Preparing for the worst — Cal Fire fears 2021 could be as bad as 2020 • The Mendocino Voice

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LITTLE RIVER, 3/5/2021 — The Board of Forestry, the agency charged with governing Cal Fire, is preparing for another vicious fire season. “We are planning for the worst, hoping for the best,” said Helge Eng, deputy director of resource management for Cal Fire, at Wednesday’s Board of Forestry and Fire Protection meeting. “We are planning for another year that may turn out like the 2020 fire year.”