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Wildfire Safety Advisory Board elects chair and vice chair, adopts FY26-27 priorities and committee slate
Summary
The California Wildfire Safety Advisory Board re-elected Jessica Block as chair and selected a vice chair, approved a statement of priorities for the Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety's FY26-27 budget, and adopted committee assignments to pursue its strategic priorities.
The California Wildfire Safety Advisory Board voted on March 5 to confirm leadership, adopt a budget priorities statement for the Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety's (OEIS) FY26-27 budget consultation and approve committee assignments tied to the board's work plan.
Board business in brief: Jessica Block was nominated and approved to continue as chair for a one-year term; the board also confirmed a vice chair. The board voted to approve a statement of priorities for OEIS's FY26-27 budget that requested continued support for existing staff and training, additional subject-matter staff (particularly engineering and vegetation experts), and funding for quarterly in-person meetings and site visits. The board also adopted committee assignments aligned with the office's work streams.
Why this matters: The board is statutorily charged with advising the Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety on utility wildfire mitigation. The…
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