California Prison Crews Are Helping Fight Los Angeles Fires

Prison inmates among those fighting the Los Angeles wildfires
The army of firefighters battling the massive Southern California wildfires includes workers who could otherwise remain safely behind bars.As of Friday, 939 prison inmates have been deployed by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to help contain the blazes,
Nearly 1,000 prison inmates fighting fires in California
California uses incarcerated firefighters to help battle the wildfires, but these men and women are also fighting stigma.
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The role of inmate firefighters is in the spotlight as crews continue to battle the blazes in Southern California.
Wildfires continue to destroy Los Angeles. It’s now up to hundreds of prison inmates to help slow the spread
Nearly 400 inmates are among the 14,000 emergency responders working on the wildfires that have destroyed at least 2,000 buildings and killed at least seven in the Los Angeles area. At present, inmates are believed to make up approximately 30 percent of the state’s firefighting force, according to the Los Angeles Times.
For Just Dollars a Day, Inmates Fight California’s Fires
Hundreds of incarcerated people are firefighting in Los Angeles. They are paid a maximum of $10.24 a day, and receive an additional $1 for each hour that they battle the deadly blazes.
California relying on prisoners, Mexico to provide firefighters to battle Los Angeles wildfires
California has deployed firefighters from Mexico as well as nearly 1,000 prison inmates to help combat deadly wildfires that have exploded across Los Angeles since last week.
California Prison Crews Are Helping Fight the Los Angeles Fires
More than 1,800 incarcerated firefighters live year-round in minimum-security conservation camps, also known as “fire camps,” located across 25 counties in California, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation;
Prisoners freed to help Los Angeles firefighters
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has just announced that 783 inmates have been temporarily released to become firefighters and help fight the fires that have been raging in the state since January 7.
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