The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The language also requires OES to provide the Legislature with two progress reports on the project —which has faced significant implementation challenges —on or before November 1, 2025 and March  1, 2026.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 - OES —Fire and Rescue Mutual Aid Fire Fleet. $11  million and 11 positions ongoing starting in 2022 ‑23 to support the OES mutual aid fire engine  program. CalFire —AlertCalifornia Fire Camera Mapping System
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

The 2022-23 Budget: Wildfire Response Proposals

Jan 28, 2022 - OES and CalFire —FIRIS . We recommend the Legislature direct OES and CalFire to report at budget hearings on an alternative to their proposal that would fund FIRIS at the current level of service, rather than the higher level of service proposed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4504

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 10, 2022 - Fire Integrated Real Time Intelligence System (FIRIS) CalFire and OES $30  million ongoing GF and 31 positions ($24 million and 11 positions for OES and $6 million and 20 positions for CalFire) to support the FIRIS  system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4633

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - CAC = California Arts Council; CalVet = California Department of Veterans Affairs; CDE = California Department of Education; CDFA = California Department of Food and Agriculture; CDI = California Department of Insurance; CDT = California Department of Technology; SOC = Security Operations Center; IT = information technology; CMD = California Military Department; CPUC = California Public Utilities
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432/6

What Can We Learn From How the State Responded to the Last Major Drought?

May 13, 2021 - For example, as shown in Figure  3, three different departments —DWR , SWRCB, and OES —were funded to respond to drinking water shortages, and two departments —OES and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection —received funding for removing dead trees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4429

The 2022-23 Budget: Office of Planning and Research Budget Proposals

Feb 9, 2022 - To increase awareness about the program and to recruit volunteers, California Volunteers would develop a robust marketing campaign using social media platforms, such as Facebook and Ring Neighborhoods, and provide communications support to neighborhood leaders. $1.5   Million for Digital Infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4523

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 16, 2025 - CARB = California Air Resources Board; CEC = California Energy Commission; Parks = Department of Parks and Recreation; SWRCB = State Water Resources Control Board; DWR = Department of Water Resources; CPUC = California Public Utilities Commission; WCB = Wildlife Conservation Board; CalFire = Department of Forestry and Fire Protection; LCI = Governor ’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation; and OES = Governor ’s Office of Emergency Services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

Adoption of April 2021 Wildfire and Forest Resilience Early Action Package

Apr 16, 2021 - Figure 1 Wildfire and Forest Resilience Early Action Package for 2020 ‑21 (In Millions) Project implementation in high ‑risk areas SNC Stewardship of state ‑owned land CDFW Stewardship of state ‑owned land Parks Stewardship of state ‑owned land TC Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program DOC Prescribed fire and hand crews   CalFire CalFire unit fire prevention projects CalFire Ecological
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4414

Reducing the Destructiveness of Wildfires: Promoting Defensible Space in California

Sep 30, 2021 - A key strategy for reducing home losses during wildfires is for homeowners to maintain an area free of excess or dead vegetation around their homes, known as defensible space.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4457