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The IAFF Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health Treatment and Recovery is a one-of-a-kind addiction treatment facility specializing in PTSD for IAFF members - and IAFF members only - who are struggling with addiction, PTSD other related behavioral health challenges to receive the help they need in taking the first steps toward recovery. It is a safe haven for members to talk with other members who have faced or overcome similar challenges.
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CAUSE OF MOST US WILDFIRES TRACED TO HUMAN ACTIVITY, STUDY FINDS
FOX 40 NEWS, 2/27/2017
A new study blames people for triggering five out of every six wildfires in the United States and tripling the length of the wildfire season.
Even as climate change worsens the nation's fire season - making it longer and easier to burn more acres - researchers say human activities play an even bigger role.
Scientists looking at fire data from 1992 to 2012 found that 84 percent of all U.S. wildfires were started by people, either by accident or on purpose. Human-caused blazes only burned 44 percent of the total acres.
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FIREFIGHTERS AT RISK OF CANCER RELY ON
CANINES WITH NOSE FOR CARCINOMA
CBS SF BAY AREA, 2/24/2017
Beyond the danger of flames and collapsing structures is a hidden reality of life in the fire service - cancer.
A study from the Center for Disease Control says 68 percent of firefighters will develop cancer at some point, compared to 22 percent of the general population.
"Unfortunately, for us, we've had quite a few guys in our organization who've come down with different cancers - ranging from multiple myeloma to bladder cancer to cancer on kidneys, a lot of prostate cancer, a lot of skin cancer," Modesto firefighter Jeremy Eldredge told KPIX 5.
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Member Education Bulletin
March Instructor-Led Classes
CalPERS Benefits Education Events
The CalPERS Benefits Education Events are coming to Millbrae and Santa Barbara! Find full details including schedules by visiting the
CalPERS Benefits Education Events page on our website. We look forward to seeing you there.
Upcoming Instructor-Led Classes
CalPERS is offering a variety of informative instructor-led classes throughout the state in March. Please visit the
CalPERS Member Education page to access detailed class descriptions and find answers to frequently asked questions. Log in to
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Note:
Various classes, including those listed below, are held regularly at our Regional Offices in Fresno, Glendale, Orange, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Jose, and Walnut Creek.
Instructor-Led Classes in March
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Additional Locations |
| Planning Your Retirement |
Bakersfield, Bishop, Carson, Hanford, Independence, Lompoc, Merced, Norco, Oakland, Riverside, Santa Barbara, Santa Clarita, Santa Cruz, Santa Monica, South San Francisco, Temecula |
Completing Your
Retirement Application |
Bakersfield, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara |
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