Op-Eds

Bill would make CalFire ­workers year-round firefighters

(Feb. 19, 2025) — California continues to face unprecedented wildfires that are burning longer, hotter and more frequently than ever before.

The utterly devastating and fatal wildfires that recently burned across the Los Angeles region only days into the new year underscore that we are no longer dealing with fire seasons, but a year-round fire risk. This escalating crisis stretches firefighters dangerously thin, and wildfires now threaten communities in every corner of the Golden State.

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