For Cal Fire, boots hit the ground earlier than usual to get a head start on prepping for this year's fire season.

The weeklong training academy is happening a month early this year, CAL FIRE says after a wet winter, there's no time to waste reducing a lot of fuel that's out there. "This will help us get out ...

Cal Fire also noted that “this project adds to significant work underway throughout the state and brings California one step closer towards meeting state fuels reduction goals directed by the ...