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Stories related to: firefighters

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Santa Rosa Honors Fire Victims At "Day Of Remembrance"

October 30, 2017 | Sally Schilling

Sonoma County residents mourn loss of loved ones, thank first responders during wildfire memorial.

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Fiery Rhetoric From California To Feds Over $18M Fire Debt

July 8, 2017

(AP) - A California official says the federal government has failed to pay the state $18 million for fighting wildfires on federal lands last year.

New Fire Engine Arrives In Sacramento

December 27, 2016 | Bob Moffitt

The Sacramento Fire Department is replacing four of its older engines.

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Environment

'Dangerous' Wildfires And Weather Conditions In California

June 24, 2016 | Ed Joyce

Four consecutive years of drought, millions of dead trees and summer heat, are all factors as thousands of firefighters work to control wildfires in California.

Bob Moffitt / Capital Public Radio

Sacramento Sends Firefighters To Border Fire

June 22, 2016 | Bob Moffitt

Members of five fire departments from the Sacramento region are in San Diego fighting the Border Fire.

Cynthia Hotujec-Kantner / AP / File

FAA Probes Drone Near-Miss With Reno Firefighting Copter

June 17, 2016

(AP) — The FAA is investigating a near-miss between a hobby drone and a sheriff's helicopter in Reno during an aerial attack on a wind-whipped brush fire that was threatening dozens of suburban homes on the edge of the Sierra.

California Inmate Firefighter Dies After Rock Strikes Her

February 26, 2016

(AP) — Corrections officials say an inmate firefighter has died a day after she was struck by a large rock while battling a brush fire in Southern California.

AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli

Tahoe Procession Honors Fallen Firefighter

August 14, 2015

(AP) - Hundreds of people yesterday lined the streets and highways near Lake Tahoe to pay their respects as a funeral procession passed for a 21-year-old Forest Service firefighter killed while responding to a Sierra wildfire.

Jae C. Hong / AP

Drones Getting In The Way Of First Responders

August 10, 2015

(AP) - Several drone sightings near firefighting aircraft are fueling calls for more oversight and self-policing in the skies.

Noah Berger / AP

State Government

No Firefighter Shortage Despite State's Shrinking Prison Population

August 5, 2015 | Ben Adler

California is using thousands of state prison inmates this week to help fight more than 20 wildfires across the state. That’s despite fears that a reduction in the state’s prison population might lead to a shortage of available firefighters.

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