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After a pitched two-year fight, the Hemet city council reversed its plan to contract out fire protection, saving the city's 106 year old fire department. The decision was a victory for Hemet Fire Fighters Local 2342 and the citizens, who stepped up to defend their firefighters and their fire department.
A pair of massive fires burned in downtown Los Angeles early Monday morning, closing down a nearby freeway and requiring more than 250 firefighters to control the blazes.
Across the state, fire departments and their employee groups have partnered with the California Fire Foundation to implement a new victim assistance program.
At least five people, including three Ventura Co. firefighters, were hospitalized after an early-morning vacuum truck explosion and fire Thursday in Santa Paula. Residents within a mile of the explosion site were evacuated, as the fire continued to burn in the afternoon.
The California Fire Foundation and San Diego Fire-Rescue Department have announced a new effort to educate local Vietnamese and Spanish speaking communities on what to do in the event of a house fire. The fire safety Public Service Announcements, produced as part of the Foundation’s “Firefighters on Your Side” program, will begin airing on radio and television stations in English, Spanish and Vietnamese
Firefighters in dozens of California communities can now help families victimized by fire or natural disaster take a small first step toward rebuilding their lives.
Hundreds of future firefighters met with recruiters across the state at this year's career expos, hosted by the California Fire Fighters Joint Apprenticeship Committee. Recruits learned about opportunities to find a career in the fire service and had a chance to test the Candidate Physical Ability Test.
After two years of wrangling in court and a series of crippling rollbacks in vital services, Stockton citizens can finally see the light at the end of their long bankruptcy tunnel.
Hundreds turned out in San Jose this week to honor the memory of fallen CAL FIRE pilot Geoffrey "Craig" Hunt.
Uniformed firefighters, family members, and dignitaries from throughout California gathered on the grounds of the State Capitol Saturday, to pay tribute to those who gave their lives to protect the state and its citizens.