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Ruben Grijalva is a former director of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, appointed in 2006. He received some media attention during the California wildfires of October 2007. In one press report, he asserted that state agencies had done all they could to send useful resources to battle the wildfires.
Although llamas have been known to kill predators (such as coyotes), they should not be considered attack-animals. They are generally effective against single intruders only, not packs. Guard llamas have been most common on ranches located in the Western United States, where larger predators, such as the coyote, have been more prevalent. Not ...
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) [2] [3] is the fire department of the California Natural Resources Agency in the U.S. state of California.It is responsible for fire protection in various areas under state responsibility totaling 31 million acres, as well as the administration of the state's private and public forests.
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A San Francisco resident woke up to find a “beautiful” but uninvited guest lounging on their patio furniture, California photos show. A wild coyote snoozing on an outdoor couch was ...
The association was founded in 1906 as the "Fire Marshals Association of North America," with the purpose of promoting fire safety and prevention tactics. [2] On October 9, 1911, the association, alongside the local insurance organization Western Insurance Union, [2] held the first "Fire Prevention Week" to commemorate the memory of the Great Chicago Fire forty years prior.
The cities of Lancaster, Palmdale, La Puente and Lynwood were among those forced to cancel or revise their shows after the California State Fire Marshal raided the warehouse of Exposhows Inc. in ...
Fire safe councils are grassroots community-based organizations in California that share the objective of making communities less vulnerable to catastrophic wildfire.Fire safe councils accomplish this objective through education programs and projects such as shaded fuel breaks or firebreaks to protect area residents against an oncoming wildfire and to provide firefighters with a place to fight ...