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City Vies for Federal Grant to Restore Fire Department Staffing
San Jose is applying for a $3.3 million federal grant that would restore nearly a third of the firefighter positions lost in a round of layoffs in 2010.
San Jose Fire Department Improves 9-1-1 Response Times
Part of the San Jose Fire Department’s lagging 9-1-1 response times may have been just a matter of faulty record keeping.
Cortese Slams San Jose Fire Department for Lagging Response Times
In a press conference that probably wouldn’t have happened if he wasn’t running for mayor, county Supervisor Dave Cortese on Monday lambasted San Jose for cutting fire department staff to the point that paramedics can no longer respond to medical emergencies in time.
City Council’s Campos, Kalra Say Fire Department Analysis Incomplete
An audit of the San Jose Fire Department didn’t include enough analysis of staffing, councilmembers Ash Kalra and Xavier Campos argue in a memo. They want to look into whether the shorter staffing levels are what led to longer response times and loss in overall service. Other items on the council agenda for Tuesday include a settlement with the family of a young child killed by a falling tree and a proposed ordinance to allow street vendors to sell fresh produce in low-income neighborhoods.
City Takes on Fire Department
The budget blues aren’t over yet in San Jose. Mayor Chuck Reed announced that the Firefighters Union has come up $6 million short in its effort to meet the 10 percent cut on salaries and benefits, leaving the city no choice but to eliminate 81 positions. As a result, 51 firefighters will lose their jobs, one station will be closed, and other stations will have to contend with reduced staffing and equipment. It is the first time in the city’s history that firefighters have been laid off
Firefighters Union President: City Plays Politics with Department Response Times
The city recently acknowledged that it was missing thousands of emergency response times when calculating how long it takes first responders from the San Jose Fire Department to arrive on scene. Robert Sapien, president of San Jose’s firefighters union, explains in an op-ed why emergency response times matter not only in life and death situations, but also when calculating the city’s budget.—Editor
Explosion at Warehouse Forces Cancellation of San Jose Fireworks Display, but City Finds Drone Show Replacement
Seven people were unaccounted for days after multiple explosions obliterated a giant fireworks warehouse in a rural area near Esparto in Yolo County.
State Budget Includes Money to Pay Prison Inmates Minimum Wage as Firefighters
California sent incarcerated firefighters to battle blazes in Los Angeles this year. It’s moving toward paying them minimum wage for their work in emergencies.
San Jose Police Seize 1000s of Pounds of Illegal Fireworks, Arrest 3 Men
San Jose police will also deploy drones to assist in identifying locations where illegal fireworks are being set off. Property owners may be subject to administrative fines of up to $100,000.
CA Investigates State Farm over Claims from LA WildFires
The California Insurance Department is formally investigating State Farm over the ‘significant’ number of complaints about its handling of claims from Los Angeles fire survivors.
San Jose Fire Captain Charged with Stealing Narcotics from Fire Engines
San Jose Fire Capt. Mark Moalem is accused of stealing controlled medications, including morphine, that are typically used by paramedics to treat the ill or injured in emergencies.
Trump Fires Ismail Ramsey as U.S. Attorney in San Francisco
Ramsey was immediately replaced by his top assistant prosecutor, Patrick Robbins, who will serve as acting U.S. attorney until the President names a permanent federal prosecutor to lead the high profile U.S. attorney’s office, based in San Francisco, which also serves Silicon Valley and San Jose.
LA Fires Could Drive Up Insurance Premiums and Test New CA Rules
The state’s plan to fix the insurance crisis had barely rolled out when the Los Angeles wildfires began. Can the market recover and stabilize?
Silicon Valley Puts Its Tech Expertise to Work Fighting Fires With Fire
Anukool Lakhina of San Jose, CEO of Burnbot, is one of dozens of high-tech entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley who are trying to use new forms of technology to solve the problem of mega-wildfires in the age of climate change.
Toilet Paper and Flat Tires — People Ignite Most Wildfires through Carelessness
Californians trigger thousands of wildfires every year with poor choices and reckless behavior: The devastating Park Fire was ignited by a man pushing a burning car.
