US EditionCA data: just one Palisades brush clearance before fire
- In November-December 2024, only one Cal Fire-funded brush clearance operation occurred in Pacific Palisades before the January fire that killed 12 and destroyed 6,837 structures.
- Since 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom's budgets have slashed wildfire prevention funds, reducing the Forest Health Program budget to $210 million for 2025–2026.
- California’s Forest Fire Prevention efforts treated 141,061 acres in 2023–24, but 15 million acres remain untreated, requiring seven years to clear the backlog, due to ongoing funding cuts.
- Following the fire, Pacific Palisades neighborhoods remained closed for months, with rebuilding progress slow and difficult, reflecting ongoing recovery challenges.
- Only one brush clearance operation occurred in Pacific Palisades before the January 7 fire, amid ongoing budget cuts reducing wildfire prevention funding to $210 million for 2025–2026.
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(The Center Square) - State data show that the California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention only carried out a clearing operation in Pacific Palisades before the deadly fire in Palisades killed 12 Americans and destroyed 6,837 structures, which highlights the state's slowness in forest management.Read more]]>
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CA data: just one Palisades brush clearance before fire
(The Center Square) — State data shows the California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention carried out only one brush clearance operation in the Pacific Palisades before the deadly Palisades
CA data: Only one Palisades brush clearance occurred before fire that killed 12
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s then-record $298 billion budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year notably cut $3 million from Cal Fire’s Forest Health Program, $35 million from stewardship programs of state-managed land, and more.
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