FULL REPORT

Given the scale of the risk facing California’s communities, landscapes, and water resources, however, the Coalition urges the Governor and Legislature to prioritize opportunities to scale investment in wildfire resilience and other nature-based climate solutions. While the proposed $314 million for wildfire programs—including local fire prevention grants, defensible space, and regional capacity building—is an important down payment, additional funding is needed to respond to the urgency voters expressed when they passed Prop 4 and to reach the estimated $2.5-3 billion needed to fully fund California’s wildfire resilience action plan. The majority of Californians strongly support increased state spending on wildfire resilience.

To close California’s wildfire funding gap, the Coalition calls for increased investment of both Cap-and-Invest and Prop 4 revenues to deliver landscape health, watershed protection, and community safety. Specifically, we respectfully request the following commitments: 

• Restore and maintain the $200 million from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) that has been traditionally invested in wildfire resilience. GGRF should be prioritized for critical climate resilience investments, while the General Fund is a more appropriate source for funding CAL FIRE operations. 
  
• Allocate $500 million for Prop 4 wildfire funding to meet the urgent need for more wildfire resilience investment.
  
• Pass AB 35 as soon as possible to avoid delay in getting Prop 4 investments on the ground.

The scale of the wildfire crisis demands sustained and expanded investment. Wildfire is fueling California’s affordability crisis, driving up home insurance and electricity rates. Proactive investment not only prevents disasters but also saves money: every $1 invested to reduce the risk of catastrophic events like wildfire saves more than $6 in damage and cleanup costs. 

As the Legislature takes up the budget, the Wildfire Solutions Coalition will continue advocating for a responsible, durable funding framework for wildfire resilience programs, while also ensuring these funds get on the ground quickly and effectively. 

Warm regards,

Brooke Rose | Coalition Coordinator

The WUI Data Commons is a multi-phased public-private initiative designed to systematically collect and store previously inaccessible wildfire mitigation and suppression data, while providing controlled access to a variety of insurance and noninsurance users. The initiative’s long-term goal is to facilitate impactful and effective community actions to reduce vulnerability to fire and ensure that those actions are visible to insurers.

In this second phase, Milliman solicited input from over 100 subject-matter experts to develop an aligned vision for the project and a thorough plan for a working pilot that includes 30 to 50 neighborhoods in up to seven states in a subsequent phase.

“The insights and recommendations captured in the Phase 2 report reflect a forward-thinking and deeply collaborative process that recognizes the urgent need for verified, scalable, and accessible wildfire mitigation data,” said Jeff Meston, CalChiefs Executive Director. “CalChiefs believes the WUI Data Commons initiative is not only essential for aligning mitigation standards and informing insurance and policy frameworks, but also for empowering local communities and fire agencies to make data-driven decisions that enhance resilience and protect lives and property.”

“The Wildland-Urban Interface Data Commons is a critical missing piece to ensuring our communities are able to prepare and mitigate the catastrophic consequences of wildfire,” said Genny Biggs, program director of the Wildfire Resilience Initiative at the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. “The data provides insurers and other decision makers with access to actionable information that will enable them to better support property owners, and, in turn, incentivize property owners to implement the mitigations that will matter most to reduce communities’ vulnerability to extreme wildfire events.”

As wildfire threats grow in frequency and severity, this public-private model represents a transformative step toward closing the data gaps that hinder mitigation, insurance access, and community planning. CalChiefs is proud to contribute to this effort and look forward to the impact Phase 3 will have in shaping a safer future across the Western United States.

Read the WUI Data Commons Phase 2 report. To learn more about the development of the WUI Data Commons, watch the latest webinar.

TO:  All California Fire Agencies
FR:  CPF President Brian K. Rice and CFCA President Brian Fennessy
RE:  AB 40 (Rodriguez/2023) Implementation: APOT ePCR Compliance
DATE:  August 19, 2025

As you know, our organizations have worked together to respond to the ambulance patients offload time (AOPT) challenges we are experiencing at hospitals across the State. As the Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) has moved to implement AB 40 (Rodrguez/2023), we must do our part to meet the data standard promulgated in regulation. By aligning our practices with AB 40 and the associated data protocols, we uphold our mission to deliver equitable, person‑centered emergency care when seconds truly count.

We respectfully request that all agencies update their practices to ensure data consistency and compliance with AB 40. 

