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
  • Helicopter Replacement-An increase of $12 million General Fund for CAL FIRE to begin a competitive procurement process to replace its existing fleet of helicopters. This funding will support the purchase of one helicopter in 2016-17 and enable CAL FIRE to develop a multi-year plan for purchasing additional helicopters over the next few years. CAL FIRE currently operates 12 Vietnam era military helicopters. These aging helicopters are becoming more costly to maintain and are not equipped with modern technology that enables night flying capabilities. Replacing the existing fleet with new helicopters will enhance CAL FIRE's initial attack effectiveness, improving its ability to contain wildfires quickly before they spread.
PROGRAMS Back to Top
The following table presents total proposed budget year positions and expenditures for each budgeted program area. These expenditures include all funding sources that support the state agency's programs.
Code Program
 Enacted
2016-17*
Positions
Dollars
2460 Office of the State Fire Marshal
154.8
$27,059
2465 Fire Protection
5,858.0
1,749,039
2470 Resource Management
328.3
78,081
2475 Board of Forestry and Fire Protection
6.0
2,051
2480 Department of Justice Legal Services
-
6,217
9900100 Administration
617.0
99,248
9900200 Administration - Distributed
-
-99,248
Totals, Positions and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
6,964.1
$1,862,447
 
 Infrastructure Expenditures
-
100,977
Totals, Positions and All Expenditures
6,964.1
$1,963,424

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

Refer to the 3-Yr Expenditures & Positions for expenditures, positions, 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 * - 68K) 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 * - 12K)
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 * - 10K)
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.