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CA Forestry & Fire Protection Cal/OSHA Inspections and Citations

Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.Legal notes by Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.,

CA Forestry & Fire Protection: 88 inspections, 27 citations and $203,090 in penalties, 2 deaths investigated, latest opened May 18, 2026.

Every Cal/OSHA and federal OSHA inspection of a California workplace opened since 2000: 238,466 inspections of 122,854 employers, 447,188 citations, $586,238,760 in penalties, 5,717 deaths investigated.

CA Forestry & Fire Protection safety record at a glance

CA Forestry & Fire Protection has been the subject of 88 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between May 9, 2000 and May 18, 2026. 66 of them were accident inspections. 17 of them produced citations, 27 in all: 8 serious, 3 repeat. Inspectors proposed $291,505 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $203,090. The largest single penalty, $54,000, came from an inspection opened Nov 14, 2018 in Oroville. 2 worker deaths were investigated. That places the employer at #103 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.

Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Public Administration; Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting; Health Care and Social Assistance. Worksites in Midpines, Nevada City, Biggs, Ione, Davis, Cameron Park, Sloughhouse, Paicines.

Every inspection, newest first

Click a date for the citations in that inspection.

OpenedCityWhyResultProposedPenaltyClosed
May 18, 2026MidpinesAccidentopen, no citations yet00open
Mar 23, 2026Nevada CityFatality or catastropheopen, no citations yet00open
Feb 24, 2026BiggsReferralno citations00Apr 23, 2026
Jan 16, 2026IoneAccidentno citations00Apr 13, 2026
Dec 9, 2025IoneComplaintno citations00Apr 1, 2026
Nov 3, 2025DavisAccidentno citations00Apr 20, 2026
Oct 16, 2025Cameron ParkAccidentno citations00Feb 9, 2026
Aug 8, 2025SloughhouseAccidentno citations00Jan 7, 2026
Oct 10, 2024PaicinesAccidentno citations00Feb 20, 2025
Jul 17, 2024ShingletownAccidentno citations00Sep 27, 2024
Jun 25, 2024WilliamsAccidentno citations00Oct 28, 2024
Jun 17, 2024ReddingAccident3 citations 2 serious$33,120$33,120open
Dec 15, 2023OnyxFatality or catastropheno citations00Jan 26, 2024
Sep 8, 2023San BernardinoAccidentno citations00Feb 22, 2024
Aug 29, 2023CorningAccidentno citations00Feb 21, 2024
Aug 24, 2023BridgevilleAccidentno citations00Feb 12, 2024
Jul 7, 2022ExeterAccidentno citations00Sep 7, 2022
Jun 16, 2022VisaliaAccidentno citations00Sep 7, 2022
Jun 1, 2022San MiguelAccident1 citation 1 repeat$20,000$10,000Jun 20, 2025
Oct 1, 2021Bella VistaAccidentno citations00Feb 23, 2022
Aug 23, 2021ChesterAccidentno citations00Jan 31, 2022
Jun 10, 2021Twain HarteAccidentno citations00Aug 31, 2021
Dec 11, 2020IndioAccidentno citations00Jun 2, 2021
Aug 28, 2020AuburnAccidentno citations00Jan 6, 2021
Jul 31, 2020MariposaAccidentno citations00Jan 21, 2021
Jul 28, 2020Lucerne ValleyAccidentno citations00May 18, 2021
Jul 17, 2020MariposaAccidentno citations00Oct 29, 2020
Jul 9, 2020IoneAccidentno citations00Jul 30, 2020
Jun 29, 2020Red BluffAccidentno citations00Dec 18, 2020
Jun 2, 2020ColumbiaAccidentno citations00Oct 8, 2020
May 29, 2020San MiguelAccident1 citation 1 repeat$20,000$10,000Aug 8, 2024
