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.
As fire season grows, California senators push for more year-round firefighters
After LA fires, Senate President Mike McGuire proposes full-time firefighters to replace the current seasonal workforce
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.
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
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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.
Gov. Newsom wants to speed up delayed rule making California homes more fire resistant
The rule requires homeowners to clear combustible materials like dead plants and wooden furniture within 5 feet of homes in ...
Deadly Eaton and Palisades fires 100% contained after 24 days
At least 29 people were killed in the two fires that scorched thousands of acres and destroyed or damaged more than 18,000 ...
California must quickly ban plants within 5 feet of homes in fire-prone areas, Newsom says
Gavin Newsom is ordering the state to speed up its rulemaking for wildfire safety around homes in fire-prone areas that would ban most plants and combustible materials like mulch and wood fencing. ...
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Palisades and Eaton wildfires fully contained after more than 3 weeks
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) has said the Eaton fire damaged more than 14,000 acres ...
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California Man Pleads Guilty In Drone Crash
A California man has pleaded guilty to recklessly operating a drone that collided with a Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper as it ...
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California Border Fire Map: Blaze Moving Toward Homeland Security Offices
As of Friday afternoon, the Border fire was 4,250 acres in size and 10 percent contained, but no structures were threatened.
Los Angeles’ Palisades and Eaton wildfires deemed fully contained
NBC News reports that the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection declared the Palisades and Eaton Fires as 100 ...
Edison says encampment found near area where Eaton fire started; critics doubt it sparked fire
Southern California Edison discovered signs of an encampment about 300 yards from the spot where the Eaton fire is suspected ...
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California wildfires: What we know about L.A.-area fires, what caused them, who is affected and more
Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted the second week of January and roared ...