Cal Fire
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Fire Law Roundup for June 9, 2025
In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for June 9, 2025, Brad and Curt discuss the dismissal of a lawsuit…
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CAL FIRE Sued for Alleged Excessive Force and Civil Rights Violations
A lawsuit filed in Santa Clara County Superior Court, has been removed to federal court, accusing the CAL FIRE and…
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California Firefighter Sentenced in SAFER Grant Fraud Case
A firefighter who served 15 years with Cal Fire before retiring in 2014 and had recently been rehired as a…
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Cal Fire Sues Utility to Recoup Tenaja Fire Costs
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) has filed suit against Southern California Edison to recoup its…
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Cal Fire Cannot Withdraw Discipline To Enhance Penalty Once Discipline is Final
The California Court of Appeals has ruled that Cal Fire is prohibited from giving firefighters a more serious penalty for…
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CalFire Sues to Recover Costs Of Fighting Wildland Fire
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) filed suit last week against a man it claims started…
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Cal Fire Sues LA Over Costs of Wildland Fire
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection is suing the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to recoup…
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Cal Fire Sues Property Owner To Recoup $25 Million in Costs
Cal Fire is suing a property owner and two caretakers in hopes of recouping over $25 million in costs associated…
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Cal Fire Places Sixteen on Leave Amidst Sex Scandal
Sixteen Cal Fire firefighters have been placed on administrative leave following the release of a preliminary investigation by California Highway…
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Cal Fire Ordered to Pay Unprecedented $30 Million
Today’s burning question: What is rarer than a fire department being a plaintiff in a lawsuit? Answer: A plaintiff in…
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Cal Fire Chief Charged with Vehicular Manslaughter Over Texting Related Crash
Prosecutors allege that Chief McClelland was texting at the time of the accident.
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