CAL FIRE fuels reduction work continues to grow. From July 2025 through June 2026, CAL FIRE implemented more than 860 projects, treating more than 124,000 acres to support wildfire suppression, evacuation and forest health. Fuels Treatment Effectiveness Reports show how this work can help protect communities and improve wildfire outcomes. Here is one example:

🌊 For Nicholi, it started with the water. His dad taught him how to surf and sparked a lifelong love of the ocean. Today, Nicholi is a lifeguard and rescue swimmer with CAL FIRE’s San Luis Obispo Unit at Pismo Beach. He performs water rescues, responds to emergencies, and helps keep beachgoers safe. He also trains others, helping them build their skills and confidence in the ocean. For him, the most rewarding part of the job is simple: helping people. #PismoBeach# #Lifeguard# #RescueSwimmer# #CALFIRECareers#

Wildfire recovery is more than rebuilding. It means creating a healthier, more resilient landscape for the future. 🌲 The 2021 Caldor Fire burned more than 220,000 acres across the Sierra Nevada, including parts of the Upper Mokelumne River watershed. Today, partners are working to help the landscape recover and become more resilient. Through a partnership between CAL FIRE, the USDA Forest Service, and the Upper Mokelumne River Watershed Authority, grant funding is supporting projects that reduce excess vegetation, improve forest health, and protect the watershed. The Mokelumne River watershed provides water for communities across the region, including millions of people in the East Bay. This work also creates conditions where prescribed fire can be used safely and effectively to maintain a healthier forest. This is Grants at Work: investing in a healthier, more resilient California. @USForestService, Eldorado National Forest, @CALFIREAEU #CALFIRE# #GrantsAtWork# #ForestHealth# #WildfireResilience# #CaliforniaForests#

Their service is remembered. Their sacrifice is never forgotten. Earlier today, CAL FIRE joined firefighters, families, and honor guards from across the country in Colorado Springs, Colorado, for the IAFF Fallen Firefighter Memorial Ceremony. Each September, the fire service comes together to remember firefighters who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. As part of the gathering, the names of fallen firefighters are added to the Memorial Wall, creating a permanent tribute to their service and sacrifice. This year, two CAL FIRE names were added to the wall: ▪ Danny Cook ▪ Jason Craig Their names will remain alongside those of firefighters from across the country who gave their lives serving others. #FallenFireFighterMemorial# #NeverForget# #IAFF#

🚁 Hitting the Floriston Fire from the air and ground. Air tankers and helicopters supporting the #FloristonFire# have delivered over 474,000 gallons of water and over 88,600 gallons of retardant, logging more than 122 flight hours — including 13-and-a-half hours of night operations. Meanwhile, crews are building and strengthening containment lines through rugged terrain, with engines, dozers and hand crews working around the perimeter. Follow incident updates at @CALFIREAEU @CALFIRENEU

🏡Five things YOU can do to make your home more fire-resistant. Wildfire can threaten a home through flames, radiant heat, and embers. Creating defensible space, maintaining vegetation, and making fire-resistant choices around your property can help reduce your home’s vulnerability. Take a look at your property this weekend. What can you improve? #Homeowners# #WildfirePreparedness# #DefensibleSpace#

🔥There’s more to a career at CAL FIRE than fighting fires. Students from Oakdale Junior High School visited the CAL FIRE Training Center in Ione to explore careers in resource management, automotive work, construction, maintenance and the skilled trades. Through hands-on activities and conversations with CAL FIRE personnel, students got a closer look at the many careers that help protect California. #CALFIRE# #CareerExploration# #JoinCALFIRE#

Ready for the next call, one wash at a time. After every run, crews wash off the dirt and debris, check their gear, and make sure everything is back in place. It’s a simple routine that brings a little order to a hectic day and keeps the engine—and the crew—ready for whatever comes next. Keeping it clean matters. Looking good is just a bonus. #FireService# #Firefighters# #BehindTheScenes# #FireEngine#

🔊Listen closely. Dispatchers are the connection between emergency calls, incident information, and personnel responding in the field. Inside a CAL FIRE Emergency Command Center, our Communications Operators (Fire/EMS Dispatchers) receive and assess incoming information, request resources, communicate with personnel, and continuously relay updates as incidents develop. The work is constant, and every detail matters. This is what emergency communications sounds like from inside the room. @CAL FIRE Madera-Mariposa Unit

What does it take to fight fire from the sky? In Episode 12 of Airborne Firefighters, go behind the scenes with the crews who take on some of California’s toughest missions from above. Watch now: #AirborneFirefighters# #CALFIRE# #Aviation# #Wildfires#

California’s unofficial state birds. 🚁✈️ CAL FIRE operates the world’s largest aerial firefighting fleet, with aircraft and aviation personnel supporting emergency response statewide. From air tankers to helicopters, CAL FIRE’s aviation fleet is equipped to support a wide range of missions. Highly trained pilots and aviation crews work closely with firefighters on the ground to deliver water and retardant, transport crews, support firing operations, conduct hoist rescues, and provide critical assistance throughout emergency response. #CALFIRE# #Aviation# #WildfireResponse# #Firefighting# #CaliforniaWildfires#