While ambulance transport providers are those who we are requesting update their ePCRs most directly, we also ask that non-transport agencies who may regularly have fire department paramedics ride on a BLS ambulance also update their ePCR to ensure consistent data collection. If a non-transport paramedic rides to assist a transport paramedic, we recommend they collaborate with the transfer crew to enter the accurate data in the field when the transfer occurs, assuming that the non-transport medic may leave the emergency room prior to the transfer of care. 

On June 18, 2025, the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Commission voted and approved the emergency regulations for Chapter 1. Delivering Equitable and Person-Centered Care: Article 1.2 Ambulance Patient Offload Time. These regulations were approved by OAL and took effect on June 23, 2025. 

According to the emergency regulations Article 6 § 100006.01:

An EMS transport provider agency shall: (a) No later than 60 days from the effective date of these regulations, collect an electronic signature within the ePCR (NEMSIS element eOther.19) from emergency department medical personnel at the point of transfer of care for each patient transported to a GACH emergency department.

Per the technical specification for APOT-1 noted in regulations, the following NEMSIS data elements shall be collected and reported to calculate APOT:

• eTimes.11 – “Arrival of an ambulance patient at an emergency department ambulance bay” - values are logical and present
  
• eTimes.12 - “Destination Patient Transfer of Care Date/Time” - values are logical and present and shall be linked to the hospital staff’s signature provided at the moment of transfer of care, and shall be assigned the indicated values from the specification sheet listed in Chapter 1, Article 1.2:  
  
  • eOther.12 – “Type of Person Signing” Value shall be recorded as – 4512005 “Healthcare Provider”
    
  • eOther.13 – “Signature Reason” Value shall be recorded as – 45130074 “Transfer of Patient Care” 
    
  • eOther.15 – “Signature Status” Value shall be recorded as – 4515031 “Signed”
    
  • eOther.19 – “Signature Date Time” Value – is logical and present – should match eTimes.12
    

As a reminder, this signature should be collected at the time that the emergency department assumes responsibility (meaning a patient report has been given to ED medical personnel) and patient care is transferred to an emergency department gurney, bed, chair, or other acceptable location.

It is critical that every EMS Provider implement and utilize these NEMSIS data elements as part of their ePCR for the capture of verifiable APOT data. It is equally important that the data we report is in alignment with the regulatory data standard, leaving no room for dispute or misinterpretation by partner healthcare facilities regarding the accuracy of APOT metrics.

The Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) has established a webpage (www.emsa.ca.gov/apot) with resources related to AB 40 Implementation and compliance.  EMSA staff are available to assist your organization in meeting these new documentation requirements.  Inquiries and requests for support can be made to APOT@emsa.ca.gov.  Please engage EMSA for any technical questions or inquiries.  

Please update your ePCR workflows to capture the required NEMSIS elements and ensure ED staff signatures at the moment of transfer of care. Coordinate with your LEMSA and partner hospitals to understand local APOT standards and protocols. Accurate, timely data will be critical both for compliance and for improving patient flow across the system.

Thank you for your consideration of this request. We collectively see a real opportunity to leverage AB 40 and its implementation to reduce ambulance patient offload times, allowing us to better serve our communities. 

AB 2557 is currently on the Committee’s suspense file, and the Coalition has met with every member of the Committee. But more is needed. In advance of the suspense file hearing on Thursday, August 15, 2024, we need CFCA members to reach out to the committee members listed below if you know them or have a relationship with them and ask them to vote no. Attached is the coalition letter for your talking points. 

Please let Legislative Assistant Brett Moore now at bmoore@calchiefs.org if you can help with any of the below listed committee members. 

AB 2557 would impose new requirements on the governing bodies of local agencies that wish to contract out for certain services, as specified, including posting contracts and related documents on the local agency’s website and providing advance notice to the public agency’s affected workforce union representative, as specified. The bill would also require public contracts for functions currently or previously performed by unionized public employees to include specified information beginning July 1, 2026.

