Warning of the "growing cost" associated with California's rapid development and urbanization of the wildlands, the Los Angeles Times this week editorialized in support of the CPF-backed Emergency Response Initiative. The Times said the proposal was "reasonable" and reflected a level of burden-sharing that is appropriate in a disaster-prone state.
With California’s mutual aid system stressed to the breaking point by local budget rollbacks, California’s first responders took the issue directly to state lawmakers on Wednesday. Their pitch: Pass the Emergency Response Initiative.
California Professional Firefighters has lost two members this week, both to hard fought battles with cancer.
California Professional Firefighters' online video news service presents Protecting Your Retirement: A Special Report on the 2010 Pension Fight.
New evacuation orders have been issued as the Station Fire burn area continues to be hit with mudslides in the wake of a wet Southern California winter..