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Windswept wildland fires in Riverside and Ventura counties have forced the evacuation of hundreds of local residents, the leading edge of what could be a record-setting fire season.
California Professional Firefighters' 2012 Annual Report is now available for download. This report reviews CPF’s major events and accomplishments during the past calendar year, as well as identifies challenges for the future.
CalPERS' investment portfolio hit a record $261.7 billion last Friday, earning back all of the investment losses suffered as a result of the 2008 market meltdown.
Drought conditions in California have caused a 45% increase in wildland fire activity, signaling the early beginning of a potentially bad fire season.
At a time of increased fire danger and already depleted fire services, budget cuts are causing longer response times and putting both citizen and firefighter lives in danger.
Redlands firefighters grant a dying man's lifelong wish to become a firefighter. Kevin Kunf Jr., who was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer after graduating from a fire academy, received an honorary badge and a helmet.
The National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA’s) new report on home fires from 2007-2011 shows that seven people died each day from U.S. home fires, and roughly one in every 320 households per year had a reported home fire during this five-year period. These fires caused an estimated average of 2,570 civilian deaths, 13,210 civilian injuries, and $7.2 billion in direct property damage per year.
Feeling the Heat: CPF brings the fire to the State Capitol with Fire Ops 101. State legislators get a first-hand experience of what it's like to be a firefighter.
The presidents of UFLAC Local 112 and the LA. Chief Officer's Assn. have condemned a new staffing proposal that would divert critical life-saving resources to BLS response, putting firefighters and the public at risk.
A thoughtful editorial by Paula Ready of the San Bernardino Public Employees Association calling for politicians to stop using public employee pension systems as the scapegoat for their poor budgeting decisions.