This hurts. It hurts to lose a marquee company, and it hurts to lose hundreds of employees in town every day. It is especially painful to lose a company that’s grown up with the city throughout its entire history. It’s like losing a member of the family.
Scott Weese, a division chief with Cal Fire CZU, spends plenty of time pouring over forest-fuel-environment maps and briefing safety crews on weather conditions.
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