While the 2007-2008 Legislative Session was a huge success, CPF is now turning with new urgency to the 2009-2010 Legislative Session. To this end, the CPF Executive Board unanimously approved an ambitious legislative agenda for the upcoming session, which began this week.
Sacramento Area Firefighters Local 522 is saddened to announce the death of one of their own in the line of duty. Sacramento Metro Fire Captain Jim "Peet" Peterson, a 25-year firefighting veteran and a leader in his community, died late last week from job-related cancer. Brother Peterson was 46.
The votes were finally counted on Monday, and Barack Obama has won California by a vote of 55 to 0. And the man doing the counting was a familiar face to California's first responders. Participating in a ritual dating to the founding of the Republic, California's Electoral College was convened December 15th at the State Capitol in Sacramento. CPF...
The votes were finally counted on Monday, and Barack Obama has won California by a vote of 55 to 0. And the man doing the counting was a familiar face to California's first responders. Participating in a ritual dating to the founding of the Republic, California's Electoral College was convened December 15th at the State Capitol in Sacramento. CPF President Lou Paulson was chosen by Senator Barbara Boxer to serve as one of the 55 electors.
Modern firefighters are asked to do much more than put out fires, and often must adapt to the unique needs of their community. In the case of Bakersfield firefighters, it means training in rock-climbing on a nearby bluff to hone their rescue skills. Bakersfield is one of more than 100 departments affiliated with the California Fire Fighters Joint Apprenticeship Committee.
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