Californians pay billions for power companies’ wildfire prevention efforts. Are they cost-effective?
Customers have shouldered a hefty price for wildfire safety measures. From 2019 through 2023, the California Public Utilities Commission authorized the three largest utilities to collect $27 billion ...
Wildland firefighters face up to $20,000 pay cut if Congress doesn’t act − that’s taking a toll on a workforce already under stress
The federal continuing resolution that has been keeping the government operational – and the pay increase temporarily in place – is set to expire on Dec. 20, 2024. Congress is likely to extend it one ...
‘Hardest time we ever went through’: 25 years since deadly Worcester Cold Storage fire
An emotional night in Worcester marked the 25th anniversary of the deadly Cold Storage fire that claimed the lives of six ...
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25 years since six firefighters killed in Worcester Cold Storage fire
Tuesday is a solemn anniversary in Massachusetts, as 25 years ago, six Worcester firefighters were killed in a fire at a ...