Cal Fire

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection 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's private and public forests. In addition, the department provides varied emergency services in 36 of the state's 58 counties via contracts with local governments. The department's current director is Joe Tyler, who was appointed March 4, 2022, by Governor of California Gavin Newsom.

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'Giga Fire' project aims to map all of California's wildfire fuels: 'This kind of information is critical' — Cal Fire is teaming up with the California Air Resources Board and a team of scientists at the University of Nevada at Reno.