California city's massive $130M deficit threatens dangerous cuts to its firefighting capacity
The city of Oakland will lose 30% of its firefighting capacity in the next two weeks due to the city’s $129.8 million budget ...
One California city tries a different approach to fire prevention: A new spray on dry brush
This approach to fire prevention is new for both San Diego and the nation: The company making Citrotech, Mighty Fire Breaker, ...
L.A.’s fire chief generated controversy — and fierce loyalty — while the city burned
Critics of Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley — a gay woman leading an overwhelmingly male department — call her a “DEI ...
California firefighters make progress on Hughes Fire in Castaic; maps show areas under evacuation
The Palisades and Eaton wildfires also continue burning in the Los Angeles area, leaving parts of Southern California with ...
How fire departments use pre-positioning to get a jump on wildfires
Fires in the Inland Empire and Orange County that broke out this week were stopped from becoming more dangerous because of ...
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Did Mayor Karen Bass really cut the fire department budget? The answer gets tricky
Once those two line items were added, the fire department’s operating budget actually grew by more than 7% compared to the prior fiscal year, according to the city’s financial analysts.
Funds to fight fires — not crime — is new priority for many California cities
Many municipalities are already considering approaching voters with a wide range of new taxes and borrowing measures they ...
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$100,000 Grant Awarded to the Santa Barbara City Fire Department for New Emergency Response Equipment
The Santa Barbara City Fire Department has received a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to purchase new extrication equipment. Known as the “jaws of life,” first responders use ...
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Auto Fire breaks out in Ventura, California burning just outside LA: See map
California, a coastal city about 68 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles, according to the county fire department. The blaze has was first reported at around 6:50 p.m. local time in the Santa ...
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Fall City Fire Dept. sends help to LA wildfires
The Fall City Fire Department (King County Fire District ... Ultimately, sending aid to California benefits Washington communities, too, Culp said, since those team members will now know what ...