General Info

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection provides fire protection and stewardship services for more than 31 million acres of California s privately-owned wild lands. Based in Truckee, Calif., it offers various services, such as commercial timber production, public recreation, as well as research and demonstration of good forest management practices. The department s firefighters, fire engines and aircraft handle severe conditions, including medical aids, hazardous material spills, swift water rescue, search/rescue missions, civil disturbances, train wrecks, floods, earthquakes and many more.