A mild peak fire season is underway, with total fires down 12 percent and acres burned reduced by 53 percent compared to the five-year average. This decrease in wildfires comes as the state has cut funding for wildfire and forest resilience programs. The budget for these programs has been slashed by $101 million, a 47 percent reduction.

Further details on the impact of these cuts are available. The reduction in funding affects seven major programs.

Tom Vacar has more information on the situation and the state's decision to cut funding for these programs.