(INSID CALIFORNIA POLITICS) — Despite fighting on the front lines of wildfires across the state, thousands of incarcerated California firefighters made just a few dollars a day, but that changed ...

Two organizations that help incarcerated firefighters find related work after they’re released from prison are celebrating the receipt of $5.5 million in state funds. During a news conference Monday, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. They fought fires on the front lines for just a few dollars per day. However, that’s finally changing for thousands of California ...

(INSIDE CALIFORNIA POLITICS) — A new funding effort is underway to train hundreds of formerly incarcerated men and women to become firefighters. The programs come as the state continues to experience ...

Nearly 1,000 incarcerated individuals are among the firefighters working to contain the slew of brush fires spreading across Southern California, the California Department of Corrections and ...

On a cold January day at our fire camp in Northern California, I learned my crew was being sent south. On the bus, I kept wondering why they would need our help with a fire in the winter. As we got ...