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Inmate firefighters dig a containment line as they battle the Palisades Fire on Jan. 10, 2025, in Los Angeles, CA. The Palisades fire had grown to over 22,000 acres and has destroyed thousands of ...
Inmates can also serve in support roles at the camps, including cooking, laundry and water treatment plant operation. Live Updates: Fires in California leave at least 10 dead, decimate Los Angeles ...
Photos show aftermath of California wildfires Ventura County Firefighter Clay Cundiff watches the roof of a home that continued to flare up on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025.
While CDCR inmate firefighters earn about $3 to $5 a day depending on skill level (and an extra $1 an hour when actively fighting fires), members of the California Conservation Corps and ...
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) runs 44 conservation camps (also called fire camps) jointly with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) and the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The mission of the Conservation Camp program is to "support state, local and federal government ...
Major fires in the Los Angeles area have leveled entire communities.. Satellite images show flames wreaking havoc on houses, businesses, and other structures. At least 10 people have died, and the ...
The Mountain Fire began shortly before 9:00 a.m. PST on November 6 during an episode of strong Santa Ana winds in Southern California. [2] The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center delineated an "extremely critical" risk area on their Day 1 fire weather outlook, warning of low relative humidity values combined with a strong wind event with gusts of over 65 miles per hour (105 km/h ...
The original California Institution for Women was opened in 1932 on the site of the current California Correctional Institution. That facility was closed in 1952 after the 1952 Kern County earthquake, and the women incarcerated in that facility were moved to the current CIW location, which had just opened. California Medical Facility: CMF ...