Reduction to an extra sum for fire resilience drew outrage while the general fund for fire prevention continues to swell under Newsom's leadership.

Just over $100 million was cut from California's wildfire and forest resilience fund in the latest budget, though total spending has grown sharply since 2014.

Cal Fire’s total base wildfire protection budget has nearly tripled over the past 10 years, from $1.1 billion in 2014‑15 to $3 billion in 2023‑24.

State legislators are calling to extend Cal Fire's staffing to a year-round system, switching some roles from nine-month ...

President Donald Trump “will do the right thing” and support aid for wildfire-ravaged Southern California, Gov. Gavin Newsom ...

explaining that he was being briefed by California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection on the disaster. Gavin Newsom has arrived for the photo op of him watching his state burn to the ...

The California governor invited Trump to the fire-ravaged state in a post on Friday afternoon amid intense backlash.

Gavin Newsom (D-CA) rebutted multiple ... that the California state budget cut funding to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) by $100 million.

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he is deploying additional resources and personnel to several counties in and near Southern ...