Updated: 1:51 PM PDT Jun 23, 2021 Melanie Wingo Reporter A telltale sign Fourth of July festivities are nearing: Safe and Sane fireworks stands are popping up in shopping centers and will soon open for business.Fireworks will start to go on sale across California on June 28, and fire agencies expect to respond to fires started because of fireworks.Fire crews are already anticipating some busy days ahead. It s always one of the most active periods of time that week before and week after Fourth of July, said Brian Estes, unit chief for Cal Fire NEU and Placer County Fire Department.Cal Fire is not wasting any time getting its staff at peak levels and its heavy equipment and aircraft ready for wildfires. We re probably, I would say, three to four weeks ahead of where we should be as far as our preparations and the activity that we re seeing with wildland fires, Estes said.Preparing also means educating and reminding communities about what s allowed
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Cal Fire
With fire seasons lasting longer and wildland firefighters working more hours, agencies around the basin are working to address mental health concerns among their crews.
Even during a mild fire season, firefighting is a physically and mentally taxing job. Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District Crews work 16-hour days on 14-day assignments and typically have two days off between each assignment.
“So, in a month, you see basically two days off, which is just grinding for the average wildland firefighter, who’s 18 to 25 years old and wants a life other than work,” said Tahoe Douglas Fire Fuels Management Chief Keegan Schafer.
Cal Fire
With fire seasons lasting longer and wildland firefighters working more hours, agencies around the basin are working to address mental health concerns among their crews.
Even during a mild fire season, firefighting is a physically and mentally taxing job. Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District Crews work 16-hour days on 14-day assignments and typically have two days off between each assignment.
“So, in a month, you see basically two days off which is just grinding for the average wildland firefighter, who’s 18 to 25 years old and wants a life other than work,” said Tahoe Douglas Fire Fuels Management Chief Keegan Schafer.