Anna Caballero (Chair)
Dem - 14
Contact Senator Anna Caballero
Capitol Office, 1021 O Street, Suite 7620
Sacramento, CA 95814-4900; (916) 651-4014
 
Brian W. Jones (Vice-Chair)
Rep - 40
Contact Senator Brian W. Jones
Capitol Office, 1021 O Street, Suite 7640
Sacramento, CA 95814-4900; (916) 651-4040
 
Angelique Ashby
Dem - 08
Contact Senator Angelique Ashby
Capitol Office, 1021 O Street, Suite 7320
Sacramento, CA 95814-4900; (916) 651-4008
 
Josh Becker
Dem - 13
Contact Senator Josh Becker
Capitol Office, 1021 O Street, Suite 7250
Sacramento, CA 95814-4900; (916) 651-4013
 
Steven Bradford
Dem - 35
Contact Senator Steven Bradford
Capitol Office, 1021 O Street, Suite 7210
Sacramento, CA 95814-4900; (916) 651-4035
 
Kelly Seyarto
Rep - 32
Contact Senator Kelly Seyarto
Capitol Office, 1021 O Street, Suite 7120
Sacramento, CA 95814-4900; (916) 651-4032
 
Aisha Wahab
Dem - 10
Contact Senator Aisha Wahab
Capitol Office, 1021 O Street, Suite 7330
Sacramento, CA 95814-4900; (916) 651-4410

Please call today or tomorrow to share you opposition to AB 2557!

Recently, the US House of Representatives passed legislation included in the FY2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that proposes placing DJI drones and DJI wireless devices on the FCC Covered List.

The bill mandates that telecommunications and video surveillance equipment or services provided by DJI (Da-Jiang Innovations) be added to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Covered List. This action would effectively prohibit the use of DJI drones in U.S. communications infrastructure due to national security concerns. The FCC provides certifications for all wireless devices in the United States, and adding DJI to the FCC list would result in the denial of the necessary wireless certification.

It is estimated that over 90% of drones used by law enforcement and the fire service in the United States are DJI drones.

The California Fire Chiefs Association, along with the Law Enforcement Drone Alliance (LEDA), recently sent letters to the Senate Armed Services Committee expressing their opposition to H.R. 2864.

Senator Alex Padilla
331 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington DC, 20510

Senator Laphonza Butler
112 Hart Office Building
Washington DC, 20510

Additional information on this issue can be found at the following resources:

https://droneadvocacyalliance.com

https://www.droneresponders.org

https://dronelife.com

News: 2024 Press Release
For Release: March 14, 2024
Media Calls Only: 916-492-3566
Email Inquiries: cdipress@insurance.ca.gov

Catastrophe modeling regulation promotes transparency, insurance availability, and wildfire safety

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara released his catastrophe modeling regulation that will help restore options for all Californians, the latest phase of his Sustainable Insurance Strategy to safeguard the integrity of the state’s insurance market. The Department of Insurance will hold a public workshop on April 23 to take input before starting the process of submitting the regulation for approval by the Office of Administrative Law.

Today’s announcement keeps California on track for a December 2024 goal of enacting the state’s largest insurance reform in over 30 years. It follows Commissioner Lara’s release last month of a new regulation to improve oversight and handling of insurance rate filings.

Catastrophic insurance losses are defined as those that are larger and affect multiple policyholders as a result of a severe event, such as a wildfire affecting dozens of homes compared to a common house fire. For more than 30 years, California regulations have allowed insurance companies to apply a catastrophe factor to insurance rates based on historical wildfire losses. These outdated rules have contributed to rate spikes and balloon premiums following major wildfire disasters without fully accounting for the growing risk caused by climate change or risk mitigation measures taken by communities or regionally, as a result of local, state, and federal investments.

Currently, the Department of Insurance allows the use of catastrophe models for earthquake losses and fire following earthquake. The proposed regulation expands the allowable use of catastrophe models to include wildfire, terrorism, and flood lines for homeowners and commercial insurance lines.

Commissioner Lara’s strategy addresses a major limitation of Proposition 103, passed by voters in 1988. Under that law, insurance companies are free to propose rates at any level needed to cover future losses but, unlike public utilities, are not required to cover all residents. With the combination of climate-intensified disasters, rising costs of repair and rebuilding, and global economic forces, major companies have increased rates while pulling back from higher-risk properties where the FAIR Plan is now the only option.

