CAL FIRE

Operates the largest state aerial firefighting fleet (60+ aircraft including S-70i Firehawks and C-130H airtankers) with contractor-run maintenance and pilots, runs the ALERTCalifornia AI camera network with UC San Diego and Technosylva fire-spread modeling, and awarded $72M in forest health grants plus up to $135M in wildfire prevention grants in 2025.

Buys

• Detection & sensing
• Forest & fuels
• Prediction & response
• Suppression & aerial

Contracts & solicitations (20)

• Wildfire spread prediction platform (Wildfire Analyst) contract
• ALERTCalifornia AI wildfire camera network funding boost
• Aviation flight operations and aircraft maintenance services (follow-o
• Forest Health grants for landscape-scale fuels and forest management
• Wildfire Prevention Grants solicitation (FY 2025-26)
• S-70i Firehawk Fleet Completion (16 Aircraft)
• C-130H "FireHerc" Large Airtanker Conversion Program
• CAL FIRE selects Intterra-built AwareCA statewide public safety inform
• CAL FIRE statewide incident reporting platform (CALFIRS replacement)
• CAL FIRE pilot of ultra-early wildfire detection sensors at Jackson De
• Hired Equipment Program — Dozers & Heavy Equipment EERAs
• CAL FIRE statewide wildfire planning partnership with Vibrant Planet
• CAL FIRE Contract County Fire Protection Program
• Statewide CAL FIRE Wildfire Planning Platform Partnership (21 Units +
• Teleoperated Forestry Equipment Retrofit Grant
• Miller Demonstration State Forest Fuels Reduction Mastication Project
• AwareCA Statewide Public Safety Alert Platform
• Fourth C-130H airtanker and 11th Helitack base activation
• ALERTCalifornia statewide detection camera network expansion
• Regional Wildfire and Landscape Resilience Grants (2026 Round)

Procurement portal

https://caleprocure.ca.gov/