Yes they do. It's a completely different set of government agencies with different policies though.
Newsweek suggests that they do not do enough of it:
https://www.newsweek.com/controlled-burns-california-forest-...
That article focuses on the federal side, but this article by Ars Technica appears to include the state side:
https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/01/why-isnt-california-...
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Newsweek suggests that they do not do enough of it:
https://www.newsweek.com/controlled-burns-california-forest-...
That article focuses on the federal side, but this article by Ars Technica appears to include the state side:
https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/01/why-isnt-california-...