California Relies on Inmate Firefighters as Wildfires Devastate Los Angeles
- Nearly 1,000 incarcerated men and women are fighting record-breaking wildfires in Southern California.
- The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation stated that incarcerated firefighters are working 'around the clock cutting fire lines and removing fuel from behind structures to slow fire spread.'
- Royal Ramey, a former incarcerated firefighter, criticized the program, saying, 'You're just cheap labour.'
- The state pays inmates a daily wage between $5.80 and $10.24, plus an additional $1 per day during emergencies.
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Local firefighters join the fight as threat remains critical
More powerful winds were expected to trigger new wildfires that could set back the recent progress made in containing blazes that have destroyed thousands of homes and killed at least 24 people. In all, four fires in the area have consumed more than 62 square miles (160 square kilometers), an area larger than San Francisco. As of Monday morning, the Palisades Fire was 11% contained and containment on the Eaton Fire reached 27%. Those two blazes …
There will be no rest for firefighters in SoCal
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Los Angeles Wildfire Updates: January 2025
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