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…
We are down to the wire, and we need all hands on deck to ensure that the Legislature does not leave town without fully funding wildfire resilience.
At the end of last week, the Senate proposed a spending plan to increase funding for wildfire resilience and other programs in Tier 3 of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, which many Coalition members are supporting. There is also still time for the Assembly and the Senate to collaborate on a spending plan that includes both GGRF and Prop 4 commitments for wildfire resilience and other climate priorities.
What’s the Plan to Fund Wildfire Resilience? The Time to Invest is Now. California Legislature: After nearly every wildfire disaster, communities pose the same question: why weren’t risk reduction projects completed before disaster struck? Californians want proactive investment to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire. Without it, the public will rightly ask why the state…
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…
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.