
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2024 Fires in the Northern Hemisphere

Whether sparked by lightning, intentional land-clearing, or human-caused accidents, wildland fires are burning longer and more often in some areas as the world warms.

References & Resources

Associated Press (2024, May 13) A town in western Canada prepares for a possible ‘last stand’ as wildfires rage in British Columbia. Accessed May 13, 2024.
British Columbia (2024) Current emergencies in B.C. Accessed May 13, 2024.
BC Wildfire Service, via Facebook (2024) An update on the Parker Lake wildfire. Accessed May 13, 2024.
BC Wildfire Service (2024) Map View. Accessed May 13, 2024.
CBC (2024, May 12) Fast-growing wildfire could hit Fort Nelson on Monday: officials. Accessed May 13, 2024.
NBC News (2024, May 13) Canadian wildfires trigger air quality alerts across 4 U.S. states. Accessed May 13, 2024.
Natural Resources Canada (2024) National Wildland Fire Situation Report. Accessed May 13, 2024
NASA Earth Observatory (2023, October 25) Tracking Canada’s Extreme 2023 Fire Season. Accessed May 13, 2024.
NASA (2024) Fire Information for Resource Management System. Accessed May 13, 2024.
NASA (2023) Wildfires Data Pathfinder. Accessed May 13, 2024.
NASA (2021) ARSET - Satellite Observations and Tools for Fire Risk, Detection, and Analysis. Accessed May 13, 2024.
North American Drought Monitor (2024, April 14) British Columbia. Accessed May 13, 2024.

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Heat and drought have fueled an unusually large outbreak of fire in Canada.

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NASA Earth Observatory (2021, October 5) What’s Behind California’s Surge of Large Fires?
National Geographic (2022, July 14) The key to protecting Yosemite’s sequoias from wildfires? More fire. Accessed July 25, 2022.
Wildfire Today (2022, July 24) Oak Fire spreads rapidly east of Mariposa, California. Accessed July 25, 2022.

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Data collected by the FIA program captures and quantifies tree growth, removal, and mortality.  

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CAL FIRE proposes to significantly increase the pace and scale of forest restoration and prescribed fire by 2030. The increase in prescribed fire foreseen for California ecosystems over the coming decades represents a fundamental shift in vegetation management strategy and policy.   

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FRAP develops an annual Forest Ecosystem and Harvested Wood Product Carbon inventory. This inventory assists the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection in assessing whether the state’s forest carbon sequestration target is being met. 

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Stateâs Top 500 Tax Delinquencies Total $587 Million
Taxpayers Affected by October California Wildfires Receive More Time to File
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Wildfire Resilience in Sonoma County Regional Parks
throughout Sonoma County, California and the West.Wildfire behavior is controlled by three
factors: fuels, weather and topography. Therefore, the only practical way to
modify fire behavior is by managing its fuel source. (Fuel refers to anything
that could burn and spread fire, like trees, shrubs and dried grass.)

How we are working to help our communities 
Prescribed fire
A prescribed fire or controlled burn is a fire that is intentionally set under specific conditions. Goals for prescribed fire range from restoring ecosystem health, reducing invasive species or build-up of vegetation, reducing wildfire risk, fire personnel training, or reintroducing an historic cultural practice.

Grazing
Grazing is a cost-effective way to reduce grasses and shrubs that could fan a future wildfire. Grazing mimics the natural disturbance of the landscape by large animals like bison and elk that used to roam Sonoma County, and when carefully managed, can help support habitat for native plants and animals.
Vegetation management
Ongoing, seasonal vegetation and fuels management projects include ecologically appropriate tree and brush thinning, targeted mowing and clearing of roads to improve emergency vehicle access.
Shaded fuel breaks
A shaded fuel break is often a strip of land where the density of vegetation is reduced to slow a potential wildfire. Unlike a fire break, where all vegetation is removed leaving only bare soil, a shaded fuel break retains larger trees to provide shade and wildlife habitat. In partnership with Cal Fire and local fire districts, we construct shade fuel breaks on park lands, as resources allow.

Climate durable design
After repeated wildfire, we’ve learned that our natural landscapes will restore themselves in time; seeds will sprout, wildlife will return. It’s the built park infrastructure – culverts, fences, signs – that need repair or replacement. We believe the best course of action is not to simply rebuild what was there before – leaving it vulnerable to damage during another wildfire – but to invest in “climate durable” infrastructure and strategies.  For example, replacing wood with metal or plastic with concrete to make a park, and thereby neighboring communities, more resilient to future wildfires, and longterm climate change.
Sonoma Valley Wildlands Collaborative