Sponsored by the CFFJAC Commission to Recruit Women in the Fire Service, the Firefighter Recruitment Fair provides an up-close-and-personal look at the women and men who serve on the front lines to protect millions of Californians.
Evacuation orders have been lifted and full containment is near for the 34,000-acre Telegraph Fire, which threatened Yosemite National Park. The blaze destroyed more than 100 structures, including 28 residences. Roughly three-dozen minor injuries were reported, but no deaths.
In its July issue, National Geographic examines the escalating fire risk throughout the Western United States, citing development in the WUI as well as climatic changes as the cause of fires that are ever-more dangerous.
The 10-person fire department in Imperial Beach, in San Diego County, now has its first woman firefighter. Tyra Moe turned down offers at two other departments to work in the small coastal community. The CPF co-sponsored Commission to Recruit Women for the Fire Service has been working to bring more qualified applicants to fire departments throughout the state.
Berkeley Firefighters Local #1227 is saddened to announce the loss of one of their brother firefighters in the line of duty. Apparatus Operator Jay Randall Walter, 54, lost his battle with job-related cancer April 6th. Memorial Services are scheduled for Saturday, April 12, 2008 at 11:00am at St. Joseph The Worker Church, 1640 Addison St., Berkeley. CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST.