Welcome to CAL FIRE
Last modified on Jan 07, 2010
The term "fire season" for CAL FIRE is simply a state of readiness. Management decisions are made by unit chiefs who respond to local conditions by opening facilities that may have been closed, hiring season firefighters, staffing facilities 24 hours per day, and increasing dispatch capabilities.  

2006 Fire Season
(Summer Preparedness and Winter Preparedness)

Select a different year:

Northern:

Unit Name Summer Preparedness Winter Preparedness
Humboldt-Del Norte  June 12, 2006  November 6, 2006 
Sonoma-Lake-Napa  June 12, 2006  November 13, 2006 
Mendocino  June 12, 2006  November 6, 2006 
San Mateo-Santa Cruz  June 12, 2006  November 13, 2006 
Santa Clara  June 12, 2006  November 13, 2006 
Butte  June 12, 2006  November 6, 2006 
Nevada-Yuba-Placer  June 12, 2006  November 13, 2006 
Lassen-Modoc  June 12, 2006  November 13, 2006 
Shasta-Trinity  June 12, 2006  November 6, 2006 
Siskiyou  June 12, 2006  November 6, 2006 
Tehama-Glenn  June 12, 2006  November 6, 2006 

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Southern:

Unit Name Summer Preparedness Winter Preparedness
San Luis Obispo  June 5, 2006  December 11, 2006 
Riverside  Staffed year-round  Staffed year-round 
San Diego  Staffed year-round  Staffed year-round 
San Bernardino  Staffed year-round  Staffed year-round 
Amador-El Dorado  June 5, 2006  November 13, 2006 
Tuolumne-Calaveras  June 5, 2006  November 20, 2006 
San Benito-Monterey  June 5, 2006  December 11, 2006 
Madera-Mariposa-Merced  June 5, 2006  November 20, 2006 
Tulare  June 5, 2006  December 11, 2006 
Fresno-Kings  June 5, 2006  November 20, 2006 

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