Fact-check: Did California Gov. Gavin Newsom cut $100 million in fire prevention?
Cal Fire’s total base wildfire protection budget has nearly tripled over the past 10 years, from $1.1 billion in 2014‑15 to $3 billion in 2023‑24.
Gavin Newsom Cut $100M From Fire Prevention Budget Before California Fires
Just over $100 million was cut from California's wildfire and forest resilience fund in the latest budget, though total spending has grown sharply since 2014.
Competing Claims on California Fire Budget
On social media, President-elect Donald Trump amplified a claim that California Gov. Gavin Newsom slashed the state's fire budget by $100 million just months before the outbreak of the recent wildfires.
In California, Human Beings Come Last
Efforts to protect endangered species contribute to disasters like the Los Angeles wildfires.
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Some residents allowed to return home as crews make progress on L.A.-area fires
Dr. Irwin Redlender, the founding director of the Center for Disaster Preparedness, joins Chris Jansing ... has increased, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) said ...
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Inmates are fighting California wildfires: When did it start, how much do they get paid?
according to a Monday update from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, also known as CalFire. Through the California Conservation (Fire) Camp Program, incarcerated people are ...
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Plumas National Forest Supervisor announcement the latest among several leadership changes
Plumas National Forest employees were informed this week that Rick Hopson will be the new Forest supervisor.  This is the latest of several leadership changes on the Forest over the past three
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South Australia Fire Danger Ratings
Fire Danger Ratings are routinely issued by 5 pm daily during the fire season. Always ensure you have the latest forecast. Fire Danger Ratings are determined in conjunction with the Country Fire Service (CFS). For all weather information, visit the Bureau ...
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Water tanks in the sky: Firefighting planes help ground crews combat California wildfires
They'll add to what the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection is using against the Los Angeles wildfires: The high-profile – and most eye-catching – firefighting aircraft is ...
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Did California cut $100 million from its fire budget? Yes and no.
California Governor Gavin Newsom has launched California Fire Facts, a new webpage to combat misinformation and debunk rumours about the Los Angeles fires. Unfortunately, it doesn't offer quite as ...
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California is years behind in implementing a law to make homes more fire resistant
FILE - The Palisades Fire ravages a neighborhood amid high winds in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope, File)
What ‘Hotshot’ Reveals About the Life of California Wildland Firefighters
Documentary director and producer on the high-risk job of federal “forestry technicians” and why so many have been leaving the profession.