After LA fires, Senate President Mike McGuire proposes full-time firefighters to replace the current seasonal workforce

State legislators are calling to extend Cal Fire's staffing to a year-round system, switching some roles from nine-month positions.

Senate leadership said it would cost about $175 million a year to boost staffing levels to respond to increased fire risk.

California lawmakers this year are trying once again to make Cal Fire's firefighting and prevention force a year-round program.

Both Republicans and Democrats have filed several bills this session related to wildfires in the wake of the massive deadly fires that decimated Los Angeles in January.