Fire prevention: Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency: responsibilities.

"?>Existing law establishes in state government the Natural Resources Agency consisting of various departments, including the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Existing law provides that the department is responsible for the fire protection, fire prevention, maintenance, and enhancement of the state's forest, range, and brushland resources, contract fire protection, associated emergency services, and assistance in civil disasters and other nonfire emergencies. This bill would require the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency to be responsible for specified actions as provided, including, in consultation with the State Water Resources Control Board, the Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, and the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection, coordinating and synchronizing all necessary permits and agreements for forest management, wildfire prevention, and fuel reduction.