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 positions.
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 erupted.
California lawmakers renew effort to make state's firefighting force full-time and year-round
The three Louisiana poachers said they didn’t… President Donald Trump issued an executive order late last week canceling recently negotiated federal union contracts in an effort to target federal workers who had inked deals allowing telework.
As California’s fire season grows, state senators push for more year-round firefighters
Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire proposed that state firefighters work full time in place of the seasonal workforce the agency currently staffs for nine months each year.
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.
California lawmakers reach across the aisle for firefighting legislation
Both Republicans and Democrats have filed several bills this session related to wildfires in the wake of the massive deadly fires that decimated Los Angeles in January.
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Backup power and full water tanks should be required in face of wildfire, lawmaker says
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