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Cal Fire's updated fire-hazard maps will double the area of locally managed land that must comply with safety codes
Wildfire smoke from the Palisades and Eaton fires blankets Los Angeles County. Four wildfires released towering plumes of smoke and soot, some of them seen from Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area ...
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As California’s Fire Season Grows, State Senators Push for More Year-Round Firefighters
“This escalating crisis has stretched firefighters dangerously thin,” McGuire said at a press conference in Sacramento, flanked by 21 other state senators and representatives from the union ...
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Fire Hazard Maps Changing after Altadena, CA, Inferno
CAL FIRE's maps only showed a ring of “very high” red hazard in the wildlands next to Altadena, with the vast majority of the city unmarked. Entire blocks of homes in Altadena were destroyed ...
Orange County Register18d
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 ...
CBS News18d
Legislators ask for year-round staffing for Cal Fire firefighters
After a month of devastating wildfires that destroyed thousands of homes and ripped through countless acres of brush in California, state lawmakers on Tuesday unveiled a proposal to keep Cal Fire ...
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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 ...
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CA lawmakers propose $175 million increase for Cal Fire staffing
Roughly a month after deadly wildfires erupted in Los Angeles County, killing at least 29 people, lawmakers in the state Senate have introduced a proposal to bolster Cal Fire staffing, and Gov. Gavin ...
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As fire season grows, California senators push for more year-round firefighters
Click to share on X (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) CalFire firefighters cut a fire line during an uncontrolled ...
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EPA begins ‘largest wildfire hazardous material removal’ in agency history
Eaton Fire via CalFire EPA said its first priority is removing lithium-ion batteries in the area affected by the wildfire and properly disposing of them. Many homes in the burned areas had energy ...
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Pacific Coast Highway reopens weeks after fire, but new closure set for Tuesday
PACIFIC PALISADES, LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- Pacific Coast Highway, which was largely off limits since the Palisades Fire erupted on Jan. 7, finally reopened Monday between the McClure Tunnel in Santa ...
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Palisades Fire torches 1,000 structures, most destructive in Los Angeles history
“Extreme fire behavior, including short and long-range spotting, continues to challenge firefighting efforts,” CalFire said in an advisory. “Winds gusts up to 60 MPH are expected to continue through ...