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Gov. Newsom cut fire budget by $100M months before lethal California fires
California fire prevention took a hit the year before the fires, but the Newsom administration claims it boosted overall funding since assuming office in 2019
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By Alexandra Koch, Fox News, January 11, 2-25;
A review of last year’s California state budget shows California Gov. Gavin Newsom cut funding for wildfire and forest resilience by more than $100 million.
The budget, signed in June and covering the 2024-25 fiscal year, eliminated $101 million from seven “wildfire and forest resilience” programs, according to a report from Newsweek.
The California fires, responsible for destroying more than 10,000 buildings in the Los Angeles area, are still not contained.
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Fire crews battle the Kenneth Fire in the West Hills section of Los Angeles Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (Ethan Swope/AP)
Cal Fire had a $5 million reduction in spending on fuel reduction teams, including funds used to pay for vegetation management work by the California National Guard, the report noted.
Other changes:
$28 million cut from multiple state conservancies that expand wildfire resilience
$12 million cut from a “home hardening” experiment that would protect homes from wildfires
$8 million cut from monitoring and research spending, mostly dedicated to Cal Fire and state universities
$4 million cut from the forest legacy program, which encourages landowners to manage their properties
$3 million cut from funding for an inter-agency forest data hubGavin Newsom surveying fire damage
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