Cal Fire has requested extra firefighting money as its firefighting budget has become exhausted only two months into the new fiscal year.

According to information released Sept. 6, Cal Fire has already spent $431 million of a total budget of $443 million.

To help the agency get through the rest of the year, Cal Fire Director Ken Pimlott has asked the legislature for an additional $234 million to help it get through what promises to be another record setting year for fires.