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

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

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

meaning the Los Angeles jails — which average around 12,800 inmates per day — were not included. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in an email that its facilities do not have ...

and Los Angeles County Fire Department. The camps are minimum-security facilities at which incarcerated people can volunteer. At the 35 camps operated across 25 California counties, inmates learn ...

Incarcerated firefighters in California, many of whom have helped battle the blazes that have ripped through Los Angeles County since last ... this week becomes law. Inmates who voluntarily ...