Cal Fire wildland fire protection funding
Summary
Riverside has nearly 14,000 homes in high fire severity zones and about 5,499 acres of vulnerable open space. The agreement puts Cal Fire's aircraft, helicopters, hand crews and bulldozers on the initial attack instead of waiting on mutual aid, which has cost the city roughly $1 million a day during major fires like the Bain fire.
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Last discussed Sep 10, 2026.
Impact analysis
About $293,132 a year from the Measure Z fund balance — which the five-year forecast shows going negative by year four — versus mutual aid bills that can hit $1 million a day in a major fire.
Residents near Sycamore Canyon, the river bottom, Hunter Hills and Box Springs get faster, heavier wildfire suppression — and every resident benefits when fires stay small and engines stay available for 911 calls.
No one directly, though Measure Z's dwindling fund balance means this spending competes with other Measure Z-funded programs.
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