After brutal fire season, California lawmakers call for seasonal firefighters to be employed year-round
State legislators are calling to extend Cal Fire's staffing to a year-round system, switching some roles from nine-month ...
Former New York firefighters dead from 9/11-related illnesses, group says
Two former firefighters who heroically responded to the 9/11 terror attacks in New York City have died due to illnesses ...
Federal firefighters fought L.A.’s blazes. Then came resignation offers.
Deferred resignation offers incited confusion and alarm for civil servants of various stripes, but it cut particularly deep ...
Firefighters crawl through flames to save woman with cerebral palsy trapped in burning home
Knowing there was no time to wait for backup to arrive, two firefighters rushed into a burning home to save a young woman ...
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Elizabethton Firefighters Sharpen Emergency Response Skills with Intensive 40-Hour Training Program
Elizabethton Fire Department undergoes a 40-hour annual in-service training to enhance emergency response skills.
Private firefighters are increasingly popular with insurers. But do they pose a risk?
Private firefighters are a growing part of insurance companies’ strategy, but some professionals says they can sometimes pose ...
Gratitude tree given to Sacramento firefighters who fought LA Wildfires
Sabrina Aragon, a Sacramento State alumni and educator, led the campaign to honor the firefighters who traveled to the Los ...
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Firefighters gather belongings of residents impacted by Sioux City apartment fire, area organizations called in to help
With 40 residents of the Country Estates of Morningside apartments now without a home, several area organizations are ...
As fire season grows, California senators push for more year-round firefighters
After LA fires, Senate President Mike McGuire proposes full-time firefighters to replace the current seasonal workforce ...
CAL FIRE firefighters could become year-round employees, new bill proposes
State legislators say the bipartisan bill would support overworked firefighters by addressing staffing issues.
Legislators ask for year-round staffing for Cal Fire firefighters
Cal Fire firefighters currently operate on season employment, working nine months out of the year before they're laid off during the winter months, like January, when the Palisades and Eaton fires ...