Last week, the Getty Center was evacuated because of a brushfire. Today, another blaze closed northbound lanes on Interstate 5 near Pyramid Lake. It's that season again--but budget reductions have closed fire stations and cut services all over the state. On top of that, the state's resort to paying bills with IOU's is a threat to the system of mutual aid, which has helped to control and extinguish some of the most dangerous conflagrations of recent years.
Budget Reductions Threaten Firefighting in California
Credits
Guests:
- Javier Mainar - Assistant Chief, San Diego Fire and Rescue Department
- Frank McCarton - Undersecretary, California Emergency Management Agency
- Pat Dennen - Chief, San Bernardino County Fire Department