Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) for pursuing bipartisan legislation to bolster support for Cal Fire personnel. Tim Edwards, President of Cal Fire Local 2881 which represents more than 7,200 Cal Fire employees, expressed his gratitude to McGuire, state Sen. McGuire also emphasized the importance of supporting the health and safety of Cal Fire employees. Exceeding the Cal Fire firefighter shortage will help make sure we can fight these wildfires and protect the communities that we all call home and our environment.” Wildfires have severely threatened our communities, impacted our air quality, our critical watersheds, our drinking water supplies, wildlife – it’s all under threat. “Our state is facing unprecedented destructive wildfires. “The alarm couldn’t be louder,” McGuire said. The legislation would also mandate an additional 16 crews of 48 firefighters each to provide on-the-ground support during fire prevention projects and controlled burns as well as a “modern-day staffing study” to ensure the agency’s staffing needs are met and conform “with this new reality we live in.” Under the proposed legislation, which will be introduced in early 2022, three Cal Fire firefighters per engine would become the new mandated minimum. …Cal Fire only achieves three firefighters per engine when forced overtime is implemented.” Most local municipal departments in the state of California have three firefighters on their engines. Forest Service, in comparison, has over three people on its engines. “We’re proposing the hiring of 356 new full-time firefighters to get the full staffing on its fire engines. This is a down payment, more is needed,” McGuire said. “This legislation it’s going to be bipartisan and it’s going to propose a modern-day staffing plan for Cal Fire that will include (hiring) an additional 1,124 firefighters. Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg) announced legislation Friday aimed at fixing Cal Fire’s firefighter shortage and boosting protections for California’s fire-prone communities.Īfter yet another year of devastating wildfires and historic drought conditions across the state, McGuire said “we can’t wait another year.”
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