Existing law requires the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection, until January 1, 2026, to establish a statewide program to allow qualifying entities who have completed a specific training program to support and augment the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection in its defensible space and home hardening assessment and education efforts, and requires the director to establish a common reporting platform that allows defensible space and home hardening assessment data, collected by qualifying entities, to be reported to the department, among other things.
Existing law requires the department, until January 1, 2026, to develop and implement a training program for individuals to support and augment the department in its defensible and home hardening assessment and public education efforts. Existing law requires the training program to do specified things.
This bill would extend the operative date of both programs described above indefinitely.
Existing law requires the department, in accordance with a plan approved by the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection, to carry out specified duties with respect to the prevention and control of forest fires.
This bill would require the department to create a standardized accreditation framework to accredit local governments, fire safe councils, and neighborhoods for following wildfire prevention practices, as provided. The bill would require the department to publish on its internet website specified information, including a list of all accredited entities.

Statutes affected:
03/28/25 - Amended Senate: 4291.5 PRC, 4291.5 PRC, 4291.6 PRC, 4291.6 PRC
04/09/25 - Amended Senate: 4291.5 PRC, 4291.6 PRC