Forestry and Fire Protection (Department of)

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<p>The [http://www.fire.ca.gov/ '''California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection]''' provides fire protection and stewardship for California's privately-owned wildlands. These services include inspections and patrols during extreme weather conditions. The Department maintains a fire prevention and control system, and maintains and improves the quality of land and vegetative resources. The Department also assists during local emergencies and natural disasters, offers rewards for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any person who willfully sets fire to any property, and also collects fire suppression costs when it determines that a person is responsible for a fire. The department's programs include:</p><br> 

*Brush range improvement<br>
*Conservation camps<br>
*Emergency re-vegetation/burned watersheds<br>
*Environmental protection<br>
*Fire control<br> 
*Fire prevention<br> 
*Fire research<br>
*Forest disease control<br>
*Forest insect control<br> 
*Forest practice regulation<br> 
*Service forestry (advises timber/timberland owners)<br>
*State forests<br> 
*Tree nursery/reforestation<br> 
*Watershed research<br>
*Wildlife fuels management<br> 
 


'''Complaint jurisdiction:'''<br> 

Problems in any of the areas listed above.<br>


'''Complaints outside jurisdiction:'''<br> 

<p>Inquiries about woodcutting permits and campground reservations for U.S. forests under federal jurisdiction.</p><br>
 
 

'''<font color="#4AA02C">California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection 
</font color="#4AA02C">'''<br>
1416 9th Street<br> 
Sacramento, CA 95814<br> 
(916) 653-5123<br> 


'''Mailing Address:'''<br>
PO Box 944246<br>
Sacramento, CA 94244-2460<br>


Arson Hotline: 1-800-468-4408<br> 
Timber Operator License: (916) 653-7211<br> 
[http://www.fire.ca.gov/ '''www.fire.ca.gov''']<br>



'''See Also:'''<br>
[[Fire Marshal (State) Department of |Fire Marshal (State) Department of ]]<br>

 


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