Training and teamwork matter when every minute counts. CAL FIRE/San Mateo County Fire responded to a remote rescue at Sam McDonald Park after a hiker fell from a trail and needed medical assistance. The response brought together ground crews, CAL FIRE Santa Clara Unit Alma Helitack, Stanford Life Flight and local mutual aid partners. Crews established a landing zone, reached the patient on foot and coordinated a successful air transport. Remote rescues like this require agencies to train, communicate and operate together before an emergency ever happens. California’s mutual aid system helps bring the right resources together when and where they are needed. Assisting agencies included CAL FIRE/San Mateo County Fire, La Honda Fire Brigade, Loma Mar Volunteer Fire, AMR, San Mateo County Parks and the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office. #CALFIRE# #MutualAid#

🚩 A Red Flag Warning remains in effect for portions of Northern California through 5 p.m. today. Gusty winds and low humidity are creating critical fire weather conditions across portions of the Sacramento Valley and adjacent foothills. Any fire that starts could spread rapidly. During periods of elevated fire danger: 🔥 Avoid activities that could create a spark. 🚗 Never park or drive over dry grass. ⛓️Secure trailer chains so they don’t drag on the roadway. 🏠 Take time to clear leaves, needles and other combustible material from around your home. 📱 Report new fire starts and be prepared if wildfire threatens your community. Stay aware of changing conditions at

Cooking between classes? Making a late-night snack? 🍜 Whether you’re in a dorm, apartment, or your first place off campus, a cooking fire can happen in seconds. A busy schedule can make it easy to get distracted, but staying in the kitchen while you cook and keeping your cooking area clear can help prevent a fire. Make fire safety part of your routine this school year. Learn more about cooking safety from @NFPA at: #CampusFireSafetyMonth# #CookWithCaution# @cal_office

🌳 Goodbye asphalt. Hello trees, shade, and a greener schoolyard. A greener, cooler schoolyard is now open at Esperanza Elementary School. Esperanza is one of five Los Angeles-area campuses benefiting from improvements that replace asphalt with trees, permeable surfaces, outdoor classrooms, natural play features, and other nature-based features. Recently, CAL FIRE joined partners in celebrating the unveiling of this transformed campus, made possible through Green Schoolyard grant funding awarded to the Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust. These investments help reduce playground temperatures while creating healthier, cleaner, and more welcoming spaces for students to learn, play, and connect with nature. Trees and vegetation also help improve air quality, filter stormwater, reduce pollutants entering local waterways, and support healthier soils by stabilizing the ground and improving its ability to absorb water. Read more at: #UrbanForestry# #GreenSchoolyards# #CommunityForestry# #LosAngeles#

🍽️ Good food, good company. At the fire station, crews cook meals together and make time to prioritize good nutrition, even during busy days. But the kitchen is about more than the meal; the kitchen table is where crews slow down, sit together, and spend quality time with one another. It’s a place to share stories, joke around, talk through a tough call, vent, listen, and check in on each other. These everyday moments around the table build trust, strengthen connections, and create a space where people can let their guard down. It’s one of the many small things that make life at the station about more than just work. #CALFIRE# #StationLife# #Firefighters# #EngineCrew#

Over the past few weeks, our firefighters have been hard at work responding to increased wildfire activity across California. As conditions remain dry, critical fire weather continues to challenge our state. 🚩 RED FLAG WARNINGS THIS WEEKEND: A Red Flag Warning has been issued for parts of Northern California starting this weekend due to gusty winds and low relative humidity—conditions that can cause fires to start easily and spread rapidly. 🚒In response to these weather events, CAL FIRE has actively: • Increased staffing with additional crews across Northern California. • Resources from Southern California are available to mobilize to Northern California when requested. Avoid any activities that involve open flames, outdoor burning, or equipment that could throw sparks. Be Ready: Review your evacuation plan and ensure your emergency supply kit is ready to go. One less spark means one less wildfire. Stay safe, California. For current fire information, visit #CALFIRE# #RedFlagWarning# #FireWeather#

🚩 RED FLAG WARNING 🚩 A Red Flag Warning has been issued for areas of Northern California and the Western Sierras. Gusty winds and low humidity will create critical fire weather conditions, meaning a fire that starts could spread rapidly. During periods of elevated fire danger: ➡️ Avoid activities that could create a spark. ➡️ Never park or drive over dry grass. ➡️ Secure trailer chains so they don’t drag on the roadway. ➡️ If you live in an affected area, clear flammable material from around your home and make sure you are ready to evacuate if needed. ➡️ Report new fire starts immediately by calling 911. ➡️ Stay aware of changing conditions and local emergency alerts. See current Red Flag Warnings and active incidents at

Sometimes, it’s the little things that make a big difference. For Shereda Tate, it’s the connections she’s made, the opportunity to grow and having a workplace that supports her along the way. As a Senior Personnel Specialist, Shereda supports employees through personnel services while building relationships with colleagues across CAL FIRE. She also values the resources available to her and the balance that allows her to make time for what matters outside of work. #JoinCALFIRE# #Careers# #MyWhy#

Your home is part of your wildfire plan. California State Fire Marshal Daniel Berlant has spent his career helping communities prepare for wildfire. At his own home in Auburn, that preparation is personal. Chief Berlant was recently featured on Fire Safe People TV, where he shares how his experience with the 2009 49 Fire shaped the way he prepares his own home today, alongside his father and young son. From clearing weeds and moving rock, to protecting vents from embers, Daniel is taking practical steps to strengthen the first five feet around his home. His message is simple: You don’t have to do everything at once. Start with one project, then keep going. ➡️ Watch the full video at: ➡️ Learn more about wildfire preparedness at #WildfirePreparedness# #ReadyForWildfire# #CALFIRE#