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CAL FIRE requests capital funding for aging stations and helitack bases and a temporary increase in exclusive-use aircraft contracting
Summary
CAL FIRE presented seven capital projects to repair or replace aging stations and helitack bases and asked the Legislature to raise a two-year cap on exclusive-use aircraft contracting to secure helicopters and other aircraft while the department brings new large air tankers online.
CAL FIRE presented a capital-outlay package that includes seven projects CAL FIRE said are critical to sustain aviation operations, station readiness and crew welfare. Proposals described included relocation or replacement of aging helitack bases (Alma, Boggs, Neland, Prado), replacement of the Butte Fire Center and McDowell and Higgins Corner fire stations, and related facility upgrades.
Michelle Valenzuela, CAL FIRE assistant deputy director for technical services, told the committee many CAL FIRE facilities were built decades ago and exceed…
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