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The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, colloquially known as Cal Fire, [3] 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 ...
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) runs 44 conservation camps (also called fire camps) jointly with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) and the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The mission of the Conservation Camp program is to "support state, local and federal government ...
[1] [2] [3] The FAIR Plan was established in 1968 by a statutory amendment to the California Insurance Code (specifically, section 10090 et seq. [4]), and is regulated by the office of the California Insurance Commissioner. The plans are typically more expensive and provide less coverage than commercial plans. [5]
The California FAIR Plan covers fire damage and smoke damage, from wildfires and other structure fires. Fire coverage applies to the structure of the home and the personal belongings inside the home.
Fire safe councils are grassroots community-based organizations in California that share the objective of making communities less vulnerable to catastrophic wildfire.Fire safe councils accomplish this objective through education programs and projects such as shaded fuel breaks or firebreaks to protect area residents against an oncoming wildfire and to provide firefighters with a place to fight ...
Vaughan Fire rehab unit. Firefighter rehabilitation is a vital firefighting service, providing firefighters and other emergency personnel with immediate medical attention including rehydration, treatment for smoke inhalation, and the prevention of life-threatening conditions such as heatstroke and heart attack [1] after working at the scene of an incident. [2]
A legislative proposal to overhaul California's decades-old wildfire mapping system is generating intense debate, with critics saying it threatens to fundamentally reshape the state's fire and ...
The Fire Safe California Grants Clearinghouse (AKA Grants Clearinghouse) was created by the members of the California Fire Alliance (now called preventwildfireca.org) in order to facilitate the process of applying for Federal grants to do wildfire prevention projects on private lands in California. This process is also referred to as "one-stop ...