“My Sustainable Insurance Strategy is intended to address decades-long neglected issues. Under outdated rules, the growth of climate-driven mega fires has supercharged insurance costs for many Californians while making insurance harder to find,” said Commissioner Lara about the second in a series of a proposed regulatory changes where he is seeking public comment and review. “We can no longer look solely to the past as a guide to the future. My strategy will help modernize our marketplace, restoring options for consumers while safeguarding the independent, transparent review of rate filings by Department of Insurance experts, which is a bedrock principle of California law.”

Commissioner Lara’s proposed regulation will have major benefits for Californians in the form of:

• More reliable rates: Insurance consumers will have more stable costs than under current regulations, which have resulted in sudden and steep increases for those at higher risk of wildfire.
• Greater availability of insurance: Insurance companies will increase their writing because they can better anticipate future losses, rather than making abrupt decisions to non-renew higher-risk policyholders, pause writing, or rapidly increase rates.
  
• Stronger oversight: The Department of Insurance will have strong public oversight of modeling, which is already being widely used by insurance companies outside of rate-making and across the nation. The Department will have access to models and build expertise, so California can continue to lead on consumer protection.
  
• Safer communities: Catastrophe models can capture efforts taken by federal, state, and local governments, property owners, communities and utility companies to mitigate the exposure of communities to catastrophic events – encouraging and rewarding those efforts.

The regulation corrects a major shortfall of using historical data, which fails to account for wildfire mitigation. The regulation specifies that any model must incorporate the best available scientific information on risk mitigation at the property, community, and landscape scales, including risk mitigation initiated by local and regional utility companies. This forward-looking change will also enhance a recent regulation that Commissioner Lara spearheaded and now enforces, requiring wildfire safety discounts for homeowners and businesses and aligning with record investments in wildfire mitigation by Governor Newsom and the California Legislature.

The regulation complies with California’s strong consumer protection laws, which requires that anytime an insurance company seeks to change its rates, it must provide a complete rate application with all information that the Insurance Commissioner requires for review. The proposed regulation creates a new process for review of models by a panel of experts overseen by the Department of Insurance -- before insurance companies can use them in a rate filing and meet the stringent transparency requirements under Proposition 103. The panel would evaluate the appropriateness and soundness of each model and a Department of Insurance official would determine what information about the model must be included in rate applications. Any member of the public can participate in this review.

The Department of Insurance will hold a public workshop to take input on the proposed regulation on April 23, 2024, at 2PM/PT.

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Media Notes:

• View the draft text of the catastrophe modeling regulation.
• View the workshop invitation.
• Catastrophe models are computerized processes that simulate potential catastrophic events. Catastrophe models have been rapidly evolving since their introduction in the 1980s, incorporating historical data, technology, scientific research, engineering methods, and statistical analysis to model complex scenarios and events. Catastrophe models were developed to estimate the probability of loss due to extreme weather events but have expanded to apply to non-weather risks including casualty or liability loss, terrorism, and cyber-attacks. 
  

Attendance of this training session is by invitation only. The event will seamlessly blend both virtual participation (for those unable to attend in person) and in-person attendance at the offices of PPA. Your active engagement is crucial as we aim to strengthen our collective understanding of legislative procedures. Below is a list of the 2024 legislative meeting dates.

Legislative Task Force Meetings 2024:

• Jan 26, 2024
• Feb 23, 2024
• Mar 22 ,2024
• Apr 26, 2024
• May 31, 2024
• Jun 28, 2024
• Aug 2, 2024
• Aug 23, 2024
• Sep 27, 2024
• Oct 25, 2024
• Dec 13, 2024

Subject Matter Experts
Annually CFCA Executive Board of Directors will appoint one representative through the CFCA Sections to serve as that Sections Subject Matter Expert who will focus on the below legislative areas. The Section can assemble a more comprehensive committee to funnel information to the Section Representative/SME, but upward communication must be funneled through the SME to the CFCA Legislative Chair to Public Policy Advocates (PPA). The communication process for the Sections SME will go through the CFCA Legislative Director and that individual will work directly with PPA. SME’s are discouraged from making direct contact with PPA unless they reach out to them for assistance such as subject matter information.  

SME/CFCA Section General Assignments

CFCA Fire Prevention Officers thru the Legislative Chair(s)

Building Permits/Standards
Fire Prevention/Mitigation
Hazardous Materials (Safety Requirements, Fireworks)

CFCA Fire Mechanics thru the Legislative Chair(s)

Emergency Vehicles

CFCA Fire Communications Section thru the Legislative Chair(s)

Communications

CFCA Emergency Management Section thru the Legislative Chair(s)

Emergency Management/Planning

CFCA Emergency Medical Services Section thru the Legislative Chair(s)

Emergency Medical Services

Thank you to everyone who has helped support our efforts on AB 40.  AB 40 is on the Governor’s desk awaiting further action.  

