After months of negotiations in the context of a structural budget deficit, California lawmakers finalized the state’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-27 spending plan on September 1 in Assembly Bill 113 (AB 113). After significant uncertainty about whether wildfire resilience and other nature-based climate solutions would receive any funding, the final budget included appropriations for wildfire…
In California’s 2026 legislative session, Coalition members brought forward a range of proposals aimed at strengthening the state’s ability to address the cycle of catastrophic wildfire. From expanding prescribed and cultural fire to supporting regional landscape stewardship, strengthening local capacity, financing home hardening, and streamlining wildfire mitigation projects, lawmakers considered a number of approaches to…
After many months of uncertainty regarding the status of wildfire resilience funding for this year’s budget, the legislative session ended on September 1 with a deal that allocates funding from the two sources we’ve been focused on this year: the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) and Prop 4. First, a huge thank you to all…
Celebrating One Year of the Wildfire Solutions Coalition: Growing a Statewide Movement for Wildfire Resilience One year ago, a shared idea brought together organizations from across California: solving the state’s wildfire crisis requires more than individual action—it requires a coordinated, statewide effort to secure the long-term investments needed to build wildfire resilience. Launched in June…
On May 27th, 2026, the Wildfire Solutions Coalition submitted the following letter to urge the Legislature to maintain and strengthen California’s commitment to wildfire resilience in the Fiscal Year 2026–27 budget, including increasing investments from Proposition 4 and protecting the $200 million from GGRF for wildfire resilience. You can sign on to the letter here.…
On March 20th, 2026, the Wildfire Solutions Coalition submitted the following letter to urge the Legislature to maintain and strengthen California’s commitment to wildfire resilience in the Fiscal Year 2026–27 budget, including increasing investments from Proposition 4 and protecting the $200 million from GGRF for wildfire resilience. RE: Wildfire Solutions Coalition Budget Request Supports Protecting…
The Governor’s 2026–27 Proposed Budget signals California’s continued commitment to climate resilience, with $2.1 billion allocated from the voter-approved Proposition 4 for wildfire resilience, nature-based solutions, and other climate investments. The Wildfire Solutions Coalition thanks Governor Newsom for his ongoing leadership on this issue. Given the scale of the risk facing California’s communities, landscapes, and…
On January 6th, 2026, the Wildfire Solutions Coalition submitted the following letter to Assemblymember Isaac Bryan, Chair of the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources, to urge swift action on AB 35 to avoid delay in investing Prop 4 wildfire resilience funding.
New data released from the Wildfire Solutions Coalition, a statewide alliance committed to securing long-term funding for wildfire resilience, and Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates (FM3), found that the majority of California voters strongly support allocating more funding towards wildfire resilience and support a portion of the state’s General Fund going towards this effort.