After brutal fire season, California lawmakers call for seasonal firefighters to be employed year-round
State legislators are calling to extend Cal Fire's staffing to a year-round system, switching some roles from nine-month positions.
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 during the winter months, like January, when the Palisades and Eaton fires erupted.
California lawmakers renew effort to make state's firefighting force full-time and year-round
The three Louisiana poachers said they didn’t… President Donald Trump issued an executive order late last week canceling recently negotiated federal union contracts in an effort to target federal workers who had inked deals allowing telework.
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.
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.
California Senate leader floats year-round peak firefighting staffing
Senate leadership said it would cost about $175 million a year to boost staffing levels to respond to increased fire risk.
California lawmakers reach across the aisle for firefighting legislation
Both Republicans and Democrats have filed several bills this session related to wildfires in the wake of the massive deadly fires that decimated Los Angeles in January.
California utility says its equipment likely sparked a blaze that erupted during January’s LA firestorm
A California utility said Thursday that its equipment likely sparked a wildfire in Los Angeles that broke out the same day as ...
California utility says its equipment likely sparked Hurst Fire
Southern California Edison said in a filing submitted to state utility regulators Thursday that its equipment likely started ...
Power Company Finds Irregularities in Equipment Where Eaton Fire Started
Southern California Edison said video evidence had led it to look more broadly at whether its equipment might have been the ...
California's 'Regulatory Failure' Blamed for Wildfire Insurance Disaster
The California insurance crisis laid bare by the Los Angeles fires was fueled by "regulatory failure," economist Nancy ...
Despite his boasts, Trump's California water release order doesn't help L.A. fire victims
Chris Hayes explains how Trump's obsession with California's water supply, which led him to order the opening of dams, will ...
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State legislators say the bipartisan bill would support overworked firefighters by addressing staffing issues.
Allstate expects $1.1 billion loss from California fires
Allstate insurance said it expects a $1.1 billion loss from claims caused by the wildfires that swept through Southern California in January ...
SoCal Edison says its equipment "may be associated with the ignition" of January's Hurst Fire
"The cause of the fire remains under investigation, and SCE continues to cooperate with authorities," the utility agency ...
Update: Training 1 Fire in Tulare County – Feb. 6 status
Training 1 Fire initially started 10:12 a.m. Jan. 2 in Tulare County. It has been burning on federal land managed by the ...
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California Voice: Wealth will dictate LA fire recovery unless state learns from mistakes of past disasters
The wildfires sweeping through Los Angeles County have left a devastating mark, consuming more than 40,000 acres, taking ...
California Wildfire Map: Update on Containment as New Fire Starts
All wildfires burning in Southern California were largely contained as of Thursday morning, even after a new fire ignited in ...
California Gov. Newsom to seek more federal funds for LA fire recovery during DC meeting with Trump
Gov. Gavin Newsom departed California on Tuesday to meet with President Donald Trump and members of Congress to discuss ...