Other of note legislation enrolled by the Governor:

AB 70 (Rodriguez) - Emergency Response: Trauma Kits

AB 557 (Hart) - Open meetings: local agencies: teleconferences.

AB 767 (Gipson) - Community Paramedicine or Triage to Alternate Destination Act.

AB 821 (Grayson) - Planning and zoning: general plan: zoning ordinance: conflicts.

AB 835 (Lee) - State Fire Marshal: building standards: single-exit, single stairway apartment houses: report.

AB 1020 (Grayson) - County Employees Retirement Law of 1937: disability retirement: medical conditions: employment-related presumption.

AB 1145 (Maienschein) - Workers’ compensation:  State registered nurses, psychiatric technicians, and medical and social specialists PTSI presumption.

AB 1285 (Gipson) - Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention program and Encampment Resolution Funding program.

Ballot Measures:
A trio of ballot measures addressing voter thresholds for local government revenue enhancement measures may be heading to the ballot box.

ACA 13 (Ward) was introduced as a constitutional amendment which requires a ballot measure or statewide initiative that would increase the voter approval requirement to adopt any state or local measure would have to pass by the number of votes equal to or greater than the measure would require. Meaning that if an initiative wishes to change the voter threshold to 66% the initiative would have to meet that same threshold. The measure will now appear on the 2024 November ballot. ACA 13 is being held in the Assembly until November 1 to allow for negotiations between stakeholders.  After that date, if nothing is worked out, it would qualify for the March 2024 Primary Election.

ACA 1 (Aguiar-Curry) was introduced as a constitutional amendment that changes the required voter threshold on the implementation of new taxes, fees, and bonds to 55% rather than a 2/3rd majority. ACA 1 also grants new expectations to the 1% ad valorem tax on real property. The measure will now appear on the November 2024 ballot.

ACA 1 will be joined on the November 2024 ballot by the “Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act” (Initiative #21-0042A1) sponsored by the California Business Roundtable. The ballot measure will make it more difficult for local governments to change or enact new taxes, fees, assessments, and property-related charges. Local government view this as an anti-local control measure and are opposed to this initiative. Both FDAC and CFCA have alerted members to this harmful initiative.

Held in Committee.  
AB 55 (Rodriguez) - The bill would require the department to direct each Medi-Cal managed care plan to implement a value-based purchasing model that provides for reimbursement to a network provider that meets the workforce standard requirement and that furnishes ambulance transport services. Held in Assembly Appropriations Committee.

FDAC and CFCA will continue to update members on the movement of these bills.

ACA 13, if passed by two-thirds of the California Legislature, would propose to voters the following:

• If an initiative constitutional amendment includes provisions that impose vote thresholds greater than a simple majority of votes cast, then that initiative constitutional amendment must receive a percentage of votes in support equal to those increased vote thresholds.
  • i.e., if an initiative constitutional amendment includes a provision that would impose a supermajority (e.g., three-fifths, two-thirds, four-fifths, etc.) voter approval threshold, then that initiative would be required to gain the approval of the same super majority (three-fifths, two-thirds, four-fifths, etc.; whatever threshold the initiative proposes) of California voters in order to pass.
  • if the initiative constitutional amendment includes provisions that impose a supermajority vote threshold and fails to gain the corresponding supermajority of voters in support of the underlying amendment, the initiative constitutional amendment would not be considered approved, thereby failing in its entirety.

As you may recall, The Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act (Initiative 21-0042A1) imposes thresholds requiring the approval of two-thirds of voters in various places throughout the text of the measure. The successful passage of ACA 13 would mean that Initiative 21-0042A1 would also be required to garner the approval of two-thirds of voters for the initiative constitutional amendment to be considered approved; failure to garner the approval of two-thirds of voters in this scenario would mean that the entire measure and all its provisions would fail to become law.

Here's where you and your agency come in…

CFCA is encouraging fire protection agencies to consider supporting ACA 13 and to submit a letter of support to that effect. To make this process easy, we are sharing a sample letter provided by the California Special Districts Association (CSDA).   

