NBC News' Steve Patterson has an inside look at how incarcerated firefighters are making a difference against the California ...
The wildfires sweeping across the Los Angeles region are decimating land property and taking lives. They are also reigniting ...
Incarcerated firefighters currently battling the Eaton Fire and are stationed at a base camp at the Rose Bowl.
Voters in November rejected a ballot measure that would’ve made it easier to change prisoners’ working conditions.
"It's really important that people remember they are people just like us and are doing a very important and dangerous job." ...
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has deployed 931 incarcerated firefighters and 114 support staff ...
Incarcerated firefighters on the lower end of the pay scale currently earn around $30 a day during an active emergency.
The fire danger in Southern California is far from over. As crews continue their battle, incarcerated firefighters part of a long-running state program are on the frontline. Supporters say the program ...
Travis Barker is showing his respect for the firefighters who continue to risk their lives in order to contain and extinguish ...
jointly run by California's corrections and fire departments, trains inmates to fight wildfires and respond to other emergencies. Inmate firefighters earn between $5.80 and $10.24 daily ...
Inmate firefighters responding to the ongoing Los Angeles fires and working 24-hour shifts are earning $26.90 per day, ...
Incarcerated fire crew members earn as little as $5.80 per day, but a bill recently introduced by California Assemblymember ...