Cal Fire’s total base wildfire protection budget has nearly tripled over the past 10 years, from $1.1 billion in 2014‑15 to $3 billion in 2023‑24.

Just over $100 million was cut from California's wildfire and forest resilience fund in the latest budget, though total spending has grown sharply since 2014.

As wildfires in California caused at least two dozen deaths and billions of dollars in damages, some social media users accused Governor Gavin Newsom of slashing money to prevent fires. Many posts including by Fox News stated Newsom cut about $100m in fire prevention from the state’s budget months before the Los Angeles fires.

Gavin Newsom has arrived for the photo op of him watching his state burn to the ground,” controversial account Libs of TikTok wrote alongside the video.

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) corrected multiple viral posts on social media containing disinformation surrounding the raging fires devastating Los Angeles. Since Tuesday afternoon, Los Angeles has been battling large wildfires as the high-speed Santa Ana winds have spread the fires quickly across entire neighborhoods,

On social media, President-elect Donald Trump amplified a claim that California Gov. Gavin Newsom slashed the state's fire budget by $100 million just months before the outbreak of the recent wildfires.

Residents have fumed after a Gov. Gavin Newsom appears to 'shimmy' while visiting a neighborhood decimated by the LA wildfires

California Governor Gavin Newsom has ... the California Fire Facts website states that "the number of CalFIRE [California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection] personnel has nearly doubled ...

Actor Mel Gibson and podcaster Joe Rogan ripped into California Gov. Gavin Newsom for being ... Total funding for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire) for fire ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Reeling from destructive wildfires, including the deadliest in California history, state lawmakers in 2020 passed new requirements for clearing combustible materials like dead plants and wooden furniture within 5 feet (1.5 meters) of homes in risky areas.

Newsweek has contacted the office of California Governor Gavin Newsom for comment ... the latest figures from California's Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), after a new ...

The largest, the Palisades Fire, has spread by late Sunday to 23,713 acres with only 13% containment, according to the California Department of Forestry ... Gov. Gavin Newsom said on social ...