News Releases

December 2009

• CAL FIRE Firefighters Receive Medal of Valor from Governor
• CAL FIRE Region Chief Candace Gregory Announces Retirement

November 2009

• Prevent Cooking Fires This Holiday Season

October 2009

• Day Light Savings Ends, "Change Your Clock - Change Your Battery"
• CAL FIRE Investigators Determine Cause of Auburn 49 Fire
• CAL FIRE Crews on Stand By for Flooding
• Tree Seedlings Available for Post-Fire Forest Restoration

September 2009

• Fire Prevention Week - “Stay Fire Smart! Don’t Get Burned”
• CAL FIRE Arrests Bay Area Arson Suspect
• Gov. Schwarzenegger Mobilizes Additional Resources in Preparation for this Week’s Increased Heat and Fire Danger

August 2009

• Timber Management Resumes in Jackson Demonstration State Forest (38K PDF)

June 2009

• CAL FIRE Urges Firework Safety This Fourth of July (37K PDF)
• CAL FIRE Director Names Tonya Hoover Acting State Fire Marshal (34K PDF)
  
• Gov. Schwarzenegger Urges Safe Firework Celebrations This July Fourth in New Public Service Announcements (32K PDF)
  

May 2009

• Fire Officials Stress Safety during Memorial Day Weekend
  
• California National Guard and CAL FIRE to Conduct Joint Helicopter Training
  
• Governor Declares Wildfire Awareness Week (42K PDF)
  

April 2009

• CAL FIRE Urges Homeowners to Prepare for Wildfires Now (37K PDF)
  
• Gov. Schwarzenegger Deploys Resources to Help North Dakota Flood Victims
  

March 2009

• CAL FIRE Goes Green: Department receives award recognizing green government


• Smoke Alarms Save Lives (41K PDF)
  

February 2009

• Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced the appointment of Del Walters as director of CAL FIRE, following current Director Ruben Grijalva’s announcement to retire
  

January 2009

• CAL FIRE Chief Deputy Director to Speak at Tree Planting Event - Oakland Event celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (89K PDF)