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Fire Country Fiction Becomes Real-Life Fact In Fight Against Historic Blaze
In a scene straight out of Fire Country, more than 900 inmates were enlisted to help fight the wildfires raging across the ...
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How Many Inmates Are Being Used to Fight California Wildfires?
These minimum-security inmates, participants in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) Fire Camp Program, are playing a critical role in slowing the spread of fires in ...
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VERIFYING claims about inmates who fight wildfires in California
CDCR, in partnership with Cal Fire and the Los Angeles County Fire Department, now manages 35 fire camps across 25 counties in California. The fire camps, which are all minimum-security facilities ...
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Nearly 800 prisoners now helping to battle Los Angeles fires
the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) confirmed to ABC News. The prisoners, who voluntarily sign up to be a part of the Conservation (Fire) Camps program, are embedded ...
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What is Conservation (Fire) Camp Program? California incarcerated firefighters program triggers criticism amid LA Wildfires
Camp Program has been deploying incarcerated firefighters to help with the LA wildfires. California’s Conservation (Fire) ...