Cal Fire whistleblower says Esparto warnings were ignored. Here's what to know

The investigator said he pleaded with his agency to act on the storage of illegal fireworks at Esparto, which exploded July 1 ...

Who is the whistleblower who says Cal Fire dropped the ball on the Esparto probe?

Gershom Slonim said in an interview with The Bee he warned the agency about the illegal fireworks in the Yolo County facility ...

Cal Fire investigator says his warnings about the Esparto fireworks danger were ignored

Gershom Slonim, a whistleblower, has come forward to show how he urged his agency to raid the Yolo County warehouse. And he ...
Yahoo

California bill targets fireworks oversight after deadly Esparto explosion

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. California lawmakers are advancing legislation aimed at tightening oversight of the state's fireworks industry following the ...
AOL

Did Cal Fire block Cal-OSHA’s Esparto explosion probe? Here’s what to know

Sacramento Bee reporter Joe Rubin discusses his latest reporting on whether or not Cal Fire blocked Cal-OSHA from investigating the July 2025 Esparto fireworks explosion.