Cal Fire safety record at a glance
Cal Fire has been the subject of 30 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Oct 25, 2007 and Sep 8, 2025. 27 of them were accident inspections. 4 of them produced citations, 6 in all: 0 serious. Inspectors proposed $9,465 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $4,170. The largest single penalty, $3,500, came from an inspection opened Dec 21, 2016 in Paynes Creek. 2 worker deaths were investigated. That places the employer at #28,029 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 Clearlake, Williams, Lake Elsinore, Perris, Mill Creek, Hemet, Ione, Julian.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2025 | Clearlake | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 17, 2026 |
| May 2, 2025 | Williams | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 5, 2025 |
| Oct 8, 2024 | Lake Elsinore | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 21, 2025 |
| Oct 8, 2024 | Perris | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 21, 2025 |
| Aug 7, 2024 | Mill Creek | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 28, 2024 |
| Jul 10, 2022 | Hemet | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 3, 2023 |
| Apr 27, 2021 | Ione | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 10, 2021 |
| Apr 19, 2021 | Julian | Accident | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | May 24, 2021 |
| Dec 14, 2017 | Fillmore | Fatality or catastrophe | death no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 14, 2018 |
| Dec 21, 2016 | Paynes Creek | Accident | 2 citations | $7,170 | $3,500 | Oct 22, 2019 |
| Mar 10, 2015 | Bieber | Accident | 2 citations | $1,120 | $670 | Sep 25, 2015 |
| Jun 12, 2014 | Vallejo | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 28, 2014 |
| Apr 10, 2014 | Soledad | Accident | 1 citation | $800 | 0 | Mar 26, 2015 |
| Dec 5, 2013 | Garden Valley | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 17, 2014 |
| Jul 24, 2013 | Chico | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 27, 2013 |
| Jul 24, 2012 | Dulzura | Accident | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Jan 14, 2013 |
| Mar 22, 2012 | Santa Cruz | Accident | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Mar 22, 2012 |
| Jan 5, 2012 | San Luis Obispo | Accident | death no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 29, 2012 |
| Dec 1, 2011 | Copperopolis | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 17, 2012 |
| Oct 13, 2011 | Orick | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 8, 2012 |
| Jul 19, 2011 | Jamestown | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 20, 2011 |
| Jul 7, 2011 | Alturas | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 6, 2011 |
| Mar 17, 2010 | Lewiston | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 21, 2010 |
| Mar 9, 2010 | Paskenta | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 22, 2010 |
| Jul 22, 2009 | Ramona | Accident | 1 citation | $375 | 0 | Aug 3, 2010 |
| Jun 16, 2009 | Sutter Creek | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 10, 2009 |
| Jun 10, 2009 | Jackson | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 24, 2009 |
| May 7, 2009 | Alturas | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 12, 2009 |
| Aug 26, 2008 | Castro Valley | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 23, 2008 |
| Oct 25, 2007 | Valley Center | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 7, 2008 |
Also recorded as: Cal Fire - Salt Creek Conserv Camp; Cal Fire - Trinity River Conservation Camp; Cal Fire - Devil Garden Conservation Camp; Cal Fire - Crowder Flat; Cal-Fire; Cal Fire - Riverside Unit; Cal/Fire.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 2 citations
- 8 CCR 4311: 1 citation, $3,500
- 8 CCR 2473.1: 1 citation, $335
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 1 citation, $335
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 1 citation
Accidents investigated
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 Cal Fire
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 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.