Reports and Bulletins
SFT Information Bulletins, Reports and our Strategic Plan
SFT Annual Report
The State Fire Training (SFT) Annual Report (PDF) is dedicated to our emergency response professionals statewide. The CAL FIRE - Office of the State Fire Marshal - State Fire Training Division accomplished several remarkable goals that have enhanced the SFT system for our stakeholders. This annual report highlights those exceptional efforts in the essential areas of the program.
This report highlights key areas of recognition, including FY 2024 statistics, SFT accomplishments, the California Fire Academy System, and four in-depth articles covering: Course Surveys, Importance of Higher Education, Balancing Readiness and Realism, and Behavioral Health. State Fire Training is proud to present this comprehensive summary of our program's improvements, growth, and successes.
SFT Strategic Plan
Blueprint 2030 is California’s strategic roadmap for the future of State Fire Training. Building on the foundation of Blueprint 2020, this plan sets a clear vision to advance fire service training, education, and certification statewide.
Developed through extensive collaboration with stakeholders, including career and volunteer fire fighters, fire chiefs, labor organizations, training officers, community colleges, and allied partners, Blueprint 2030 reflects input from internal assessments and statewide focus groups. It identifies priorities for modernizing course delivery, leveraging technology, creating accessible career pathways, and implementing a continuous quality improvement process.
Stakeholder engagement remains central to its success. The five strategic goals outlined in Blueprint 2030 provide a framework for collaboration and investment as we work together to strengthen fire service training across California.
Fee Report
In 2019, the State Board of Fire Service (SBFS) and Statewide Training and Education Advisory Committee (STEAC) approved the State Fire Training (SFT) Fee Report (PDF) which outlined the need to adjust the fees for several SFT services. On September 3, 2020, these new fees were adopted into regulation and were filed with the Secretary of State, and became effective on January 1, 2021.
During these uncertain times, SFT acknowledges that the implementation of the new fees may seem inopportune. However, in 2016, several years before the pandemic crisis, SFT identified that program survivability warranted a review of the 2008 fees paid by stakeholders and began working on this fee adjustment project. SFT is a self-funded program; paid for by participant fees. SFT collects fees for services provided including course diplomas, applying for certification, taking certification exams, and Accredited Local Academy (ALA) and Accredited Regional Training Program (ARTP) accreditations, etc. SFT’s last fee adjustment was more than 11 years ago and in the years since 2008, SFT’s operating costs have increased within the day-to-day operations of the program; which include the increase in staffing, curriculum development, and the implementation and maintenance of the SFT User Portal.
