CAL FIRE Highlights Achievements from a Five-Year, $1 Billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Investment

September 24, 2026 – CAL FIRE published a report that highlights the outcomes of the state’s $1 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund investment in wildfire prevention and forest health efforts statewide. The investments funded more than 660 grants through various CAL FIRE programs. Implemented in 56 of California’s 58 counties, the projects had positive impacts, with individual projects contributing to community protection during wildfires, influencing wildfire behavior, strengthening a culture of preparedness, helping communities reduce risk and protect homes, improving the chances of success for residents and firefighters when wildfire strike.