CA Dept of Forestry & Fire Protection safety record at a glance
CA Dept of Forestry & Fire Protection has been the subject of 16 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Aug 7, 2006 and Mar 26, 2026. 12 of them were accident inspections. 7 of them produced citations, 13 in all: 6 serious. Inspectors proposed $139,875 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $105,675. The largest single penalty, $80,875, came from an inspection opened Jul 29, 2019 in Fallbrook. 2 worker deaths were investigated. That places the employer at #387 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Public Administration; Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting. Worksites in El Cajon, Jamul, Riverside, Fallbrook, Warner Springs, Lakeside, Yountville, Devore.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2026 | El Cajon | Accident | no citations | $0 | May 14, 2026 |
| Sep 9, 2022 | Jamul | Accident | 1 citation | $0 | Mar 23, 2023 |
| Aug 8, 2019 | Riverside | Accident | no citations | $0 | Dec 6, 2019 |
| Jul 29, 2019 | Fallbrook | Fatality or catastrophe | death 7 citations 4 serious | $80,875 | Apr 2, 2024 |
| Aug 30, 2017 | Warner Springs | Accident | no citations | $0 | Feb 15, 2018 |
| Jul 17, 2017 | El Cajon | Accident | 1 citation | $3,000 $5,000 proposed | Oct 29, 2018 |
| Jul 10, 2017 | Lakeside | Fatality or catastrophe | death 1 citation 1 serious | $0 | Sep 13, 2018 |
| Dec 5, 2016 | El Cajon | Accident | 1 citation | $3,500 $18,000 proposed | Feb 24, 2020 |
| Sep 13, 2012 | Yountville | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Oct 17, 2013 |
| Aug 25, 2011 | Devore | Accident | no citations | $0 | Feb 13, 2012 |
| Aug 3, 2010 | Fort Bragg | Accident | no citations | $0 | Sep 14, 2010 |
| Jun 14, 2010 | Calistoga | Accident | no citations | $0 | Jul 8, 2010 |
| Nov 24, 2008 | Fort Bragg | Accident | no citations | $0 | Jan 16, 2009 |
| Oct 18, 2007 | Pine Valley | Accident | no citations | $0 | Jan 3, 2008 |
| Aug 7, 2006 | San Simeon | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $18,000 | open |
| Aug 7, 2006 | San Simeon | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | $300 $18,000 proposed | Aug 29, 2008 |
Also recorded as: CA Dept of Forestry and Fire Protection; CA Dept. of Forestry and Fire Protection.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 5 citations, 2 serious, $44,875
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 3 citations, 2 serious, $36,300
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 2 citations, $3,000
- 8 CCR 3400, Medical services and first aid: 1 citation, 1 serious, $18,000
- 8 CCR 3210, Guardrails at elevated locations: 1 citation, $3,500
- SPECIAL ORDER #142: 1 citation, 1 serious
Accidents investigated
Local pages: El Cajon employment lawyer, Riverside employment lawyer.
How to read this record
Each row is one inspection by Cal/OSHA (or, rarely, federal OSHA) of one worksite. Why is the reason it was opened. Penalty is the current figure after any appeal or settlement; where it was reduced, the amount the inspector first proposed is shown under it. "Serious" means a realistic possibility of death or serious harm; "willful" and "repeat" carry penalties up to $162,851 each.
Citations document that the employer was told, in writing, what the rule required and when. That knowledge is often the center of a retaliation case: a worker who complained about the hazard an inspector later cited, and was then fired or cut, has a Labor Code 6310 claim, with lost wages and attorney's fees.
Full explainer: how to read a Cal/OSHA record.
If you work, or worked, at CA Dept of Forestry & Fire Protection
Write down what you reported, to whom and when, and what changed afterward: shifts, pay, duties, write-ups. Request the inspection file from the Cal/OSHA district office using the activity number on the inspection page. An injury goes through workers' compensation; a firing, demotion or threat after a safety complaint or injury report is an employment claim with a one-year deadline at the Labor Commissioner (Labor Code 6310) and a longer one in court. Free, confidential review: (800) 371-3088 or send what you have.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, California inspections. Record last checked Nov 4, 2026. Back to the safety tracker.
About this data: Records come from the U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement datasets (inspection, violation, accident and accident injury tables), which carry Cal/OSHA's state-plan inspections alongside federal ones. We load every inspection of a California worksite opened since January 1, 2000 and refresh it weekly. Employer names, addresses and industry codes are as the inspecting office recorded them; similar names are grouped where they clearly refer to the same employer. A citation can be reduced, vacated or withdrawn on appeal, and an inspection can stay open for months, so a record can change. Penalties shown as "current" reflect the latest status in the federal file. This page is public information about the employer's regulatory record, not legal advice and not a statement that any person was harmed or any law broken beyond what the record states.