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Gavin Newsom: “One thing that won't give is a commitment to fire…”

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California Governor's Address on Wildfire Management and Federal Aid

Published April 24, 2025 | Video Starts at 04:09

That early suppression and prediction has also been aided by over 1000 new AI enhanced … One thing that won't give is a commitment to fire suppression. … remarkable. You've heard me say it over and. Over and over and over again. In this business you often don't get credit for saves. That's baseball. (04:09–04:28)

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Asserts commitment to maintaining fire suppression efforts despite budget strains.

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“That early suppression and prediction has also been aided by over 1000 new AI enhanced cameras that are now being deployed all throughout…”
California Governor's Address on Wildfire Management and Federal Aid | Uploaded April 24, 2025 | 04:00-04:10
“We have 10x the investments, 10x the investments in this space. Two and a half billion dollars has been invested.”
California Governor's Address on Wildfire Management and Federal Aid | Uploaded April 24, 2025 | 06:26-06:34
“1.9 million acres were treated just between 2021 and 2023. 730,000 acres in calendar year 2023 alone.”
California Governor's Address on Wildfire Management and Federal Aid | Uploaded April 24, 2025 | 06:38-06:50
“We did something called CalVTP, which is a programmatic EIR, fancy word for a 20 million acre forest management effort.”
California Governor's Address on Wildfire Management and Federal Aid | Uploaded April 24, 2025 | 07:26-07:37
“57% of the state's land is federal. 3% is in the hands of the state.”
California Governor's Address on Wildfire Management and Federal Aid | Uploaded April 24, 2025 | 08:51-08:57
“This administration just cut 10% of the US Forest Service budget.”
California Governor's Address on Wildfire Management and Federal Aid | Uploaded April 24, 2025 | 09:17-09:22
“The projections have significantly changed since January as it relates to our economic outlook.”
California Governor's Address on Wildfire Management and Federal Aid | Uploaded April 24, 2025 | 01:54-02:02
“That volatility is putting tremendous strain on our general fund.”
California Governor's Address on Wildfire Management and Federal Aid | Uploaded April 24, 2025 | 01:54-02:02
“We have close to doubled the investments the last number of years. At Cal Fire.”
California Governor's Address on Wildfire Management and Federal Aid | Uploaded April 24, 2025 | 01:58-02:03
“We've invested in the Nighthawks and all the new technology that behind it, including providing that night vision capacity so that we're…”
California Governor's Address on Wildfire Management and Federal Aid | Uploaded April 24, 2025 | 02:09-02:20
“We've invested in state of the art technology as it relates to access to tools that the Pentagon provides, the tools that private…”
California Governor's Address on Wildfire Management and Federal Aid | Uploaded April 24, 2025 | 02:23-02:34
“California's investments provide, I think, some solace because we'll maintain them as it relates to weather monitoring, as it relates to…”
California Governor's Address on Wildfire Management and Federal Aid | Uploaded April 24, 2025 | 03:32-03:43
“The goal, and it is a goal with deep pride and purpose is to provide the kind of broad scaled suppression capacity so that we can keep 95%…”
California Governor's Address on Wildfire Management and Federal Aid | Uploaded April 24, 2025 | 04:10-04:28
“We also have been doing more, not just in terms of aiding our suppression, but we also are aiding in our prevention. With unprecedented…”
California Governor's Address on Wildfire Management and Federal Aid | Uploaded April 24, 2025 | 05:33-05:46
“The first project under that emergency proclamation is now taking shape up in Humboldt.”
California Governor's Address on Wildfire Management and Federal Aid | Uploaded April 24, 2025 | 07:07-07:14
“The goal of that proclamation is to identify a need and with that emergency proclamation, to actually get the project up and running within…”
California Governor's Address on Wildfire Management and Federal Aid | Uploaded April 24, 2025 | 07:14-07:25
“We have a shared stewardship agreement with the federal administration, but we need to see it funded.”
California Governor's Address on Wildfire Management and Federal Aid | Uploaded April 24, 2025 | 09:10-09:16