CAL FIRE firefighters could become year-round employees, new bill proposes
State legislators say the bipartisan bill would support overworked firefighters by addressing staffing issues.
Legislators ask for year-round staffing for Cal Fire firefighters
Cal Fire firefighters currently operate on season employment, working nine months out of the year before they're laid off ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat3h
As California’s fire season grows, state senators push for more year-round firefighters
Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire proposed that state firefighters work full time in place of the seasonal workforce the agency currently staffs for nine months each year.
Firehouse5h
State Legislators ask for Year-Round Staffing for CAL FIRE
About 3,000 seasonal firefighters would go from nine to 12-month employees as the wildfire season is now year-round.
Backup power and full water tanks should be required in face of wildfire, lawmaker says
A Ventura County lawmaker is proposing new wildfire resilience standards that would require water providers to ensure full ...
Update: Palisades Fire remains 100% contained, 23,706.6 acres destroyed in Los Angeles County
Palisades Fire initially started 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 23,706.6 acres after being active for 29 days. A crew of 800 firefighters managed to contain the blaze entirely ...
Neighbors chase down accused arsonist, California cops say. ‘They all helped out’
A man accused of lighting a brush fire in wildfire-ravaged Southern California has been arrested after nearby neighbors ...
Southern California faces extended stretch of heightened wildfire dangers
Southern California faces an increased wildfire threat that is expected to last through most of 2025. While fire activity ...
California lawmakers renew effort to make state's firefighting force full-time and year-round
California lawmakers this year are trying once again to make Cal Fire's firefighting and prevention force a year-round ...
California Residents Chase Down Man Suspected of Starting New Fire
At least eight people have been arrested so far in connection with setting recent fires in Los Angeles, according to CNN.
Santa Rosa Press Democrat13h
Santa Rosa team provides LA firefighters treatments that could extend their lives — just as California prepares to severely restrict them
With its lung-healing properties, this antioxidant could be “an absolute game-changer” for firefighters -- if the state’s Board of Pharmacy doesn’t make it prohibitively expensive.