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A newly-introduced ballot initiative would impose a Wall St.-style privatized retirement on new firefighters, police officers and other public workers, beginning in 2019, and effectively remove retirement from contract negotiations. Backers include ex-SJ Mayor Chuck Reed and San Diego right-wing talk-show host Carl DeMaio.
In early February, members of the Mountain House Community Service District Board of Directors told to a standing-room only crowd of supporters that they would continue contracting with the Tracy Rural Fire Protection District. Four days later, in a late-night, special session they voted to reverse course.
A new study based on California's cancer registry shows the state's firefighters face elevated risk of cancer, and that black and Hispanic firefighters may face an even greater risk. The study joins dozens of others documenting the cancer risks faced by first responders.
With our drought-ravaged state facing the threat of a historic wildfire season, California’s emergency preparedness is front and center.
In a victory for public employees and retirees, a bankruptcy judge in San Bernardino has rejected Wall Street's attempts to cut into retirement benefits, ruling that the city should continue full payments toward its pension fund.
CPF’s Secretary-Treasurer and Chairman of the state’s Commission on Emergency Medical Services, Lew Stone, was awarded the state’s Distinguished Service Medal in December, which was presented in recognition of an EMS career that spans more than three decades.
Dozens of elected officials, candidates and journalists got a front-row view of the fire service this summer, thanks to Alameda County Fire Fighters Association, Local 55’s FireOps 101.
Recognizing the drive toward mobile communications, CPF is now publishing a digital version of The California Professional Firefighter to accompany the award-winning print edition.
The New York Times "Retro Report" delves into the risks caused by the more than 80,000 flame retardant chemicals in use today.
Firefighters and police officers, who have long been City Hall's scapegoat for bankruptcy and other fiscal woes, are now leaving the city in droves.