Cal Fire battalion chief back working in the Bay Area after fighting LA fires
He's back working in Napa now, but just a few weeks ago he was in the middle of the Eaton Fire in LA. Wettstein has been with ...
Los Angeles Times6d
Cal Fire’s predictions didn’t foresee the Altadena inferno. Now it’s changing its fire-hazard maps
Only 21% of properties within the Eaton fire perimeter were in Cal Fire’s “very high” fire hazard severity zones. Yet 94% of those properties had “severe” or “extreme” wildfire risk ...
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New state legislation would make seasonal CAL FIRE firefighters full time
The January Southern California firestorm highlighted a chilling truth, and the dates of other CAL FIRE wildfire declarations hammer it home. There is truly no longer a wildfire season here in ...
East Bay Times3d
CAL FIRE firefighters could become year-round employees, new bill proposes
A newly proposed state bill with bipartisan support would keep CAL FIRE firefighters employed year-round — and help with staffing issues, its supporters said. The Fight for Firefighters Act ...
Mercury News3d
California Politics
A newly proposed state bill with bipartisan support would keep CAL FIRE firefighters employed year-round — and help with staffing issues, its supporters said. The Fight for Firefighters Act ...
CNN3d
California utility company says its equipment may have sparked a Los Angeles-area wildfire
It burned over 14,000 acres, according to Cal Fire. CNN’s Andy Rose contributed to this reporting. Correction: A previous AP story misreported the utility company’s statement about its ...
Los Angeles Times3d
After brutal fire season, California lawmakers call for seasonal firefighters to be employed year-round
It wasn’t immediately clear where those dollars would come from. Cal Fire currently lays off some of its lowest ranking firefighters — yet the largest proportion of its workforce — during ...
Firehouse5d
State Legislators ask for Year-Round Staffing for CAL FIRE
A newly proposed state bill with bipartisan support would keep CAL FIRE firefighters employed year-round — and help with staffing issues, its supporters said. The Fight for Firefighters Act ...