State of California Natural Resources Agency

Memorandum

T0: Region Chiefs Date: July 21, 2017
Assistant Region Chiefs
Unit Chiefs Telephone: (916) 653-7772
Contract County Chiefs
Deputy Director, Fire Protection Programs Website: 

Deputy Director, Resource Management
State Fire Marshal

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From: KEN Direc or

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE)

Subject: Fiscal Year 2017-18 Mandatory Fuels Reduction Targets and Activity Reporting

As we begin a new fiscal year, want to commend you for the significant amount of work
performed in fiscal year 2016?17 to address the prescribed fire, fuels treatment and
defensible space inspection targets established last September. You clearly took this
challenge seriously. We met 70% of the prescribed fire target, treating 13,941 acres; we
exceeded the fuels treatment target, treating 15,755 acres; and we performed 198,871
defensible space inspections, or 80% of the target. These accomplishments show a
significant increase in our fire prevention and fuels treatment activities in recent years.

The Administration and Legislature recognized the value of the drought-funded resources,
and supported the addition of permanent year-round engines. These resources will allow
us to continue and further our commitment to these fire prevention and fuels treatment
efforts.

For the current fiscal year, I am directing CAL FIRE Units and the Contract Counties to
achieve the following targets on State Responsibility Area lands by June 30, 2018:

. 20,000 acres of broadcast prescribed burning

0 20,000 acres of fuels treatment, including chipping, thinning, pile burning, fuel
breaks, etc.

. 250,000 annual defensible space inspections

. it remains critical that all projects be documented through the process and
recorded in All Defensible Space inspection activity will be reported 
using the new Collector App. This data provided critical information, allowing us to share
our activities and accomplishments with the Legislature, the Board of Forestry and Fire
Protection, and other stakeholders during the year.

?The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection serves and safeguards the people and protects the property and resources of California. 

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I sincerely appreciate the commitment you have all shown in meeting these objectives. I
am looking for to the additional accomplishments over this next year.

cc: Chief Deputy Director
Deputy Director, Management Services
Deputy Director, Communications
Deputy Director, Legislation