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CPF President Praises Gov. Newsom’s Wildfire Emergency Announcement
With California’s back-to-back unprecedented wildfire years, Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state wildfire emergency to address the urgency of protecting our most vulnerable communities. California Professional Firefighters President Brian K. Rice made the following response: We commend Governor Newsom’s quick action to address the state’s increasing wildfire risks. In the past two years alone, catastrophic…
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CPF President Praises Emergency Response Commitment in Gov. Newsom’s New Budget
On Jan 10, Governor Gavin Newsom today unveiled his 2019-2020 California State Budget The new spending plan includes a substantial new commitment to emergency preparedness and response, and also boosts funding for CAL FIRE for equipment and personnel. It also includes a new budget commitment to efforts to combat post-traumatic stress injury (PTSI) among firefighters.…
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New IAFF Behavioral Health Center Coming to California
The IAFF Center of Excellence on Behavioral Health in Maryland has become an indispensable resource to provide treatment and healing for firefighters facing post-traumatic stress. Soon, that important service will be closer for California firefighters. At the CAL FIRE Local 2881 Convention in Sacramento, IAFF General President Harold A. Schaitberger announced that a second IAFF…
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CPF President Responds to President’s Threat to Cut Off Aid to Fire Victims
With California’s fire-ravaged communities only beginning to recover from the devastation of 2018, President Donald Trump has issued a threat via social media to cut off FEMA aid to these communities because of his views about forest management. California Professional Firefighters President Brian Rice made the following response. President Trump’s threat to cut off FEMA…
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Working For You: Key CPF Leaders Appointed to Important State Fire Positions
Gov. Jerry Brown has named two strong firefighter advocates to an important state board directly involved in fire policy. IAFF 10th District Vice President Frank Lima and Los Angeles County Firefighters Local 1014 Dave Gillotte have been re-appointed by Brown to the State Board of Fire Services. The SBFS is responsible for developing fire training…