Inmate firefighters responding to the ongoing Los Angeles fires and working 24-hour shifts are earning $26.90 per day, ...
The work done by prisoners to prevent and contain fires is just as valuable as that of other responders. But unlike their ...
Hundreds of incarcerated firefighters, who are trained to respond to emergencies and disasters, were reportedly deployed in ...
How much do incarcerated firefighters in California make? Will they be able to get firefighting jobs upon release? Here’s ...
Using inmate labor to fight fires has been a practice in California since the 1940s. Where did it start and what do ...
Hundreds of them now are deployed in Los Angeles County. For more stories about ... the unprecedented fires raging across ...
The role of inmate firefighters is in the spotlight as crews continue to battle the blazes in Southern California.
Hundreds of incarcerated people are firefighting in Los Angeles. They are paid a maximum of $10.24 a day, and receive an ...
Camp Program has been deploying incarcerated firefighters to help with the LA wildfires. California’s Conservation (Fire) ...
The death toll surged late Sunday with an update from the Los Angeles County medical examiner. At least 16 people were ...
The incarcerated firefighter program is operated by the California Department of Corrections ... Rehabilitation, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and the Los Angeles ...
The Conservation (Fire) Camp Program, jointly run by California's corrections and fire departments, trains inmates to fight wildfires and respond to other emergencies. Inmate firefighters earn ...