Incarcerated firefighters working to battle the widespread Los Angeles brush fires are paid between $5.80 and $10.24 per day, ...

Inmate firefighters responding to the ongoing Los Angeles fires and working 24-hour shifts are earning $26.90 per day, ...

Hundreds of incarcerated firefighters, who are trained to respond to emergencies and disasters, were reportedly deployed in ...

The work done by prisoners to prevent and contain fires is just as valuable as that of other responders. But unlike their ...

The role of inmate firefighters is in the spotlight as crews continue to battle the blazes in Southern California.

The Palisades and Eaton fires are threatening California homes, as strong winds, low humidity and dry vegetation help the ...

As the disastrous infernos destroy neighborhoods in Southern California, over 1,000 prisoners are working as “volunteer ...

Hundreds of incarcerated people are firefighting in Los Angeles. They are paid a maximum of $10.24 a day, and receive an ...

according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. They join thousands of firefighting and emergency ...

California has turned to incarcerated firefighters since 1915. To those opposed to the use of inmates as firefighters, the system is seen as exploitative.

Using inmate labor to fight fires has been a practice in California since the 1940s. Even some youth offenders from the Lode have joined the battle.

Those arrested included two people who posed as firefighters going into houses, Los Angeles Police ... according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.