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Meet AwareCA, your official source for wildfire alerts and incident information, delivered directly from first responders.
From incident updates and evacuation information to interactive maps and customizable alerts, AwareCA is designed to help you stay informed before and during wildfire emergencies.
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Not every ghost story starts around a campfire.
Bangor Station 55 in Butte County has one that firefighters talked about for years. Doors opening on their own, unexplained noises, and one firefighter who woke up feeling like something was holding him down.
The stories even made the news in 2010. Was it an old building settling, a few strange coincidences, or something else entirely?
Have you ever experienced something you couldn’t explain? Tell us your paranormal story.
@CALFIRE_ButteCo
Congratulations to the graduates of Company Officer Academy 26-13!
Today, graduates celebrated the completion of their training and an important milestone in their careers. The Company Officer Academy prepares CAL FIRE personnel for the responsibilities and challenges that come with taking on leadership roles within the department.
Strong leadership starts with preparation, experience, and a commitment to the people you serve. These graduates will carry those qualities forward as they lead their crews, support their teams, and help shape the future of the Department.
Congratulations to the entire graduating class! 👏
Wildfires need “fuel” to spread. That fuel can be dry grass, brush, dead trees, and other vegetation.
We work to reduce fuels across California by clearing brush, thinning trees, and removing dead plant material. This work can help slow a wildfire and give firefighters more opportunities to protect nearby communities.
During the 2025 Garnet Fire in Fresno County, which burned nearly 60,000 acres, firefighters benefited from 12 fuel treatments, giving them valuable time to protect the nearby communities.
But how do we know this work makes a difference? We track what happens when wildfires reach these treated areas. Over the past three years, we’ve documented more than 160 instances where fuel treatments helped firefighters fight wildfires or gave people more time to evacuate safely.
See how this work is making a difference across California, including in your own community, at: calfire.ca.gov/FuelTreatment…
👻 Have a frightfully fun, and fire-safe, Halloween!
From glowing jack-o’-lanterns to spooky decorations, a few simple steps can help keep Halloween safe for everyone.
🕯 Choose battery-operated candles instead of open flames.
🏚 Keep decorations away from heat sources and space heaters.
🚪 Keep exits, doorways, and walkways clear of decorations.
🎃 Place pumpkins and other flammable decorations away from anything that could ignite them.
As you prepare for Halloween, remember that fire safety starts with small actions that make a big difference. Have a safe, spooky, and fire-free Halloween!
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👻 Desde las calabazas de Halloween iluminadas hasta las decoraciones espeluznantes, seguir unos sencillos pasos puede ayudar a que todos estén seguros durante las festividades de Halloween.
🕯Considera usar velas de batería en lugar de velas de flama abierta.
🏚Mantén las decoraciones alejadas de fuentes de calor y calefactores portátiles.
🚪Asegúrate de que las decoraciones no bloqueen las salidas, las puertas ni los pasillos.
🎃Mantén las calabazas y otras decoraciones inflamables alejadas de cualquier objeto o fuente de calor que pueda encenderlas.
Recuerda que tener cuidado y tomar precauciones hace una gran diferencia para disfrutar Halloween de manera segura. ¡Que todos disfruten las celebraciones de Halloween y eviten accidentes!
Preparing for emergencies means preparing people to respond.
Last Friday, we celebrated the graduation of CAL FIRE’s first-ever EMT class, preparing more personnel to provide emergency medical care when people need it most.
On National First Responders Day, we recognize the firefighters, EMTs, paramedics, law enforcement officers, dispatchers, and the many other first responders who help keep California safe.
Congratulations to our EMT class graduates, and thank you to all first responders who serve California’s communities with skill, dedication, and care.
#NationalFirstRespondersDay #EMT
The best time to fight a wildfire is before it starts.
Prescribed burning, or beneficial fire, is an important part of wildfire prevention. By intentionally reintroducing fire under carefully managed conditions, we help reduce the buildup of dry grass, brush, and other vegetation that can fuel larger, more destructive wildfires.
Reducing excess vegetation helps create healthier, more resilient landscapes, supports natural ecosystem processes, and can help slow the spread of future wildfires.
As cooler weather returns and conditions allow, prescribed burns will take place across California to reduce hazardous fuels and support long-term wildfire resilience.
📍Recently, @CALFIRE_ButteCo, in partnership with @CAStateParks and the @CA_DWR, conducted a prescribed burn at Loafer Creek State Recreation Area in east Oroville, treating 86 acres to reduce hazardous fuels and help protect the surrounding community.
With @CalNatResources #GoodFire #ASMR
We’re wearing pink to raise cancer awareness this October.
Through our Cares Enough to Wear Pink campaign, pink uniform patches and shirts are worn to support and raise money for those impacted by cancer. We aim to draw attention to the role research, early detection, and regular screenings play in the fight against the disease. 🩷
🌳 More trees. More shade. Healthier schoolyards.
Nearly 2.6 million California students attend schools where trees cover 5% or less of the areas where they play and spend time outdoors (according to a new EdSource analysis).
We’re helping change that. Since 2022, California has invested more than $156 million through CAL FIRE’s Green Schoolyards program, supporting projects at more than 215 campuses and helping plant thousands of trees in communities across the state.
The goal goes beyond adding shade. Greener schoolyards can reduce extreme heat, create outdoor learning spaces and give students healthier places to learn and play.
Read more about the need and the work underway to make California schoolyards greener.
edsource.org/2026/california…
Working on your Halloween costume?
🎃 Avoid long, trailing fabrics.
🎃 Skip loose, flowy designs.
