These visits help children understand emergencies, build confidence, and reinforce simple safety habits that can last a lifetime.
Recently, crews from CAL FIRE Santa Clara Unit and Morgan Hill Fire Department visited ABC Learning Montessori in Morgan Hill.
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We provide age-appropriate lessons on:
📞 When to call 911 and what to say
🚒 What firefighters do and who responds to emergencies
👨 What turnout gear looks like so children aren’t afraid
🧯 Basic fire safety tips for home and school
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Firefighters don’t just respond to emergencies — they help prevent them.
Public education is a core part of CAL FIRE’s fire prevention mission. By connecting directly with students, we’re building awareness early and reinforcing habits that keep families safer. 1/3
While you might see less fire response during the winter and spring, these months are the busiest for the CAL FIRE Aviation Training Center (CATC) and the Aviation Headquarters maintenance teams.
#SpringTime #AirOps
✈️ The Cycle of Readiness 🔥
For CAL FIRE Aviation, there is no off-season—only a continuous cycle of preparation and response.
#Aviation #Maintenance
Spring is almost here, and if you’re planting a tree this season, think long-term. The way it goes into the ground today determines how it grows for decades.
#ArborWeek #Trees #Gardening #SpringTime #CALFIRE
Earlier this year, the CAL FIRE Wellness Unit hosted its annual Unit Physical Fitness Coordinator Workshop at the Ben Clark Training Center in Riverside. Coordinators from across the state came together to sharpen their skills and strengthen the department’s approach to fitness & injury prevention.
Firefighting demands strength, endurance, and resilience. That level of readiness doesn’t happen by accident — it’s built through consistent training and a strong culture of wellness.
#CALFIRE #Wellness #FirefighterFitness #Training
Every seedling placed in the ground supports long-term forest resilience, protects watersheds, strengthens wildlife habitat, and helps restore landscapes impacted by wildfire and other disturbances.
#Soquel #CALFIRE #ForestHealth
The Heavy Fire Equipment Operator Academy at the Ione Training Center runs 11 weeks, where operators build the skills needed to safely operate and recover heavy equipment in the field.
The first step in becoming a Heavy Fire Equipment Operator is taking the exam,
which is held once a year. Learn more about the requirements and when the examination is open
at JoinCALFIRE.com.
At CAL FIRE, we train to keep our engines out of harm’s way. But when one gets stuck or disabled, our heavy fire equipment operators step in.
The same professionals who operate our bulldozers are also trained in equipment recovery.
Debris burning can reduce wildfire risk in rural California—but when done carelessly, it can also start one.
Multiple CAL FIRE Units have recently responded to escaped debris burns.
Before you burn:
🔥 Secure a permit at BurnPermit.ca.gov
In celebration of California Arbor Week 2026, we’re proud to announce this year’s poster contest winners. 🏆
California Arbor Week (March 7–14) is a statewide reminder that planting and caring for trees is an investment in our future.
One of the most overlooked vulnerabilities during a wildfire is your home’s vents. Flying embers can travel a mile or more ahead of a fire and enter through attic, foundation, and gable vents — igniting your home from the inside. Learn how to make your home safer.
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When we set the clocks forward, it’s also time for a quick safety check at home.
#DaylightSavingTime #FireSafety #DefensibleSpace #ReadyForWildfire
Strong technical skills make a difference when seconds count.
Recently, the CAL FIRE Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit hosted a three-day passenger #vehicle rescue technician class, giving Fire Apparatus Engineers hands-on #extrication training designed to sharpen precision, #coordination, and decision-making.
In the first two months of 2026, CAL FIRE investigators have made 9 arson-related arrests.
Safeguarding our communities means holding arsonists accountable.
Do your part by reporting suspicious fire activity at the arson hotline at 1-800-468-4408. 🔥
#PreventArson #CALFIRE
The yak titiʸu titiʸu yak tithini (ytt) Northern Chumash Tribal Council partnered with the CAL FIRE San Luis Obispo Unit and Sequoia Riverlands Trust to complete a cultural burn, reducing invasive species and heavy fuels.
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Public feedback sought on draft Regional Wildfire & Landscape Resilience Grant.
$30 million will be available this year from the 2024 Climate Bond to support projects that improve landscape health, boost local fire prevention, and reduce wildfire risk to communities.
bit.ly/CALFIRE_Grants
Last week, firefighters from CAL FIRE San Luis Obispo Unit sharpened rope rescue skills during a multi-company drill — practicing steep-angle rescues, rope systems, patient packaging, and coordinated lifts and lowers.
#CALFIRE #SanLuisObispoCounty #RopeRescue #FirefighterTraining #PublicSafety
Having a fire extinguisher and knowing how to properly use it could prevent a small fire from turning into a tragedy. Watch this video and share what you learned about using a fire extinguisher.
#HomeSafety #FireSafety
To help reduce the risks of wildfires, drought, and pest-driven tree loss, $120 million in funding is now available to support forest health projects across California.
For more information about eligibility requirements and how to apply, visit: bit.ly/Foresthealth...
On the fireline, dozers play a critical role in stopping forward progress by cutting fire lines
through heavy fuels and challenging terrain. Their work creates access, strengthens control lines, and supports crews on the ground during fire suppression operations.
#ReadyForWildfire
Today, we pause to remember and recognize the 13 CAL FIRE personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty during the month of March. Their commitment to protecting lives, property, and natural resources reflects the highest traditions of public service.
#CALFIRE #LODD #HonorTheFallen
Turn wood “waste” into a climate and community asset.
Join us for a webinar on March 18 to learn more about this resource: tinyurl.com/UCFWeb
Turn wood “waste” into a climate and community asset. The free Urban Wood Utilization Guide helps cities, nonprofits, and urban forestry professionals turn downed trees and woody debris into a circular community reinvestment.
Download the guide here: tinyurl.com/2p8xyf7t
#UrbanForestry
🌲 Improving Safety and Wildfire Resilience along a northern California trail
Firefighters from CAL FIRE’s Amador–El Dorado Unit (AEU) have been working on vegetation management along the unpaved section of the El Dorado Trail to reduce hazardous fuels and improve public safety.
Don’t miss your chance to be part of the next wave of projects that build a stronger forest economy and a more resilient future. For more information and to start your application, visit bit.ly/CDFbioenergy
🎉 Big news for California forest-sector businesses & workforce! 🌲
CAL FIRE is excited to announce that the 2026 solicitation for Business and Workforce Development Grants is officially open.
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#CALFIRE #GrantOpportunity #HealthyForests
