California lawmakers may give inmate firefighters a raise
Inmate firefighters housed in California's county jails and state prisons would earn an hourly wage of up to $19 under ...
Despite L.A. Fires, ‘Powerhouse’ National Fire Training New Casualty of Trump Cuts
The country's top fire training academy canceled classes, effective immediately, amid ongoing freezes and cuts by President ...
Los Angeles County sues Southern California Edison, alleging utility's equipment sparked wildfire
Los Angeles County says it is suing Southern California Edison, alleging the utility's equipment sparked January's Eaton Fire, which destroyed more than 9,400 structures and killed 17 people in the ...
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Training Pays Off In Advance Of California Wildfires
Training in advance was prescient for helicopter crews who battled the recent Los Angeles wildfires, which devastated the region during what typically is the offseason for California forest fires.
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New fire training facility coming to Spring Hill
SPRING HILL, Tenn. (WKRN) — To keep pace with the growth of their city, Spring Hill leaders have signed off on a new state-of-the-art fire training center to keep community members safe and ...
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Training In Advance Of California Wildfires
Training in advance was prescient for helicopter crews who battled the recent Los Angeles wildfires, which devastated the region during what typically is the offseason for California forest fires.
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Fighting Fire with Apprenticeship: Can California’s Workforce Strategy Help Combat Wildfires?
California is turning to apprenticeship to combat its wildfire crisis. With thousands of firefighter apprentices trained since 2019, the state is investing in workforce development to address ...
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Los Angeles County has cut homelessness, but wildfires threaten to erase that gain
Brown, 35, was among nearly 50 people displaced in January after the massive Eaton Fire destroyed one property ... That's helped Los Angeles County and the state notch meaningful gains, even ...
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Multiple modular homes catch fire in Sacramento County, officials say
Fire burned at least two modular homes in Sacramento County on Monday evening, according to the Sacramento County Metro Fire District.The Sac Metro Fire crews arrived at a heavy fire near Elkhorn ...
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Training Approval On Council Agenda
Training seems to be the name of the game for the city council voting session Monday night. On the agenda, three separate resolutions are focused on trainings of either a city police officer or fire ...
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Coyote on icy pond spurs impromptu training session for South Metro Fire Rescue
South Metro Fire Rescue shared images of its Engine 13 crew training on Johnson Reservoir in unincorporated Jefferson County on Sunday. (South Metro Fire Rescue) South Metro Fire Rescue shared ...
L.A. County had a new emergency alert system. Did that hurt west Altadena?
The quick turnaround raises questions about how much time county officials allotted to debug the software and train employees ...