incarcerated firefighters california

Incarcerated Firefighters Are Battling the L.A. Wildfires

Incarcerated Firefighters Battle California Blazes for Low Pay, Redemption

Roughly 30 percent of firefighters battling the California wildfires are incarcerated, earning time off their sentences and up to $26.90 per day.

Time · 3d

Why Incarcerated Firefighters Are Battling the L.A. Wildfires

As of Friday morning, 939 incarcerated firefighters have been working “around the clock cutting fire lines and removing fuel behind structures to slow fire spread,” CDCR told TIME in an emailed statement. This includes 110 members of a support staff helping the firefighters.

News Nation on MSN · 2d

Incarcerated firefighters join California wildfire battle efforts

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has deployed 931 incarcerated firefighters and 114 support staff through its Fire Camp Program.

Glamour on MSN · 2d

Kim Kardashian Advocates for Incarcerated Firefighters Amid the California Wildfires

Aside from previously announced donations to those affected by the wildfires, Kardashian is calling on California Governor Gavin Newsom to raise incarcerated firefighters' wages "to a rate [that] honors a human being risking their life to save our lives and homes."

Inmates are fighting California wildfires

Hosted on MSN · 22h

Inmate firefighters: Over 1,000 prisoners deployed to battle Los Angeles fires

Inmate firefighters responding to the ongoing Los Angeles fires and working 24-hour shifts are earning $26.90 per day, according to the California Dept. of Corrections.

cbc.ca on MSN · 21h

California prison program allows inmates to assist in firefighting efforts

Among thousands of firefighters in California that continue to battle devastating wildfires, there are almost 1,000 prison inmates volunteering to assist them. The CBC's Mark Carcasole discusses the details of the program,

NBC Los Angeles on MSN · 1d

Hundreds of California inmates are fighting the Los Angeles fires. Here's how much they get paid

The role of inmate firefighters is in the spotlight as crews continue to battle the blazes in Southern California.

People Are Shocked To Learn Incarcerated Firefighters In California Are Being Paid As Little As $6 A Day

"It's really important that people remember they are people just like us and are doing a very important and dangerous job." ...

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Kim Kardashian Pushes For Incarcerated Firefighters To Be Paid More Amid LA Blazes

Kardashian called incarcerated firefighters "heroes" as she asked Gov. Gavin Newsom to lift wages for those "risking their ...

WHYY4d

Incarcerated people are fighting California wildfires in long-running and controversial practice

California has turned to incarcerated firefighters since 1915. To those opposed to the use of prisoners as firefighters, the ...

The Grio5d

How many of California’s incarcerated firefighters battling the wildfires are people of color?

As historic wildfires blaze a path of destruction across Los Angeles County in California, hundreds of incarcerated firefighters have been deployed to help battle the flames. Since the fires ...

Kim Kardashian calls for pay raise for incarcerated firefighters: 'I see them as heroes'

Kim Kardashian is calling for a pay raise for incarcerated firefighters, saying the "heroes" get "paid almost nothing" for ...

Soap Central on MSN1d

What is Conservation (Fire) Camp Program? California incarcerated firefighters program triggers criticism amid LA Wildfires

Although the Conservation (Fire) Camp Program provides critical support during wildfire season, it has faced significant ...

The Marshall Project4d

Incarcerated Firefighters Do Risky, Low-Pay Work. Many Say It’s The Best Job Behind Bars.

More than 900 prison firefighters were responding to the crisis in Los Angeles — but their pay is low and the ethics of their ...

‘We Need Everyone’: How Two Formerly Incarcerated Firefighters Are Building a Movement

This story originally published in 2022, but has been updated to reflect the recent fires ravaging neighborhoods across Los ...

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