🎃 Choose flame-resistant materials.
Candles, jack-o’-lanterns, and other open flames can easily ignite costumes. Make sure outfits fit well, don’t drag on the ground, and allow for clear vision and easy movement so everyone can enjoy a safer #Halloween.
🌲Take a moment. Take it all in.
Located in the Sierra Nevada, Emigrant Gap Demonstration State Forest offers a closer look at California’s forest ecosystems and the role responsible forest management plays in keeping them healthy.
CAL FIRE’s Demonstration State Forests help showcase sustainable forest management practices, support research, offer recreation, and provide opportunities for the public to learn about California’s forests firsthand.
📍 @CALFIRENEU
AwareCA gives you access to verified wildfire and emergency information directly from first responders, including incident updates, evacuation information, cameras, aircraft activity and customizable alerts.
Already using other emergency apps? Keep them in your toolkit and add AwareCA as the source for emergency information directly from first responders.
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Don’t let cooler weather fool you. 🍂
Fall has historically brought some of California’s largest and most destructive wildfires. Dry vegetation, wind, and low humidity can still create dangerous conditions.
Give your home a safety check:
🌿 Move combustible materials at least five feet from your home.
🏠 Clear leaves and debris from roofs and rain gutters.
🔥 Check that vents are ember-resistant; this means 1/16-inch to 1/8-inch corrosion-resistant, non-combustible metal mesh designed to block wind-driven fire embers and flames from entering a structure’s attic, crawl space, or eaves during a wildfire.
Cooler weather doesn’t mean the wildfire threat is over. Stay vigilant, and don’t let your guard down.
Not every wildfire makes the news. Many are stopped before they have a chance to grow.
While California may be experiencing fewer wildfire starts, new fires are still igniting every day.
Over the past week, 157 new wildfires started across the state. CAL FIRE’s goal is to contain 95% of wildfires at 10 acres or less. Meeting that goal takes a fast response and decisive action before flames have a chance to spread.
📸 The Oct. 12 Rock Fire is one example. @CALFIRENEU and partner agencies responded and contained the fire at just 1.5 acres, preventing it from growing larger.
These smaller fires are a reminder of why every response matters, even when it doesn't make the headlines.
ALT A small forest fire seen from a plane. WE also see red retardant lines around it.
ALT A CAL FIRE bulldozer drives near forest land painted red by retardant.
ALT Engines and water tenders at a wooded area. Retardant is on the ground.
Do your part in helping first responders by creating defensible space around your property and being part of community-wide fuels reduction efforts through local organizations like Firewise Communities and Firesafe Councils.
Track wildland fires across California at fire.ca.gov or download the AwareCA app for wildfire information directly from first responders at aware.ca.gov.
Learn more about how fuels reduction treatments can make the difference and keep wildfires small at CAL FIRE’s Fuels Treatment Effectiveness Report Dashboard: bit.ly/4i8CHRA
Protecting firefighter health and safety is essential to keeping our firefighters ready to respond.
Today, CAL FIRE Safety Program leadership joined fire service leaders, labor representatives, researchers, occupational medicine experts, federal partners and other stakeholders at the Cal/OSHA Wildland and Wildland Urban Interface Respiratory Protection Advisory Committee meeting in Sacramento.
Through collaboration with Cal/OSHA’s Wildland and Wildland Urban Interface Respiratory Protection Advisory Committee, CAL FIRE is helping advance efforts to develop regulations that better protect firefighters from on-the-job respiratory hazards.
CAL FIRE continues to invest in firefighter protection through expanded funding for personal protective equipment (PPE), improved equipment inspection, cleaning and accountability practices, and the procurement of specialized gear, including respiratory protection and heavy fire equipment operator helmets.
Protecting our firefighters means investing in their health, safety and readiness—on every incident and every shift.
ALT People sit at a table and read papers.
ALT People listen to a talk.
🔥 What does “forward progress stopped” mean?
When firefighters say a fire’s forward progress has been stopped, it means crews have stopped the fire from continuing to spread.
It does not mean the fire is out or contained. Firefighters still have work to do.
Crews continue building and strengthening control lines, putting out hotspots, and checking the fire’s perimeter to reduce the chance of it spreading again.
Even after a fire stops advancing, firefighters may remain on scene for hours or days to make sure the fire is under control.
They’re hungry, hardworking, and helping to reduce wildfire risk.
This Southern California landowner is utilizing a CAL FIRE Wildfire Prevention Grant to put 900 goats and sheep to work to help stop future wildfires. This @ABC7 story details the many benefits to the whole community.
This grant was secured with help from their local Fire Safe Council.
🐐 Watch the full story here: youtube.com/watch?v=8rtk4Fr8…
🚒 Strengthening California’s Firefighting Workforce
Wildfire readiness starts with having the people, resources, and training to respond when it matters most.
Since 2019, California has made sustained investments in CAL FIRE’s firefighting workforce, adding year-round engine staffing, permanent positions, and relief and surge capacity to strengthen statewide readiness. These investments have helped build the Department’s largest workforce to date.
Today, CAL FIRE’s budget supports over 14,000 positions, continuing this commitment to preparedness and response.
These investments have helped:
🔥 Expand year-round engine staffing and increase relief and surge staffing.
👩🚒 Grow California’s firefighting workforce and strengthen response capacity.
🪓 Diversify hand-crew capacity.
🎓 Modernize firefighter training, improve access to certifications, and add three new training centers.
From the fireline to the training ground, investing in our workforce helps CAL FIRE prepare for and respond to California’s evolving wildfire threats.
