Inmate Firefighters
With two felony convictions each, the two plaintiffs also cannot serve in many fire departments
With its $3.4M budget, the Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program has trained more than 3,000 individuals and helped more than 140 get jobs in the fire service
It’s a question that comes up year after year, particularly during wildfire season
“That they prevail as a firefighting unit is never really in doubt, but the film is more about how each of them prevails as a person”
Assembly Bill 1211 would allow convicts to join the California Firefighter Joint Apprenticeship program
A rape case against an Idaho prison inmate working at a Utah wildfire base camp raises safety questions for vulnerable crews
Marco Calderon was last seen in his bunk at McCain Valley Conservation Camp, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
“Firefighters,” a film based on the New York Times article “The Incarcerated Women Who Fight California’s Wildfires,” will star actress Margot Robbie
Anthony Colacino was participating in a training hike on his first day as an inmate firefighter when he collapsed
State Sen. Dan Laughlin said he is speaking with Department of Corrections Secretary John E. Wetzel about the “severe shortage” of volunteer firefighters
Patrick Shaw created the Prison Fire Project after hearing inmates complain about their book selection being small while battling the wildfires
Inmate firefighters began preparing almost 2,000 meals at midnight for firefighters battling the Creek Fire
The fire camp program provides rehabilitation to inmates while benefiting California residents through firefighting and community improvement efforts
State corrections officials say Armando Castillo was taken back into custody Tuesday at a motel in Los Angeles
Angelo Manuel Diaz went missing for three hours after he walked away from the inmate crew
Inmate firefighters stood shoulder-and-shoulder as neighbors stepped from one to the next, thanking them profusely and shaking their hands
Armando Castillo was sentenced to a five-year term for possession of a firearm and evading a peace officer while driving recklessly
Last year, inmate firefighters made up about 20 percent of California’s fire crews to help fight major wildfires
Capt. Larry Kurtz said the 500 inmates assigned to Canyon Fire 2 seed “the march toward our goal of 100-percent containment of this fire”
Officials warn the public not to approach Tyray Munter and Maksim Petrovskiy
The Malibu camp is the only all-female fire camp; inmates receive time off their sentence in exchange for service
Frank Anaya severely cut his leg and femoral artery while battling the brush fire
Prison officials said Matthew Beck was leading a crew clearing brush to contain a fire
T.J O’Neill was sentenced to prison for drugs and drunk driving; he was hired by a fire district after his release
Eddy Edwards, 47, and Brian Schueren, 27, were part of an inmate firefighting crew
The California Conservation Corps reopened a camp to train three crews of young civilians to do the same work as the inmates
The program helps firefighters with nontechnical firefighting tasks such as clearing forests in advance of wildfires and making sure wildfires are fully extinguished
Shawna Lynn Jones, 22, died from injuries she sustained after being struck by a boulder
The firefighter was rescued by helicopter to the hospital; initial reports suggest she was struck by a falling rock
The plan calls for using those in local jails for less violent or serious crimes than the inmates held in state prisons
Kent Lesporavasky, 43, is serving a sentence for transportation of marijuana and has prior history for theft, drugs and assault on police
The corrections chief promised to mend relations with critics who fear the prisoners create a public safety danger
A new report revealed that about 1,400 of California’s 3,700 inmate firefighters have previous convictions for violent offenses
