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Author Archives: Julie Cart

Julie Cart joined CalMatters as a projects and environment reporter in 2016 after a long career at the Los Angeles Times, where she held many positions: sportswriter, national correspondent and environment reporter. In 2009 she and colleague Bettina Boxall won the Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting for their series on wildfires in the West.

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California firefighters get shorter workweeks – but not for 2 years

by Julie Cart December 19, 2022December 19, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News

Overwhelmed by a continuous barrage of wildfires, Cal Fire firefighters have grappled with mounting mental health problems. Now a new contract provides pay hikes, but delays for two years the shorter workweeks they wanted to relieve job-related stress.

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Trial by Fire

by Julie Cart June 23, 2022June 23, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Ryan’s story: A hard-charging California firefighter loses his last battle to suicide

by Julie Cart June 23, 2022June 23, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Back from the brink: A fire captain’s journey from terror to trauma to recovery — and then more terror

by Julie Cart June 23, 2022June 23, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Slow burn: Cal Fire has failed to fight PTSD, heavy workloads

by Julie Cart June 17, 2022June 23, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Overworked California firefighters struggle with PTSD, suicide, fatigue, intensifying wildfires

by Julie Cart June 17, 2022June 23, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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