SWIFT firefighters find second chance, purpose in fighting flames
SWIFT crews pass the same training standards as wildland firefighters to respond to wildfires, and perform erosion control, ...
Kim Kardashian renews her calls for greater pay for inmate firefighters
The reality star thanked Assemblymember Isaac Bryan, D-Los Angeles, for his bill on this issue in an Instagram post.
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CA Inmate Firefighters to Get Pay Hike if Bill Passes
More than 1,100 inmates in the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation — a group that has historically made up 30% ...
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California lawmakers may give inmate firefighters a raise
Inmate firefighters housed in California’s county jails and state prisons would earn an hourly wage of up to $19 under legislation being considered by state lawmakers. Assembly Bill 247 would ...
California Assembly bill to dramatically raise pay for incarcerated fire crews moves forward
The bill, as it currently stands, would require incarcerated individual hand crew members from county jails to be paid an ...
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Kim Kardashian renews her calls for greater pay for inmate firefighters
You can track LA wildfire-related legislation with this tool Inmate firefighters who battle fires like the ones in LA could get a raise under this bill Gov. Newsom signs $2.5 billion wildfire ...