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The CAL FIRE Aviation Management Program is a branch of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (known also as CAL FIRE). Due to the frequency and severity of wildfires in California , the state has elected to establish its own aerial firefighting force rather than rely solely on contract or national resources.
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) [3] [4] is the fire department of the California Natural Resources Agency in the U.S. state of California.It is responsible for fire protection in various areas under state responsibility totaling 31 million acres, as well as the administration of the state's private and public forests.
The Camp Fire destroyed the town of Paradise and killed at least 85 people, with 1 still unaccounted for as of August 2, 2019. [29] The Camp Fire destroyed more than 18,000 structures, becoming both California's deadliest and most destructive wildfire on record.
The largest wildfire of the year in California was the Observation Fire in Lassen County, which burned 67,700 acres, and the most destructive was the Poe Fire in Butte County, which burned 133 structures. [2] Cal Fire wildfire suppression costs for fires that burned within the agency's jurisdiction amounted to US$109 million.
A wildland fire engine associated with FIRESCOPE mopping up a hotspot during the Railroad Fire in 2017. FIRESCOPE (backronym: Firefighting Resources of Southern California Organized for Potential Emergencies) is a system for efficient interagency resource coordination system for fire and other emergencies in the southern California region of the United States.
The Fresno Air Attack Base is an aerial firefighting base established in 1955 by the United States Forest Service (USFS) at the Fresno Yosemite International Airport.The USFS also leases space at the base to CAL FIRE, which keeps a tactical (spotter) aircraft at the base and also uses the facilities to refuel and reload retardant on air tankers and helicopters when fighting fires in the area.
The Airport Fire was a wildfire that burned 23,526 acres (9,521 ha) in the Santa Ana Mountains in Southern California in September and October 2024. [1] [2] The fire destroyed 160 structures in Orange and Riverside counties and caused 21 non-fatal injuries.
The list is taken from CAL FIRE's list of large fires. Name County Acres Km 2 Start Date Contained Date Notes Sierra: Riverside: 10,584 42.8: February 6, 2006 ...