Incarcerated firefighters on the lower end of the pay scale currently earn around $30 a day during an active emergency.
There are 1,015 inmates currently fighting the Los Angeles wildfires, working up to 24 hours at a time clearing debris, ...
Over 1,100 incarcerated firefighters have assisted in the firefighting efforts in L.A. County, according to the state’s corrections department. CDRC officials last week reported that inmate ...