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Committee advances bill to raise CAL FIRE pay comparability with local fire departments
Summary
Lawmakers advanced AB 1309 to adjust CAL FIRE firefighter compensation toward local department averages; sponsors and firefighters said the change would help the state meet recurring wildfire demands.
Assemblymember Flora presented AB 1309 to the Assembly Committee on Public Employment and Retirement on March 28, saying the bill would improve compensation for CAL FIRE firefighters by aligning their pay more closely with comparable local fire departments.
Terry McHale, representing CAL FIRE Local 2881, testified in support and described CAL FIRE as “the most diverse fire department in the United…
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