Transcript: SENATOR FEINSTEIN ASKS DEFENSE DEPARTMENT AND CAL FIRE TO ENSURE SWIFT DEPLOYMENT OF MILITARY AIRCRAFT TO FIGHT WILDFIRES

Article: SEN. FEINSTEIN ASKS DEFENSE DEPARTMENT, CAL FIRE TO ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  November 20, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... Forestry and Fire (CAL FIRE) regarding training ... for and use of military aircraft to fight wildfires ... Marines require CAL FIRE personnel or ... to be on board military aircraft in order for ... agreements with CAL FIRE or other agencies ...

Article: Cal Fire evades massive damage from budget cuts
The Sun, San Bernardino, Calif.;  July 12, 2009 ;     685 words ... ... nearly tripled in the past decade but Cal Fire has avoided taking major hits in Gov ... only cut currently being considered for Cal Fire. San Bernardino County was scheduled ... make sure we don't take cuts," said Cal Fire spokesman Daniel Berlant. Yet, state ...

Article: Cal Fire maps pinpoint at-risk areas
Oakland Tribune;  February 24, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... Forestry and Fire Protection, now known as Cal Fire, has released preliminary fire-hazard ... they basically told us what to do." Cal Fire's new maps have been generated using ... assign a fuel model," said Dave Sapsis, Cal Fire's senior fire scientist. "The scoring ...

Article: CAL FIRE MOVES INTO WINTER PREPAREDNESS LEVELS
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  January 7, 2008 ;     465 words ... ... Cooler weather and recent rains will allow CAL FIRE, the California Department of Forestry ... transitioned to winter preparedness, a move that CAL FIRE Unit's in Northern California began ... transition to winter preparedness allows CAL FIRE to release some seasonal firefighters ...

Article: Budget issues not an obstacle to firefighting for Cal ...
The Sun, San Bernardino, Calif.;  August 31, 2009 ;     596 words ...Cal Fire officials said recent budget cuts affecting their ... budgetwise, on our ability to fight the fires," Cal Fire Battalion Chief Julie Hutchinson said. Hutchinson, of Cal Fire's Riverside County unit, and spokesman Bill Peters ...

Article: DEPARTMENT KICKS OFF FIRE SEASON UNVEILS NEW IDENTITY AS ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  May 2, 2007 ;     578 words ... ... Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) will host public events throughout the ... wildfires," said Chief Ruben Grijalva, CAL FIRE director. "We are making a significant ... immediately following the kick off event; the CAL FIRE Wildfire Awareness Week Team will hit ...

Article: Cal Fire warns - it's time to clean your flue: ...
Corning Observer (Corning, CA);  November 14, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... first cleaning their chimney flues. "Cal Fire and Tehama County Fire have responded ... Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) public information officer. Good weather is expected this weekend at which time Cal Fire and Tehama County Fire Department recommends ...