“We now have a world where you can work at Target and In-N-Out and make $22 an hour and our starting firefighter makes $15.56 an hour,” said Cal Fire Local 2881 president Tim Edwards. “Who’s gonna want to put their life on the line in a time whe...
A firefighter works to contain the wildfire in Ventura County, California, the United States, Nov. 7, 2024.A fast-moving wildfire fueled by heavy winds continued spreading Thursday in Ventura County, in the south of the U.S. state of California, after destroying dozens of homes and forcing ...
Two fires -- the 350,030-acreLNU Lightning Complex Firein the northern Bay Area and Central Valley, and the 347,196-acreSCU Lightning Complex Firelargely east of San Jose -- are among the state's three largest wildfires in recorded history. In a press conference Friday, Governor Gavin News...
Despite the large paychecks, fire commanders and experts across the state argue that it’s often cheaper to pay the overtime than to hire more firefighters, once the cost of training and benefits for new employees are taken into account. But with increasing numbers of workers spending 24-hour...
At least two residential structures were destroyed as of Monday night, Cal Fire said. At least one firefighter has been injured while battling the Point Fire, Cal Fire said in an incident update issued at around 6 a.m. local time Monday. The update did not give details about the nature ...
"While we continue to process this tragic loss, we must keep our focus on the fire. The fire fight in front of us continues to go on," Pimlott said. "The communities are depending on us, and we will not fail." As the body of the slain firefighter was taken back to his home, 35...
Firefighters again prevented flames from entering a Northern California mountain town and reported major progress against the week-old blaze that’s become the largest in the state so far this year. Firefighter Gabriel Beltran adjusts his helmet during an overnight shift battling the Mosquito F...
T he prisoners often work side-by-side with professional firefighters without being supervising.B. T he prisoners are forced to trained as firefighter8.C . More than one state in America uses prisoners asfirefighters.D . All the prisoners in California like to work as firefighters....
GREENWIRE|SACRAMENTO, California - How bad is California's wildfire insurance crisis? So bad that the state can't get coverage for its own firehouses. The irony emerged at a state Senate Budget subcommittee hearing Thursday in Sacramento, where Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration defende...
Fire officials have issued a grim prediction, warning that massive blazes will cost the state billions of dollars more over the next decade. “What we’re seeing in California right now is more destructive, larger fires burning at rates that we have historically never seen,” Cal Fire spokesm...