The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection leases land at Hemet-Ryan Airport, and an Oct. 1 Riverside County Board of Supervisors action increased the CalFire lease area at the county-owned airport. The 5-0 vote adds 0.41 acres to the leasehold, bringing the total area to 15.13 acres. The land added to the CalFire lease has an existing 2,640 square foot building which will be utilized to house additional staff at CalFire’s Ryan Air Attack Base. The Ryan Air Attack Base provides fire suppression and air rescue services throughout Southern California. In 2022 the Board of Supervisors approved a 50-year lease which took effect on February 1, 2022 and will terminate on January 31, 2072. CalFire had been paying an annual base rent of $106,074.07. The lease…..