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
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The 2024-25 Budget: CalFire—Implementation of a 66-Hour Workweek

Mar 19, 2024 - For example, the current MOU does not incorporate any changes to the number of hours firefighters would be p aid for scheduled overtime, despite the fact that firefighters would be working fewer hours under the proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4886

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

Oct 10, 2022 - Enhancing the fire and rescue mutual aid fire fleet OES $11  million ongoing GF and 11  positions to support the OES mutual aid fire engine  program. Enhancing and expanding CCC fire crews CCC $8  million GF in 2022 ‑23 and $10  million ongoing GF to support ten hand crews (four new crews and conversion of six seasonal crews to year ‑round), and an additional 18 staff positions and 13 corpsmember positions to support these crews.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4633

The 2020-21 Budget: Governor's Wildfire-Related Proposals

Feb 21, 2020 - Mutual Aid System. In addition, the state relies on a system of mutual aid to augment firefighting resources during critical periods. The state ’s mutual aid system, which is coordinated by the Governor ’s Office of Emergency Services, relies on communities helping each other during times of high need.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4172

The 2022-23 Budget: Wildfire Response Proposals

Jan 28, 2022 - OES —Enhancing Fire and Rescue Mutual Aid Fire Fleet. This proposal would support OES ’ mutual aid fire engine program, which is an important part of the state ’s ability to access surge capacity. However, at this time, it is unclear how specifically the additional funding proposed by the Governor would be used.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4504

The 2023-24 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Revenue Estimates

Mar 2, 2023 - Rather than waiting for the May Revision, the Legislature may want to ask DOF to provide a more accurate estimate as soon as possible to aid in its budget deliberations. Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
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The 2023-24 Budget: Improving Legislative Oversight of CalFire’s Emergency Fire Protection Budget

May 1, 2023 - As we described earlier, the Legislature narrowed the language of the budget bill in 2010 ‑11 to limit the use of the E ‑Fund to “situations where CalFire ’s initial attack forces are unable to cope with a wildland fire emergency, for additional fire detection capability and prepositioning of resources during periods of high fire risk, or to respond to valid requests for mutual
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4765

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - For instance the state currently does not have an emergency financial aid program for community college students (although it does have traditional financial aid programs for these students). Deciding how to best allocate state emergency financial aid funds could take extra time and deliberation, especially as the Legislature would want to consider how any potential state allocation methods could interact with federal allocation methods.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - Over the past several years, the Legislature has focused on certain financial aid goals, including: ( 1)  i ncreasing living assistance (especially for students enrolled full time); ( 2)  e xpanding the number of Cal Grant competitive awards, as demand currently greatly exceeds supply; and ( 3)  s implifying the state ’s financial aid system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

Assessing Early Implementation of Urban Water Use Efficiency Requirements

Jan 4, 2024 - Legislation approved in 2018 established a long-term urban water use efficiency framework to “Make Conservation a California Way of Life,” creating new requirements for urban retail water suppliers across the state. This report responds to a requirement that our office assess implementation of the framework.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4823