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This Chef Is Feeding California’s Incarcerated Firefighters
Sam Lewis of the Anti-Recidivism Coalition discusses how to transform the future for incarcerated people fighting fires in ...
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California lawmakers announce new legislation supporting inmate firefighters
The BriefNew federal legislation, the FIRE Act, will be announced on Tuesday to support incarcerated firefighters.The act ...
With cancer the leading cause of death for firefighters, one Bay Area fire department is partnering with biotech to improve the odds
Cancer has jumped to the leading cause of death among firefighters; they have a 9% greater risk of being diagnosed with the ...
Update: Reading Fire in Trinity County – containment reaches 35%
Reading Fire initially started 6:53 p.m. June 8 in Trinity County. Since its discovery 11 hours ago, it has burned 39.4 acres ...
Lawmakers advocate for increased pay and better protections for incarcerated firefighters
On Tuesday, May 27, Reps. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-Los Angeles, and Judy Chu, D-Pasadena, announced legislation to increase ...
Under Fire Act, inmate firefighters could have a new pipeline to employment
Introduced by Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove and Rep. Judy Chu, the Fire Act is a new piece of federal legislation that could ...
Henderson Fire | All evacuation warnings lifted as firefighters gain containment
PALA, Calif. — Firefighters are battling a brush fire that broke out Friday evening in Pala. The Henderson Fire was reported at 5:42 p.m. on Henderson Road, about a mile and a half north of Highway 76 ...