Nov 22, 2019ThermalComplaint1 citation$36,000$700May 19, 2022
Jun 18, 2019Fort BraggAccidentno citations00Dec 26, 2019
Jun 14, 2019Los BanosUnprogrammed relatedno citations00Nov 15, 2019
May 17, 2019Mountain CenterAccidentno citations00Nov 15, 2019
Nov 14, 2018OrovilleAccident2 citations 1 serious 1 repeat$54,000$54,000open
Nov 14, 2018MagaliaAccidentno citations00Mar 30, 2022
Oct 24, 2018CoalingaAccident4 citations 2 serious$16,835$12,580Aug 26, 2024
Sep 25, 2018KelseyvilleAccidentno citations00Feb 4, 2019
Aug 15, 2018Potter ValleyUnprogrammed relatedno citations00Feb 24, 2020
Jul 31, 2018ShastaUnprogrammed relatedno citations00Dec 27, 2018
Jul 14, 2018MariposaFatality or catastrophedeath no citations00Sep 26, 2018
Jul 6, 2018HornbrookAccident2 citations$31,500$18,000Apr 29, 2019
Jun 19, 2018MiddletownAccidentno citations00Oct 7, 2020
Jun 13, 2018ThermalAccidentno citations00Dec 20, 2018
Oct 26, 2017Boulder CreekAccident2 citations$23,000$10,000Jun 17, 2019
Oct 24, 2017MariposaAccidentno citations00Dec 19, 2017
Jun 23, 2017MariposaAccidentno citations00Oct 4, 2017
May 25, 2017CoachellaComplaint1 citation$840$420Nov 23, 2018
May 25, 2017TemeculaAccidentno citations00Nov 8, 2017
Sep 16, 2016Cherry ValleyAccidentno citations00Oct 18, 2018
Aug 18, 2016Big SurUnprogrammed related1 citation$1,500$1,000Feb 4, 2019
Aug 1, 2016KelseyvilleUnprogrammed relatedno citations00Oct 5, 2016
Sep 30, 2015MiddletownAccidentno citations00Feb 22, 2016
Sep 14, 2015CobbAccident1 citation 1 serious$22,500$22,500Jan 18, 2018
Jul 8, 2015SpringvilleAccidentno citations00Dec 1, 2015
Jul 1, 2015ColumbiaAccidentno citations00Jan 15, 2016
Jul 29, 2014SageAccidentno citations00Jan 21, 2015
Jul 7, 2014RiversideAccidentno citations00Dec 24, 2014
Jul 7, 2014RiversideAccidentno citations00Dec 24, 2014
Jun 6, 2014MariposaAccidentno citations00Nov 27, 2014
Apr 16, 2014ReddingComplaintno citations00Jul 22, 2014
Mar 11, 2014NuevoAccidentno citations00Sep 3, 2014
Nov 14, 2013SacramentoComplaintno citations00Feb 21, 2014
Nov 4, 2013WrightwoodAccidentno citations00Mar 28, 2014
Oct 29, 2013HollisterAccidentno citations00Jan 13, 2014
Sep 25, 2013AndersonAccident1 citation$5,000$4,250May 2, 2016
Sep 18, 2013West SacramentoAccidentno citations00Jan 31, 2014
Jul 5, 2013Thousand PalmsAccidentdeath no inspection made00Jul 22, 2013
May 23, 2013RiversideAccident2 citations 1 serious$18,560$18,560May 10, 2017
Jan 16, 2013El CajonReferralno citations00Apr 28, 2014
Oct 25, 2012LikelyAccidentno citations00Apr 8, 2013
Aug 27, 2012Mill CreekAccident1 citation$1,060$1,060open
Jul 26, 2012GuindaAccidentno citations00Dec 31, 2014
Jun 21, 2012Dutch FlatAccidentno citations00Aug 6, 2012
Feb 13, 2012IndioAccidentno citations00Jul 25, 2012
Jul 19, 2011AuburnAccidentno citations00Oct 14, 2011
Oct 1, 2010OrovilleAccidentno citations00Jan 14, 2011
Sep 23, 2010PlacervilleAccidentno citations00Oct 5, 2010
Oct 8, 2009Nevada CityAccident1 citation 1 serious$6,750$6,750open
Jul 10, 2008LincolnAccidentno citations00Nov 20, 2008
Jan 11, 2007ReddingUnprogrammed relatedno citations00Apr 11, 2007
Dec 15, 2005AlturasComplaint2 citations$840$150Mar 27, 2006
Apr 27, 2004RedwayUnprogrammed relatedno citations00Sep 17, 2004
Mar 11, 2004KlamathComplaintno citations00Jun 29, 2004
May 21, 2001ReddingComplaint1 citation00Aug 31, 2001
Mar 2, 2001SacramentoComplaintno citations00May 30, 2001
May 9, 2000KlamathComplaintno citations00Oct 12, 2000

