California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection | CAL FIRE
The team at California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) are dedicated to the fire prevention, fire protection and stewardship of over 31 million acres of California’s privately-owned wildlands.
About | CAL FIRE
Learn about CAL FIRE’s business network, hired equipment policy and services, reporting fires on state properties, CAL FIRE’s operational units, and more.
CAL FIRE Contacts
Phone, address and email contact information for various CAL FIRE resources Headquarters Sacramento Headquarters
California - Board of Forestry and Fire Protection
The California State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection (Board) is a Governor-appointed body within the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE). Members are appointed on the basis of their professional and educational qualification.
Join Us | CAL FIRE
Unlock the potential for a career in CAL FIRE and discover exciting opportunities to apply your skillset across numerous fields. Search below for open positions in fire protection, resource management, admin and IT, aviation and more.
Fire and Resource Assessment Program
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection's Fire and Resource Assessment Program (FRAP) assesses the amount and extent of California's forests and rangelands, analyzes their conditions and identifies alternative management and policy guidelines.
California - CAL FIRE Burn Permits
General Burn (LE-5) and Broadcast Burn (LE-7/8) permits include those for large pile burning, agricultural burns, incinerators, hazardous projects that could cause a fire (such as outdoor welding), and larger controlled applications of fire to the land for fuel reduction purposes.
GIS Mapping and Data Analytics - CAL FIRE
The Fire and Resource Assessment Program (FRAP) provides high-quality spatial data, maps, and on-line data viewers which provide critical information on the health and risk factors associated with forest and rangelands within the State of California.
About - California
The Board of Forestry and Fire Protection (the Board) is a government-appointed body within the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (the Department). It is responsible for developing the general forest policy of the state, determining the guidance policies of the Department, and representing the state's interest in federal forestland in ...
Our Impact | CAL FIRE
Forest health and fire prevention work in and around communities reduce the fuels that feed catastrophic fire. These projects, combined with annual defensible space inspections and homeowner education, are strategies to help everyone be ready for wildfire.