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San Jose Fire Station 3, where Casilia Loessberg used to work. (Photo/San Jose Fire Department)
Posted inBay Area

Ex–firefighter’s lawsuit says her superior was a ‘known Nazi sympathizer’

by Emma Goss March 21, 2023March 22, 2023

Updated Mar. 22 at 3:00 p.m. A former San Jose firefighter is suing the city, claiming she was the target of racist and antisemitic attacks, was sexually harassed by her […]

Nathan Berro Krugman, a U.S. Forest Service forest technician, fighting the Caldor Fire last month.
Posted inNorthern California

Q&A: Meet a Jewish firefighter who battled the Caldor Fire

by Gabriel Greschler September 3, 2021January 23, 2025
a man in full firefighter gear poses at the back of a firetruck with a grim expression
Posted inNews

Israeli firefighter in California: ‘The mind can’t understand the size of this fire’

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky September 18, 2020September 18, 2020
Israeli firefighters at San Francisco International Airport, Aug. 30, 2020. (Photo/Gabriel Greschler)
Posted inNews

Israeli firefighters land in San Francisco to help battle wildfires

by Gabriel Greschler and Sue Fishkoff August 30, 2020August 31, 2020

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