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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
  • Emergency Response Initiative - The Budget includes $41.6 million to enhance CAL FIRE's fire protection capabilities, including (1) $29.9 million Emergency Response Fund to fund four-person staffing on all engines during peak and transition fire seasons and to provide administrative support for the additional staffing, (2) $11.4 million Emergency Response Fund to begin implementation of an information technology project to upgrade CAL FIRE's Wide Area Network, and (3) $265,000 and 1.4 positions to improve coordination with the state and federal military for the use of aviation assets during major fire disasters.
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
2009-10*
Positions
Dollars
10 Office of the State Fire Marshal
107.9
$21,113
11 Fire Protection
5,288.3
1,034,845
12 Resource Management
304.9
61,661
13 Board of Forestry and Fire Protection
0
449
20.01 Administration
543.4
80,054
20.02 Distributed Administration
0
-79,412
Totals, Positions and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
6,244.5
$1,118,710
 
 Infrastructure Expenditures
-
683,298
Totals, Positions and All Expenditures
6,244.5
$1,802,008

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 * - 55K) 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 * - 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.