Channel3000.com April 8, 2021 5:20 PM By DON THOMPSON Associated Press Posted: Updated: Noah Berger FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2020, file photo, a firefighter battles the Creek Fire in the Shaver Lake community of Fresno County, Calif. California will authorize $536 million for wildfire mitigation and forest management projects before the worst of the fire season strikes later this year, Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders said Thursday, April 8, 2021. Craig Kohlruss Gov. Gavin Newsom meets with local fire officials while touring an area burned by last year's Creek Fire near Shaver Lake in Fresno County, Calif., Thursday, April 8, 2021. California will authorize $536 million for wildfire mitigation and forest management projects before the worst of the fire season strikes later this year, Newsom and legislative leaders said Thursday.