Among the crews that responded, and continue to, were more than 1,000 incarcerated firefighters paid as little as $5.80 each ...

More than a thousand incarcerated firefighters helped beat back the LA blazes. This is what you should know about their work.

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 ...

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

Incarcerated firefighters battling Southern California wildfires have been moved by the outpouring of support from the public. "When the community comes out and shows the love and the outpouring, it ...

Through these interviews, people have been shocked to learn that California's minimum wage is currently $16.50 per hour, and incarcerated firefighters make as little as $5.80 per day as a base rate.

The Los Angeles-based Anti-Recidivism Coalition, a nonprofit dedicated to ending mass incarceration, started a fundraiser on Friday to support the fire crews of California’s prisons.

Incarcerated firefighters can have years of experience by the time they're released. But getting a job in the field is still difficult.

By Alexis Alvarez, Feb. 4, 2025 The voluntary and selective Conservation (Fire) Camp program, which sent out more than 1,000 prisoners to the frontlines of the Eaton and Pacific Palisades fires, often ...

Incarcerated firefighters play a crucial role in a state where wildfires seemingly get worse every year. But the state’s shifting politics may stymie efforts at reform.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — Firefighters have recently battled blazes across southern California. Incarcerated firefighters ...

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) classifies fire camp participation as voluntary, LSPC ...