"Closed due to staffing" — the message draped across a Calaveras Consolidated Fire Protection District station reads loud and clear. The chief said he has no choice.
According to the Calaveras Consolidated Fire Department, crews responded to a grass fire, a jet ski accident and a fatal crash involving a motorcycle Saturday.
As we enter fire season, many rural counties across California are facing a big problem: they don't have enough firefighters and can't pay the ones they do have.
Trapped Couple Rescued From Calaveras Home Once on the scene, rescue crews faced the dilemma of having to cross dangerous flood waters to get to the couple.