Hundreds of California prison firefighters join battle against Los Angeles wildfires
State prisoners have long been a part of California's firefighting force. Hundreds of them now are deployed in Los Angeles ...
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Inmates 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 inmates as firefighters, the ...
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Incarcerated Firefighters Holding The Line In SoCal Wildfires
CDCR operates more than 30 “fire camps” across the state where people serving state prison sentences are trained in firefighting and support authorities as they respond to fires, floods and other ...
The inmate firefighters tackling the wildfires in Los Angeles
With wildfires raging, causing at least 10 deaths, burning down thousands of buildings and prompting evacuation orders for ...
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Nearly 400 prisoners are helping during LA wildfires but it’s left some major questions
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says nearly 400 prisoners are helping during the LA wildfires but ...
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Nearly 800 CA Inmates Among Crews Battling Wildfires
The inmate crews have been working around the clock cutting fire lines and removing fuel from behind structures.
Prison inmates among those fighting the Los Angeles wildfires
The army of firefighters battling the massive Southern California wildfires includes workers who could otherwise remain ...
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Prison inmates drafted to help fight LA wildfires as infernos destroy almost 10,000 structures
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) deployed 783 prison inmates, according to figures revealed ...
Nearly 800 inmates temporarily released to fight California wildfires
Nearly 800 prison inmates have been temporarily freed to assist firefighters in controlling the deadly Southern California wildfires that have burned with no end in sight since Tuesday. Those inmates ...
Nearly 800 prisoners now helping to battle Los Angeles fires
As firefighters work to contain the slew of brush fires spreading across Los Angeles County, among the emergency responders ...
Wildfires continue to destroy Los Angeles. It’s now up to hundreds of prison inmates to help slow the spread
Nearly 400 inmates are among the 14,000 emergency responders working on the wildfires that have destroyed at least 2,000 ...