Existing law requires the Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force, beginning March 1, 2026, and every 5 years thereafter, to update the state’s “Wildfire and Forest Resilience Action Plan.” Existing law also requires the task force to develop and update a comprehensive implementation strategy to track and ensure the achievement of the goals and key actions identified in the action plan, as provided.

Existing law requires the implementation strategy to address specified actions, including actions related to strengthening the protection of communities and reducing their fire risk, through, among other things, a statewide framework, including performance measures, to support local and regional community fire risk reduction and adaptation programs and projects.

This bill would require the statewide framework to include quantified risk-based planning and outcomes-based performance metrics, to support local and community fire risk reduction and adaptation programs and projects.