Natural Resources
3540 Department of Forestry & Fire Protection

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) serves and safeguards the people and protects the property and resources of California.

CAL FIRE provides all hazard emergency - fire, medical, rescue and disaster - response to the public and provides leadership in the protection of life, property and natural resources.

CAL FIRE safeguards the public through: engineering; research, development and adoption of regulations; fire and life safety programs; fire prevention, law enforcement, and public information & education; resource protection; and emergency response. More.....

MAJOR PROGRAM CHANGES Back to Top
    • Eliminate Funding for CAL FIRE's 4th Firefighter-The Budget includes a reduction of $3.6 million General Fund in 2010-11, and $30.7 million General Fund in 2011-12 as a result of restoring CAL FIRE's staffing levels to three firefighters per engine. Beginning in 2003, CAL FIRE increased staffing levels from three to four firefighters per engine during peak fire season in the summer and early fall. However, these additional staffing levels have not improved CAL FIRE's initial attack effectiveness at containing wildfires to less than ten acres. Therefore, four person staffing levels are not cost-effective. This proposal will restore CAL FIRE firefighter staffing back to its historic levels.
PROGRAMS Back to Top
The following table presents total proposed budget year personnel years and expenditures for each budgeted program area. These expenditures include all funding sources that support the state agency's programs.
Code Program
 Proposed
2011-12*
Personnel
Years
Dollars
10 Office of the State Fire Marshal
110.8
$21,517
11 Fire Protection
5,142.8
973,396
12 Resource Management
317.1
55,430
13 Board of Forestry and Fire Protection
-
449
20.01 Administration
519.8
71,061
20.02 Distributed Administration
-
-67,807
Totals, Personnel Years and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
6,090.5
$1,054,046
 
 Infrastructure Expenditures
-
729,445
Totals, Personnel Years and All Expenditures
6,090.5
$1,783,491

Refer to the Program Descriptions for a description of programs operated by this state agency.

Refer to the 3-Yr Expenditures & Personnel Years for expenditures, personnel years, and funding detail.

Refer to the Infrastructure Overview for infrastructure expenditure detail.
PRINTABLE BUDGET DOCUMENTS Back to Top
The following identifies budget documents for this state agency that are available in a printable (pdf) format.

Entire Department of Forestry & Fire Protection Budget (pdf * - 56K) in pdf format.
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of all budget information for this state agency. Note: Along with other information, this document includes the documents listed below.

 Fund Condition Statements ONLY (pdf * - 9K)
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of only the fund condition statements for each fund administered by this state agency.

 Detail of Appropriations and Adjustments ONLY (pdf * - 12K)
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of only the detail of appropriations and adjustments for this state agency.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Back to Top
Legal Citations and Authority
Includes the legal citations (state statutes, federal statutes, and court orders) for operation of department programs and activities.