Marin Firefighter News

The city of San Diego needs to build and staff 10 new fire stations at a cost of well over $100 million to reach acceptable response times, according to a study released Monday.

On the heels of a round of layoffs that cost 49 firefighters their jobs, San Jose officials are vowing to slash nearly 1/4 of their fire and police services in the coming year's budget. But while threatening to decimate vital services, San Jose continues to siphon over $200 million in property-tax money to support developer subsidies through its redevelopment agency.

Overcoming long odds, fire fighters nationwide scored a significant victory when the U.S. House of Representatives voted 318-113 to reject massive cuts to fire fighter grants.

United Firefighters of Los Angeles City Local 112 is saddened to announce the loss of one of their own in the line of duty. Los Angeles Firefighter Glenn Allen -- a 36-year veteran of the department -- died Friday afternoon, February 18th, two days after being gravely injured battling a structure fire in Hollywood Hills. 

In a stunning raid on future property taxes, the city of San Diego is scheming to lock up $4 billion in sweetheart developer projects, some of which won’t even begin until 2048. The proposed tax raid comes amid reports that San Diego remains critically understaffed in fire protection.