California wildfires: Prisoners called up to help fight fires : NPR
Jan 10, 2025 · California has relied on incarcerated firefighters since 1915. And prison labor has been used to respond to emergencies and disasters nationwide for centuries, said Bianca Tylek, executive ...
'This has been really devastating': Inside the lives of incarcerated ...
1 day ago · The program has faced criticism, primarily for the wages that incarcerated firefighters earn — between $5.80 and $10.24 a day, plus $1 an hour from Cal Fire during active emergencies.
Incarcerated firefighters offer aid battling L.A. blazes, find career ...
6 hours ago · The program has faced criticism, primarily for the wages that incarcerated firefighters earn — between $5.80 and $10.24 a day, plus $1 an hour from Cal Fire during active emergencies.
On LA fire lines, inmates shoulder heavy packs and tackle …
1 day ago · A 2018 Time investigation found that incarcerated firefighters were over four times more likely than professionals to suffer cuts, bruises or broken bones and over eight times more likely to have complications from inhaling smoke and other particles. Joseph McKinney, another inmate battling flames in Los Angeles, said it’s a risk he’s ...
Why Incarcerated Firefighters Are Battling the L.A. Fires
Jan 11, 2025 · Read More: L.A. Fires Show the Reality of Living in a World with 1.5°C of Warming As of Friday morning, 939 incarcerated firefighters have been working “around the clock cutting fire lines and ...
Inmate firefighters: Over 1,000 prisoners deployed to battle Los ...
5 days ago · Incarcerated firefighters have been working "around the clock" cutting fire lines and removing fuel from behind structures to slow fire spread, the CDCR said, adding that the program is a source ...
California prisoner firefighter program draws harsh criticism amid …
5 days ago · California’s century-old prisoner firefighter program is drawing fresh criticism as hundreds of incarcerated people have been deployed to fight the deadly wildfires in the Greater Los Angeles area.
How you can help the incarcerated firefighters battling L.A.
Jan 12, 2025 · 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. By Saturday ...
The History of California’s Inmate Firefighter Program
Sep 1, 2022 · In California, inmate firefighters form handcrews, creating breaks in vegetation and carving out swaths of barren soil that deny flames fuel to go further. They eke these precious perimeters out...
Los Angeles Wildfires Fought By California Inmates—Here’s
Jan 9, 2025 · Hundreds of incarcerated firefighters, who are trained to respond to emergencies and disasters, were reportedly deployed in Los Angeles.