Letter: We need to train up volunteer firefighters across California

News reports keep talking over and over about the “insufficient resources” and live shots on TV  showing neighborhoods and people trying to fight the fire with garden hoses on their own saying “where are the firetrucks?”

It seems there is a possible solution no one is talking about. the Los Angeles Fire Department actually has a section for “volunteer“ including “CERT“ community emergency response teams that includes training in subjects like fire suppression. During the latest press conference...