CalMatters on MSN4d
As fire season grows, California senators push for more year-round firefighters
Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire proposed that state firefighters work full time in place of the seasonal workforce the ...
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California Senate leader floats year-round peak firefighting staffing
Senate leadership said it would cost about $175 million a year to boost staffing levels to respond to increased fire risk.
Courthouse News Service3d
California Democrats target insurance market, rebuilding in wildfire-related legislation
The legislation comes in the wake of devasting Los Angeles-area wildfires that destroyed thousands of structures and killed ...
LA Daily News on MSN9d
CAL FIRE firefighters could become year-round employees, new bill proposes
CAL FIRE Battalion Chief Liz Brown said during the press conference that there was a time when California’s fire season ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat1d
Santa Rosa council member Natalie Rogers joins race to replace state Sen. Mike McGuire
Natalie Rogers, who in her announcement said she’s running to advocate for working families, joins what’s expected to be a ...
Los Angeles Times9d
After brutal fire season, California lawmakers call for seasonal firefighters to be employed year-round
With Southern California still in the thick of an ... demands more aggressive responses,” Senate Pro Tem Mike McGuire, a Sonoma County Democrat, said in a statement. “Wildfires don’t take ...
Courthouse News Service10d
California lawmakers reach across the aisle for firefighting legislation
Both Republicans and Democrats have filed several bills this session related to wildfires in the wake of the massive deadly ...
Capital Public Radio22d
Senate Pro Tem Mike McGuire talks emergency funds, immigration and Trump
California lawmakers approved $2.5 billion on Thursday for fire recovery efforts in ... That’s headed to the assembly next. Senate Pro Tem Mike McGuire spoke with CapRadio’s Megan Myscofski ...