My understanding is that, in many ways, the mission of Cal Fire is being redefined. Due to development in the urban interface, Cal Fire has become more of an urban type fire agency, providing structural protection and medical aid response.
Gov. Brown is pushing forth the idea of returning Cal Fire to its roots as a wildfire protection agency, and forcing the counties to assume responsibility for the interface that was created by the counties' indiscriminate development practices. Friends tell me that the discussion includes redefining what the SRAs are, and handing off primary responsibility for the foothill fire protection to the locals.
Other changes being discussed include ceasing medical aid responses, and handing those off to the local EMS agency.
--dan
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