CAL Fire reviews

3.8

67% would recommend to a friend

(207 total reviews)

Joe Tyler

85% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

CAL Fire has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 207 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CAL Fire employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).

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207 reviews
2.0
Nov 10, 2020

Great job, poor management

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Experience, the people you work with, vast avenues of opportunity

Cons

The sheer amount of hours. You will be forced to work on duty for weeks, and a lot of times it was never actually necessary. The pay is mediocre at best considering how much of your life you devote to the job. The equipment we use is in the stone ages compared to most departments. The department does essentially nothing for the employees health and well being. And for everyone new coming into the department they are now on a way worse retirement system than people pre-2013.

4.0
Nov 3, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great job, theres always work. Always helping people. Assists with training

Cons

Non flexible hours, sometimes long shifts. Very moody environment.

5.0
Oct 23, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Cal Fire is an amazing place to work with great people. Real heroes.

Cons

Absolutely none, Cal Fire saves lives.

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