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Inmates are fighting California wildfires: When did it start, how much do they get paid?
The California conservation or fire camp program is jointly run by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CalFire, and Los Angeles County Fire Department. The camps are ...
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Inmates, including 29 youths from Mother Lode, join fight against California wildfires
The California conservation or fire camp program is jointly run by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CalFire, and Los Angeles County Fire Department. The camps are ...
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More than 1,100 inmates help Cal Fire battle Palisades, Eaton fires for less than $30 a day
Almanza, who is serving a 4-year sentence at the minimum-security Fenner Canyon Conservation Camp, said the firefighting ... according to CalFire. California began training inmates to help fight ...
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Among those fighting the Los Angeles wildfires: Prison inmates earning less than minimum wage
Camp participants are eligible for employment with Cal Fire once they have served their sentences, a path many choose to take, according to CDCR. The department says some of these individuals have ...
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Residents evacuated as brush fire threatens homes near San Diego
CalFire San Diego confirmed that they were assisting the City of Poway, which is 34 miles from San Diego, with a vegetation fire near Pomerado Road and Ted Williams Parkway that broke out around 1 ...
ABC News29d
LA wildfires maps show evacuations, power outages, air quality
The Lidia Fires is 100% contained. Evacuation orders from CalFire were issued in the areas surrounding the Palisades, Eaton and Hurst fires. Orders to evacuate in the Pacific Palisades ...
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Inmate firefighters: Over 1,000 prisoners deployed to battle Los Angeles fires
The prisoners, who voluntarily sign up to be a part of the Conservation (Fire) Camps Program, are embedded with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire, crew members.