Marin Firefighter News

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.

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.

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.

CPF Firevision -- February 7, 2011

State of the State. Gov. Brown delivers first state-of-the-state message of new term.

It's been a year since the City of San Diego started rolling brownouts at local fire stations. Most agree response times are slower, but the question is how long will it last. "We've seen response times increase significantly," said San Diego Fire Chief Javier Mainar.