CAL FIRE
The city of Oroville canceled its annual Fourth of July fireworks celebration as CAL FIRE firefighters work in extreme heat to contain the Thompson Fire
Beginning in July, the county’s nine individual volunteer departments will be placed into the hierarchy of the Napa County Fire Department
Japanese firefighters spent five days with CAL FIRE Butte County firefighters learning about tactics in Western-style buildings
Sara Thomas, 41, leaves behind her 7-year-old twin daughters
Fire officials said they will minimize wildfires by not only removing dead trees and hazardous fuel, but through education and planning
A union official said Cal Fire employees work more hours than their municipal counterparts but still take home less cash
Fire chief says it is wrong to expect the same level of response in rural areas as in metro areas given the staff shortage and smaller tax base
Cal Fire firefighters work more hours than municipal firefighters but earn 33 percent less
Postponing the vote to increase fire equivalent dwelling unit fee will allow the district to review services and poll the community
One man threw bricks at responders and another threatened to kill them; the fire captain received minor injuries and an AMR ambulance was damaged
Cal Fire said the state’s largest utility failed to provide proper maintenance after removing two trees from a stand in January 2015
Kristin Jane Snook was killed when she lost control of her vehicle and collided head-on with a pickup truck; she had been a firefighter for a year
Despite allowing a scandal that resulted in 15 managers being terminated or demoted during his tenure, Chief Administrator George Morris faced no consequences and was promoted
Concerns about rampant cheating are laid out within 13 hours of audio recordings of 11 of the 163 witness interviews that were leaked
All four firefighters suffered significant burns to their heads, faces, arms and hands before they got into the shelters
Barry Rezac developed pulmonary fibrosis, an illness that doctors said he developed while on the job; he’s known for acting as a human shield to save a family from being attacked by Rottweilers
It talks about how the four were rescued and the serious injuries they suffered; it also raises questions about their equipment and training
The union said they are making emergency donations to the firefighters because many of them have lost everything they owned
Two of the three firefighters were able to quickly receive new promotions back to their previous rank of fire captain
Calif. fire officials believe the 34-year-old woman set 14 fires in the past week and a half
Firefighter: “He just looked at me and he said you are going to be OK, you got this and stay strong.”
Damien Pereira, 25, had surgery to repair broken vertebrae, and a second surgery is planned to address broken ribs and bruised internal organs
Cal Fire Public Information Officer Daniel Berlant wrote that pilots’ lives were put at risk due to the hobby drone
Surveillance cameras helped police identify a man who stole $4,000 in equipment from a Cal Fire fire station
Fire officials are working to develop better training after learning that the disciplinary reports filed against the two captains allowed for rapid reinstatement
One firefighter suffered second- and third-degree burns to 16 percent of his body; the other was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition
Firefighters displayed sexually explicit pictures on their state cellphones, drank while on duty and lied about their actions
They are among 16 employees who faced discipline from the investigation
The suspensions involved violations of state or department policies mostly by academy instructors
It appears to have started by paper that was inside the walls near the attic; the house is a total loss
A more complete investigation is ongoing and expected to take months after veteran pilot Geoffrey Hunt was killed in the crash
Investigators did not find any evidence of structural failures or issues with their air tanker fleet and cleared them to fight fire again
It’s not clear how long the grounding will last as the agency checks the safety of the aircraft and its pilots
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