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California City’s Only Female Firefighter Files Suit

Daly City’s only female firefighter has filed a lawsuit claiming her superiors retaliated against her after she complained about the women’s restroom at the firehouse. Fifty-year-old Fire Captain Barbara Lewicki says the bathroom had no lock and was often used …

Firefighters Near Containment of California Wildfire

A wildfire that’s burned nearly 8 square miles of Central California wilderness is nearing containment. Kern County fire spokesman Sean Collins says the blaze that began Sunday is 95 percent contained Tuesday morning and should be entirely surrounded by evening. …

Wisconsin Volunteer Firefighter Charged with Arson

A 17-year-old member of the Waldo Volunteer Fire Department is accused of setting two fires in Lima earlier this year. According to the complaint, the teen told investigators he wanted to get a fire call so he could be a …