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THE CAL FIRE 2019 STRATEGIC PLAN
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Despite a series of unprecedented challenges including,
but not limited to, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the
2020 Fire Siege, the 2021 fire season, and budgetary uncertainty,
we maintained organizational unity, operational capacity, and
fluidity in achieving progress towards meeting our 2019 strategic
goals and objectives. Many of these goals and objectives
remain relevant today and, where applicable, are carried over
in the Plan. Several key accomplishments toward meeting these
goals and objectives are highlighted below:
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Advanced Fire Protection
Operations, we increased the number of
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CAL FIRE maintained
organizational
unity, operational
capacity, and 昀氀uidity
in achieving progress
towards meeting its
2019 strategic goals
and objectives.
year-round engines, acquired and replaced
frontline and reserve fleet, increased
firefighting personnel, added diversified hand
crew models, and expanded relationships
with our partners.
Enhanced Aviation Resources,
we expanded our aerial firefighting fleet to
include S70i Firehawk helicopters, C130 air
tankers, intelligence aircraft, exclusive use
aircraft, and Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS)
program, and we implemented night flying
aviation operations.
Enriched Internal Operations,
we increased critical administrative and
program support personnel, created a
secure, responsive, and integrated
user-centric technology culture, reduced
waste and streamlined business processes,
and improved internal and external
communication.
Focused On People,
we enhanced departmental recruitment
and diversity, equity, and inclusion
initiatives, expanded the Training Center
to three additional sites, distributed
grants to underinvested communities,
and we continue to work on addressing
paramedic shortages.
