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Firehouse Magazine and CSFA collaborate for 2024 CTEX

Firehouse Magazine and CSFA collaborate for 2024 CTEX

Endeavor Business Media’s Firehouse magazine and the California State Firefighters’ Association (CSFA) announced a dynamic new collaboration on CSFA Training & Education Expo (CTEX), an educational and networking event for all member and non-member individuals...

How to donate to help Maui Fire victims

How to donate to help Maui Fire victims

CSFA has vetted the following organizations that are accepting donations to help victims of the Maui Fire: The American Red Cross Disaster workers from the American Red Cross are in Maui, "working around the clock to help those affected," the group says. To donate,...

CalPERS Gives Update After Data Breach

CalPERS Gives Update After Data Breach

The California Public Employees' Retirement System launched its three-day off-site meeting in Monterey with a long-awaited update on a June data breach that exposed sensitive information. Read more on GovernmentTechnology.com > 

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Wildland Fire Lessons Learning Center revamps website

Wildland Fire Lessons Learning Center revamps website

By Gary Giacomo The Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center (LLC), founded in 2002 as knowledge resource center for the entire wildland fire community has overhauled its website.  The LLC is a national, federally-funded organization with interagency staffing. Its mission...

TRAINING & EVENTS

FIRTC 70A – Company Officer 2A

Presented in a hybrid format that includes synchronousZoom sessions and one mandatory face-to face session for each course at Yuba College.Click the link for more information. https://yc.yccd.edu/publicsafety/home-page/fire-technology/

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FIRTC 70A – Company Officer 2A

Presented in a hybrid format that includes synchronousZoom sessions and one mandatory face-to face session for each course at Yuba College.Click the link for more information. https://yc.yccd.edu/publicsafety/home-page/fire-technology/

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Company Officer 2D: All-Risk Command Operations

This course provides information on conducting incident size-up, developing and implementing an initial plan of action involving single and multiunit operations for various types of emergency incidents to mitigate the […]

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Your Jaws of Life: Check your mouth

Your Jaws of Life: Check your mouth

By Chief Sam DiGiovanna Here’s a quick little exercise: Go out to the engine or the truck. Look at the equipment and power tools on them—the Jaws of Life, the hydraulic spreaders, the generators, the chainsaws. Those power tools help us save the lives of others while...

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Do You Have A Hostile Workplace?

Do You Have A Hostile Workplace?

We’re all adults here, aren’t we? Or are we? Do you sometimes think your partner behaves like a spoiled child? Might they describe you the same way? Do arguments that start small quickly escalate to shouting matches, crying and stony silences?

THE CALIFORNIA FIRE SERVICE

ON THE COVER: A scene from a recent CSFA-sponsored Fire Control 3 class in Riverside County. CSFA is hosting a variety of training throughout the state, and plans are underway for the Second annual CTEX training event. See more photos on pages 22 and 23. Photo by Brandy Carlos

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Pension Update – September 30, 2023

Pension Update – September 30, 2023

Here is a weekly round-up of news and opinion on the pension issue. Stay informed on this important issue and pass these on to neighbors and colleagues. CALIFORNIA NEWS San Diego County pension debt increased 10-fold in past 15 years, record show...

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CALIFORNIA VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER RESOURCES

The commitee for volunteers provides a resource for the membership dealing with specific problems realtive to the volunteer fire service.

FIRE SERVICE GRANTS & FUNDING

Explore resources to identify federal grants and other innovative alternatives that can help provide funds for expenses sush as equipment, apparatus, training and salaries necessary to protest and serve communities.

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Navigating high mando workloads for firefighters

Navigating high mando workloads for firefighters

From the CSFA Health, Wellness & Benefit Committee Firefighting is an unpredictable profession. Some days are quiet, while others are jam-packed with back-to-back calls. The influx of "Mando" (mandatory) work, with forced overtime and extended hours, is the...

Making good food choices in the fire house: A No-Nonsense Guide

Making good food choices in the fire house: A No-Nonsense Guide

From the CSFA Health, Wellness & Benefit Committee The Lay of the Land Look, we all know the drill. Long shifts, high-stress calls, and the temptation of quick, unhealthy meals. When you’re pulling a 24-hour shift, the last thing you're thinking about is whether...

Firefighter mental health and social stigma

Firefighter mental health and social stigma

From the CSFA Health, Wellness & Benefit Committee By Eric Castro The social bias encompassing mental health within the first responder community is a significant issue that profoundly impacts the well-being of individuals who dedicate themselves to serving and...