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    • Wildland

    The Firehouse.com Wildland product category is a collection of information, product listings and resources for researching various wildland and WUI firefighting equipment and tools, including Pulaski tools, fire shelters, fire rakes, forestry hose, Indian pumps, handrools, equipment packs, wildland PPE and footwear and sawyer equipment options.
    Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times/TNS
    Inmate firefighters work at the Sunset fire in Hollywood on Jan. 8.
    2025 California Fire Storm

    CA Inmate Firefighters to Get Pay Hike if Bill Passes

    March 12, 2025
    Currently, inmates who work side-by-side with firefighters on the front lines earn $5,80 to $10.24 a day.
    Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times
    Aides to Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, right, received a warning about the potential for extreme winds.
    2025 California Fire Storm

    Los Angeles Mayor's Aides Got Warning Day Before She Left the Country

    March 4, 2025
    Mayor Karen Bass fired Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley for her handling of the wildfire and not informing her.
    Amanda Taylor/TNS
    Kaleena Lynde is among a generation of women firefighters who developed cancer before streamlined federal coverage for workers’ compensation claims existed.
    2025 California Fire Storm

    Future of Cancer Coverage for Female Federal Firefighters Uncertain Under Trump

    March 4, 2025
    Weeks after the Labor Department added coverage for cancers affecting women firefighters, all information is deleted from the website.
    Susie Nicol/Firehouse
    Pinedale Firefighter Dies after Falling from Fire Apparatus
    LODDS

    Pinedale, MS, Firefighter Dies after Falling from Brush Truck

    Firehouse.com News
    March 3, 2025
    Pinedale Firefighter Terry Dykes, 58, is the first responder to die in the line of duty in Union County.
    Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Times/TNS
    Los Angeles Firefighters Receive Praise During Oscars
    2025 California Fire Storm

    CA Firefighters Take Stage During Oscars, Receive Praise for Wildfire Efforts

    March 3, 2025
    Oscars host Conan O'Brien called Los Angeles Fire Capt. Erik Scott's comments the “...best delivery of the night!”
    Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times/TNS
    Los Angeles Fire Hydrant Issues Not Reported
    Operations & Training

    Report: Los Angeles Fire Failed to Report 1,000 Hydrants Needing Repair

    March 3, 2025
    A report of damaged hydrants dating back to January 2024 by Los Angeles firefighters was not shared until February 2025.