Also recorded as: CA Forestry & Fire Protection - Butte Unit; CA Forestry and Fire Protection; CA Forestry and Fire Protection dba Cal Fire; CA Forestry & Fire Protection dba Cal Fire; CA Forestry & Fire Protection - Forest Fire; CA Forestry & Fire Protection - Northern Region; CA Forestry and Fire Protection - Likely Fire; CA Forestry & Fire Protection (Calfire); CA Forestry & Fire Protection - Riverside Unit Station; CA Forestry & Fire Protection - Riverside Unit; CA Forestry and Fire Protection - San Luis Obispo (Slo); CA Forestry & Fire Protection - Tulare Unit.

The rules this employer was cited under

Accidents investigated

Aug 7, 2021, Chester. Four employees are injured when struck by falling tree durin 1 hospitalized Inspection
Dec 8, 2020, Indio. Firefighter suffers serious burn injuries during interior fi 1 hospitalized Inspection
Aug 26, 2020, Auburn. Employee suffers heat-related illness while containing fire 1 hospitalized Inspection
Jul 25, 2020, Mariposa. Employee suffers heat-related illness during training hike 1 hospitalized Inspection
Jul 17, 2020, Lucerne Valley. Employee incurs heat related injury fighting brush fire 1 hospitalized Inspection
Jul 15, 2020, Mariposa. Employee is injured from smoke inhalation and heat stress Inspection
Jul 3, 2020, Ione. Employee becomes ill during hike Inspection
Jun 26, 2020, Red Bluff. Employee is ill due to heat exhaustion 1 hospitalized Inspection
May 21, 2020, Columbia. Employee is diagnosed with rhabdomyolysis after strenuous ph 1 hospitalized Inspection
May 21, 2020, San Miguel. Employee develops muscle cramping and dehydration while perf 1 hospitalized Inspection
Jun 5, 2019, Fort Bragg. Employee incurs concussion when struck by falling branch 1 hospitalized Inspection
May 15, 2019, Mountain Center. Employee suffers cardiac arrest while training 1 hospitalized Inspection
Nov 8, 2018, Magalia. Employee suffers burns and injuries to face and neck followi 1 hospitalized Inspection
Nov 8, 2018, Oroville. Employee suffers burns to hands, face, and neck from radiant 1 hospitalized Inspection
Aug 19, 2018, Kelseyville. Employee sustains burns while fighting fire Inspection
Jul 14, 2018, Mariposa. Employee is crushed and killed while operating bulldozer 1 death Inspection
Jul 5, 2018, Hornbrook. Employee sustains burns from wildland fire 1 hospitalized Inspection
May 28, 2018, Middletown. Employee suffers burns while fighting a structural fire 1 hospitalized Inspection
Oct 17, 2017, Boulder Creek. Fire fighter falls off cliff and sustains face trauma, fract 1 hospitalized Inspection
Oct 13, 2017, Mariposa. Employee sustains steam burns from a truck radiator Inspection
Jun 17, 2017, Mariposa. Employee Suffers Head Injury During Routine Training Exercis 1 hospitalized Inspection
May 8, 2017, Temecula. Employee falls from a hose rack and is hospitalized 1 hospitalized Inspection
Jul 26, 2013, Anderson. Employee Suffers Dehydration While Fighting Fire 1 hospitalized Inspection
Jul 5, 2013, Thousand Palms. Employee Is Struckand Killed by Vehicle 1 death Inspection
May 16, 2013, Riverside. Employee Falls Ill While on Training 1 hospitalized Inspection
Jul 21, 2012, Guinda. Five Firefighters Become Dehydrated 3 hospitalized Inspection
May 12, 2012, Dutch Flat. Volunteer Firefighter's Finger Is Amputated by Dog Bite Inspection
Jul 10, 2011, Auburn. Employee's Ear Is Detached in Parking Incident 1 hospitalized Inspection
Jul 25, 2010, Placerville. Employee Suffers from Seizure in Extreme Heat Environment 1 hospitalized Inspection
Jun 11, 2008, Lincoln. Three Employees Are Burned Fighting Fire 2 hospitalized Inspection

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. Proposed is the penalty the inspector assessed; penalty is the current figure after any appeal or settlement. "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 Forestry & Fire Protection

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, California inspections. Record last checked Nov 1, 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.

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