FIRE SAFE ROADWAYS

WORKING GROUP

Caltrans is working with other agencies and stakeholders to focus on creating a fire-safe state highway system that will help minimize wildfire ignitions and ensure emergency evacuation routes are identified at the County-level and prioritized in vegetation management and fuel reduction work.

Work Group Leads

Lisa Worthington, Caltrans

Tyrone Kelley, US Forest Service

Key Actions Assigned:

2.24 – 2.29

THE LATEST

USFS Announces Landscape Scale Investments to Restore Forests in California

With over $1.1 million allocated to four California tribal projects.

Lisa Lien-Mager Appointed CNRA Deputy Secretary for Forest and Wildfire Resilience

Providing oversight to a wide swath of state programs, including the Task Force,

CAL FIRE and BLM Join Forces to Work Across Jurisdictions on Forest and Fuels Management Projects

Through the nationwide, Good Neighbor Authority initiative, this partnership works to mitigate catastrophic wildfire devastation on BLM lands.

BLM Signs Environmental Assessment to Streamline Fuels Reduction Projects

On August 8, 2023 a Decision Record signing took place which served to implement the BLM California plan across the state.

June Progress on the Ground

Real projects happening on the ground that bring us closer to reaching Task Force goals

Task Force Advisory Panel Seeks Input on Northern California Regional Profile

The panel is seeking to understand regional perspectives on improving ecosystem health and community resilience to wildfire.

USFS and CAL FIRE Conserve Private Forestland in California

Advancing the Forest Legacy Program one step closer to its goal of 3 million acres of forestlands conserved.

Governor’s State Budget Allocates $690 Million to Forest Health and Wildfire Resilience

Accelerating forest health and wildfire resilience projects throughout the state.

Prescribed Fire Liability Claims Fund Pilot

One of the primary obstacles to increasing the use of prescribed and cultural fires in California is the difficulty to obtain adequate liability coverage.

CAL FIRE conducts advanced live fire training in Williams, California.

New State and Federal Investments in Wood Innovations Products

The Forest Service supports innovation in the wood products economy, expansion of wood energy markets, and promotes wood as a sustainable building material.