It’s a hot market for firefighter jobs throughout Sonoma County with dozens of recent hires and more openings available as numerous agencies hustle to fill slots and bolster staffing. Jobs are open at small and large agencies — even PG&E is hiring its own firefighting staff, which is a first for the utility company seeking at least 50 firefighters for high fire danger areas in the state, including the North Bay.
- PUB DATE: 5/31/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Press Democrat

When it comes to the history of the nation’s vast public lands, what’s often missing from the narrative is the role women played during the early years of the U.S. Forest Service, and the increasing role they have played in overseeing the lands for the past five decades. “For most of its existence, the Forest Service has had a reputation as a 'good ol’ boys' organization, due in large part to its reliance on a male workforce,” said Richa Wilson, an architectural historian for the U.
- PUB DATE: 5/31/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSL-TV NBC 5 Salt Lake City

Brookline will issue an apology to Gerald Alston, the former Brookline firefighter who the town fired after he came forward to report a supervisor had left a voicemail with a racial epithet on it. Town Meeting members discussed at length whether to issue a formal apology before the vote. Some argued it could hurt the town, which is still facing litigation from Alston.
- PUB DATE: 5/31/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Brookline Patch

A nationwide "Ride 4 Relief" is kicking off in Sioux Falls Thursday. Jeff Shepard is driving through 35 states spreading awareness about the stresses and dangers police officers, firefighters and other first responders face and how they can affect mental health. "It's a sad thing and it needs to be talked and people to be aware of it," Shepard said.
- PUB DATE: 5/31/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KELO-TV CBS Sioux Falls

VIDEO: Sixteen recruits and a whole lot of dust. Wildfire season is here and local fire recruits spent Thursday learning how to knock out wildland similar to what we saw last year in Bofer Canyon. Richland Fire Captain Adam Hardgrove says there's just no substitute for hands-on training. "Let's see how it works, how fire behaves, so their first interaction with wildland fire isn't when it counts," he explains.
- PUB DATE: 5/30/2019 10:16:53 PM - SOURCE: KEPR-TV CBS 19