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Wildlife habitat, timber production, recreation, watershed protection, open space, carbon storage—these are all hallmarks of what a working forest can provide. The Forest Legacy program protects these working forests from development and other uses forever. Today CAL FIRE is pleased to announce up to $20 million in funding is available to protect private forest land threatened by development. This is a competitive grant program. The pre-application period runs from June 29 to July 16, with succe

Last week, CAL FIRE announced that the second of our seven C-130H airtanker conversions was ready for action–adding to the largest civil aerial firefighting fleet in the world. 💪 The fleet is positioned across California to reach the most remote areas of the state in 20 minutes or less. Our C-130H air tankers are a powerful firefighting tool, delivering 4,000 gallons of fire retardant per flight. The five CAL FIRE airbases that will be home to C-130H’s are: Ramona, Paso Robles, Fresno, McClella