Lower growth or a return to slump will mean double-digit unemployment rates as far as the eye can see.Įven the American media has been forced to take note of the historical significance of the deficit figures. It projects that high, long-term unemployment will become a permanent fixture of American life.Īssuming a growth rate above four percent, historically rare, the budget estimates that the jobless rate will still top eight percent in 2012. The budget forecasts the doubling of the US national debt over the next few years, even on the assumption of a rapid recovery from the financial crisis and slump.
We have over 4,000 members within CAL FIRE and CAL FIRE is associated with the California Professional Firefighters ( CPF) and the International Association of Firefighters ( IAFF).There is one overriding message in the budget proposal released by the Obama administration Monday: American capitalism is in decline and faces national bankruptcy. CAL FIRE firefighters protect 33 million acres of State Responsibility Area (SRA). CAL FIRE Firefighters respond to many various types and forms of calls ranging from structural fires, to auto accidents, to earthquakes, to floods, to the spilling of hazardous materials, to every conceivable disaster CAL FIRE answer's the calls.ĬAL FIRE is the largest fire department in California and the second largest fire department in the United States. We serve as the incident command during many of California’s most serious disasters. CAL FIRE Firefighters make up the fire department for 30 of our 58 counties in California and more than 100 local communities. Named after the road along which it started - Old Waterman Canyon Road.ĬAL FIRE is the largest fire department in California and the second largest fire department in the United States.ĬDF - CAL FIRE Firefighters answer the call more than 300,000 times a year. The destructive Oldįire, which burned during the same time period in San Bernardino County, was
Named after the Cedar Creek Falls area where it started. Wildland fire in California history, the Cedar Fire in San Diego County, was Naming the fire provides responding fire resources with an additional locater, andĪllows fire officials to track and prioritize incidents by name.įor example during the Southern California Fire Siege of 2003, the largest Fires are usually named for the area in which they start –Ī geographical location, local landmark, street, lake, mountain, peak, etc. Will designate a name for the fire, but the first on scene engine or fire official canĪlso name the incident. In most cases, the dispatch center sending the initial resources to a wildland fire
American LaFrance's Chapter 11 filing protects it from creditors' lawsuits while it reorganizes its finances.Ī company spokesman did not immediately return a telephone message seeking comment Monday.Įvery year in California thousands of wildfires start throughout the state. The company, which employs about 1,000 workers in six states, has more than 1,000 creditors and more than $100 million in liabilities. The documents also cited new emission standards that the company said will require vehicle design changes.
The company was also unab le to finish many vehicles on order, according to documents filed in bankruptcy court. When American LaFrance went to a new system, there were inventory and customer data problems. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware, the South Carolina-based company said it had problems changing from a unit of Freightliner, which ran the company from 1995 through the end of 2005, to its new owners.įreightliner provided accounting, inventory and payroll services to American LaFrance through June, the court documents said. Fire engine maker American LaFrance on Monday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, citing inventory problems and a depressed market for emergency equipment.