面对联邦野火救援力量紧张、国会长期对联邦土地燃料管理投资不足以及特朗普政府削减预算的局面，加利福尼亚州正积极调动州级资源以填补联邦留下的空白1。加州消防局（Cal Fire）不仅派遣事故管理团队协助联邦机构应对野火，还直接在联邦土地上推进燃料隔离带建设与森林健康项目1。自州长纽森上任以来，加州已累计拨付近5亿美元，专门用于联邦土地上的野火韧性与森林健康项目1。在跨部门合作方面，Cal Fire于2023年与美国土地管理局达成协议，获准利用州资源在联邦土地上建设燃料隔离带1。去年，该机构又与美国林务局签署三项新协议，涵盖燃料清除、种子收集、烧毁土地重植及木材管理等内容，美国林务局为此在全州范围注资400万美元1。
然而，联邦机构正遭遇严重的人员流失危机1。据美国政府问责局数据，美国林务局去年至少失去20%的员工，导致森林清查数据更新严重滞后，影响野火风险研判1。在具体的火情应对中，Timber Fire在洛杉矶帕德雷斯国家森林燃烧近6000英亩，迫使1号公路关闭1。此外，在2025年1月洛杉矶野火发生后，特朗普政府曾扣留约15亿美元联邦援助1。加州每年野火支出约40亿美元，但其用于野火韧性的关键气候资金已从每年最高2亿美元降至3800万美元，且用于森林健康和燃料管理的关键气候资金正面临被削减至接近零的风险1。过去十年，加州野火已烧毁数百万英亩土地，造成超过220人死亡1。
California is mobilizing state resources to fill the void left by strained federal wildfire response capabilities, long-term congressional underinvestment in federal land fuel management, and budget cuts by the Trump administration 1. The state spends approximately $4 billion annually on wildfire-related efforts 1. Since Governor Newsom took office, California has invested nearly $500 million in grants for wildfire resilience and forest health projects on federal lands 1.
To address these gaps, Cal Fire signed an agreement with the Bureau of Land Management in 2023, allowing the use of state resources to construct fuelbreaks on federal property 1. Furthermore, Cal Fire dispatched incident management teams to assist federal agencies in combating wildfires 1. Last year, the agency also reached three new agreements with the U.S. Forest Service to clear fuel, collect seeds, replant burned lands, and manage timber, with the Forest Service investing $4 million statewide for these initiatives 1.
Meanwhile, federal agencies are grappling with severe operational and financial challenges. According to the Government Accountability Office, the U.S. Forest Service lost at least 20% of its workforce last year, leading to significant delays in updating forest inventory data and hindering wildfire risk assessment 1. Financially, the Trump administration withheld approximately $1.5 billion in federal aid after the Los Angeles wildfires in January 2025 1. Additionally, California's critical climate funding for wildfire resilience faces the risk of being slashed to near zero, having already dropped from a peak of $200 million annually to $38 million 1.
The urgency of these interventions is underscored by the devastating toll of recent fires. Over the past decade, wildfires in California have burned millions of acres and claimed more than 220 lives 1. Highlighting the ongoing threat, the Timber Fire recently scorched nearly 6,000 acres in the Los Padres National Forest, forcing the closure of Highway 1 1.
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