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California lawmakers introduce bill to ban PFAs in firefighter gear
All firefighter gear contains what is known as forever chemicals, or PFAS, which are a known carcinogen. Playing in a band ...
3 Costa Mesa businesses displaced by 3-alarm fire north of the 405 Freeway
Crews from Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach and other agencies Sunday evening battled a blaze in an industrial building on ...
State lawmakers seek ban on harmful chemicals in firefighters' uniforms
Lawmakers in Sacramento will reintroduce new legislation to protect firefighters — not from the smoke and fire but from the ...
Cal Fire suspends burn permits as fires break out in the Sacramento region
Cal Fire suspended residential debris burning permits within the state responsibility areas of Alpine, Amador, El Dorado, ...
California runner needs to learn a lesson from Maurice Greene-like stunt | Opinion
Hate to break it to Clara Adams, but there’s a price for echoing the notorious fire extinguisher celebration. | Opinion ...
CAL FIRE is hiring: Newsom ramping up recruitment as Nat'l Guard firefighting capacity drops
The new hiring effort comes when the state's firefighting capabilities are being squeezed by federal actions, including Trump's re-assignment of roughly 300 National Guard fire crews to Los Angeles.