The firefighters staffing Tamarac’s two newest fire trucks are starting the year with plenty of mazal. Chabad Jewish Center ...
ABC 10News reporter Dani Miskell spoke to the inmate firefighters who are responding to the Border 2 Fire. Additionally, she ...
When discussing marginalized populations, society often overlooks and even exploits one group: the incarcerated. This is ...
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The role of inmate firefighters is in the spotlight as crews continue to battle the blazes in Southern California.
The prison inmates risking their lives fighting LA wildfires for just $1 an hour - Inmate firefighters make around $27 for a ...
These minimum-security inmates, participants in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) Fire Camp Program, are playing a critical role in slowing the spread of fires in ...
OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) — Among the agencies sending crews to Los Angeles is the Oakland Fire Department. Twelve firefighters have been sent so far, and on Thursday, they’re sending a water tender.
Members of the inmate fire crews are paid between $5.80 and $10.24 per day, depending on their skill level, as well as an additional $1 per hour during an active emergency. Corrections officials ...