Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday that he has approved roughly $81 million in emergency funding to support Cal Fire’s hiring of 1,399 new firefighters in anticipation of this year’s fire season.

The $80.74 million will enable Cal Fire to hire 1,256 seasonal firefighters through the end of the fiscal year on June 30.

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Eli covers public health, transportation and state politics for the Bay City News Foundation, serves as the main editor of the Public Health and COVID-19 Information Hub and assists with Local News Matters' social media strategy. He has also previously covered local politics in San Diego County as well as college and professional sports across the Bay Area.