The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) classifies fire camp participation as voluntary, LSPC noted. However, LSPC explained many incarcerated individuals feel pressured to ...
More than a thousand incarcerated firefighters helped beat back the LA blazes. This is what you should know about their work.
A spokesperson for the Houston Fire Department said the firefighters were injured after getting trapped inside one of the ...
Incarcerated firefighters can have years of experience by the time they're released. But getting a job in the field is still difficult.
Brian Conroy, a captain at the state firefighting agency Cal Fire, recently led a crew of formerly incarcerated firefighters ...
The history of enslaved firefighters offers a cautionary tale about the dangers of relying on involuntary labor to fight ...
DETROW: California's inmate fire ... safest for the crew. SUSSMAN: She called the women back from the front lines. MOTA: I mean, the reality of, like, overriding a captain on a fire ground is ...
Over 1,100 California inmates have been working around the ... Braving powerful winds and debris, crews cut fire lines around homes, cleared vegetation, removed propane tanks and anything else ...