Three firefighters from Tuolumne and Calaveras counties were among a contingent of California emergency responders who arrived in Hawaii this week to help with the recovery efforts from the devastating
About 10% of Cal Fire’s workforce quit the agency last year. “We are at critical mass, guaranteed,” one Cal Fire captain said. Workers’ comp cases for PTSD are routinely denied, and many crews are fatigued from working weeks at a time with no time off.