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3540 Department of Forestry & Fire Protection

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection protects the people of California from fires, responds to emergencies as part of the California Emergency Plan, and protects and enhances forest, range, and watershed values. The Department provides fire protection services for some local governments on a cost reimbursement basis and protects lives and property through the development and application of fire prevention engineering, enforcement and education. More.....

MAJOR PROGRAM CHANGES Back to Top
  • Urban Forestry - The Budget includes funding of $9,261,000 from various bond funds for urban forestry programs that provide grant funding for projects such as tree planting and vegetation maintenance programs. Of this total, $1.5 million is dedicated to carbon sequestration consistent with the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (Chapter 488).

  • Tahoe Fuels Reduction - The Budget includes total funding of $4,396,000 from Proposition 40 funds ($296,000) and Proposition 84 funds ($4,100,000) for fuels reduction and biomass utilization of harvested forest fuels projects.
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
 Proposed
2007-08*
Positions
Dollars
10
 Office of the State Fire Marshal
89.0
$15,766
11
 Fire Protection
4,855.5
851,201
12
 Resource Management
283.3
69,017
20.01
 Administration
496.1
67,006
20.02
 Distributed Administration
-
-66,382
Totals, Positions and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
5,723.9
$936,608
 
 Infrastructure Expenditures
-
370,929
Totals, Positions and All Expenditures
5,723.9
$1,307,537

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 * - 52K) 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 * - 8K)
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 * - 9K)
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.