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Roman Battaglia/JPR NewsVoters in Northern California鈥檚 Yreka will be voting on an increase to their sales tax that will bring in paid firefighters to the city鈥檚 fire department. -
Arcata Fire District X pageOn Monday, the Humboldt County Civil Grand Jury released a report saying the district has "no government funding to fall back on."
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A Southern Oregon land-use nonprofit recently filed an appeal seeking to reverse changes to wildfire safety standards in Josephine County. -
The volunteer fire department in Yreka, California is in desperate need of upgrades. The city is considering a 1% sales tax to put on the November ballot that could help alleviate staffing and facility issues. -
Yreka鈥檚 all-volunteer fire department is struggling to attract new firefighters, and the ones they already have are getting burned out from a dramatic increase in calls. The city is looking at what it would take to fund full-time firefighters instead. -
Firefighters along the Oregon Coast say they鈥檙e struggling to meet increasing call volumes with fewer and fewer volunteers.