LINK TO SAMPLE LETTER

Also, in play regarding voter thresholds is ACA 1.  ACA 1, introduced by Assembly Member Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, would lower the voter threshold from a two-thirds majority to a 55% majority to approve local bonds and certain special taxes for housing and public infrastructure.  

Your urgent in person presence is needed at the state capitol on July 12, 2023 for two legislative bills Cal Chiefs is supporting. The first bill is AB 40 Ambulance Patient Off-load Times, which is sponsored by CPF. The second is AB 1168 City of Oxnard JPA for ambulance 201, which is sponsored by Cal Cities. 

Both of these bills have opposition from several groups such as local EMS Agency, MDAC, AMR and the Hospital Association. So this is why your presence is needed. On July 12, 2023 at approximately 10:00 AM. Please attend in uniform if possible. Both of these bills will be heard by two separate senate committees. Please see below for the estimated times and where to go. 

Committees:

• Senate Health:  AB 40 (Rodriguez)
• Senate Governance & Finance:  AB 1168 (Bennett)

Start time of these Committees will be a bit complicated as the hearings on our bills will only convene upon adjournment of other Committees using the same hearing rooms.

Personnel coming to town for the hearings can stage at the PPA offices (Public Policy Advocates, LLC 1015 K Street, Suite 200, Sacramento, CA 95814 or can go directly to the Swing Space where the hearings will be held.

Parking would probably be easiest at the Capitol Garage located at 10 & L Streets; entrance off of 10thStreet.

Assembly Bill 40 (Rodriguez): Emergency Medical Services.

• Committee: Senate Committee on Health
• Hearing Date: Wednesday, July 12, 2023
• Hearing Time: Approximately 10:00 - 10:30 AM, could be earlier/later; (Senate Health meeting upon adjournment of Senate EQ Committee Hearing that begins @ 9:00 AM)
• Location: 1021 O Street, Room 1200

Assembly Bill 1168 (Bennett: Emergency Medical Services (EMS): Prehospital EMS

• Committee: Senate Committee on Governance & Finance
• Hearing Date: Wednesday, July 12, 2023
• Hearing Time: Approximately 11:00 - 11:30 AM, could be earlier/later; (Senate Gov&Finance meeting upon adjournment of Senate Education hearing that begins @ 9:00 AM)
• Location: 1021 O Street, Room 2100

• Location: 1021 O Street, Room 1100, Sacramento, CA 95814
• Time: 1:30pm
• Testimony: Witnesses will be able to share their name, affiliation and support of the bill
• Uniform: Class A
• Please RSVP via this link if you will be attending the committee hearing.
  

Please RSVP via this link if you will be attending the committee hearing.

#2
Please send the following two sets of data to Cal Chiefs staff member, Dani Dejeu at calchiefs@calchiefs.org no later than April 10 COB – this is critical.

Deaths Due to Wall Times 
These can include EMTALA violations or not but are incidents where our personnel are on the wall with a patient, and the patient dies before transfer of care. Specifically, with each incident, we are looking for the following details

Date & Time of Incident
How long crew and patient were waiting before patient expired
Gender and approximate age of patient.
Nature of call for service (COPD, Cardiac, etc)
Cause of Death if known
Type of unit / crew / level of training (Private or Fire Ambulance / 2 FD, or Private / BLS, ALS)
How many other units may also have been waiting for care (speaks to scale and scope of problem) if known.
Which facility & type if known

Fiscal Impacts from Wall Times 
Date and Time of hold
Facility
Nature of the patient’s injury / illness
How long was the crew held at the hospital (time)
What was the fiscal cost of that time (personnel, unit, etc).

#3
Submit a letter of support for AB 40.
Please complete the attached letter template and return to Cal Chiefs staff member Dani Dejeu at calchiefs@calchiefs.org no later than April 13th.

Please reach out to Administrative Director Carmen Berry at cberry@calchiefs.org if you have any questions.

Respectfully,

Chief Chris Tubbs
President, California Fire Chiefs Association

Please use this template letter in support of SB 577 provided. Please send a copy to Harrison Pardini at Harrison.Pardini@sen.ca.gov and Cal Chiefs staff at cberry@calchiefs.org.

Letters must be submitted by April 5, 2023!