California Dept. of Forestry and Fire Protection safety record at a glance
California Dept. of Forestry and Fire Protection has been the subject of 10 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Apr 30, 2002 and Aug 1, 2018. 8 of them were accident inspections. 4 of them produced citations, 8 in all: 2 serious. Inspectors proposed $22,740 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $16,320. The largest single penalty, $12,000, came from an inspection opened Nov 3, 2016 in Descanso. That places the employer at #9,273 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 Bishop, Descanso, Jamul, Spring Valley, Valyermo, Malibu, Potrero, Riverside.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2018 | Bishop | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 17, 2019 |
| Nov 3, 2016 | Descanso | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $18,000 | $12,000 | Mar 4, 2019 |
| Nov 3, 2016 | Jamul | Follow-up | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 22, 2017 |
| Aug 12, 2016 | Spring Valley | Accident | 2 citations | $750 | $750 | Jun 18, 2018 |
| May 6, 2015 | Jamul | Accident | 2 citations | $840 | $420 | Feb 27, 2017 |
| Apr 6, 2011 | Valyermo | Accident | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Apr 22, 2011 |
| Dec 10, 2007 | Malibu | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 27, 2008 |
| Nov 14, 2007 | Potrero | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 25, 2008 |
| Jun 27, 2006 | Riverside | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 10, 2008 |
| Apr 30, 2002 | Pescadero | Complaint | 3 citations 1 serious | $3,150 | $3,150 | Nov 26, 2002 |
Also recorded as: California Dept of Forestry & Fire Protection; California Dept. of Forestry & Fire Protection; California Dept of Forestry and Fire Protection.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3427: 1 citation, 1 serious, $12,000
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 1 citation, 1 serious, $2,700
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 1 citation, $420
- 8 CCR 4300.40: 1 citation, $375
- 8 CCR 4300.29: 1 citation, $375
- 8 CCR 461: 1 citation, $300
- 8 CCR 5193, Bloodborne pathogens: 1 citation, $150
- 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.
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If you work, or worked, at California Dept. of Forestry and 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 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.