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California's inmate firefighters earning between $5.80 to $10.24 a day are among those joining the fight against the devastating Los Angeles wildfires. According to the California Department of ...
Among those on the front lines are the more than 900 incarcerated people getting paid sub-minimum wage while facing deadly conditions to save people and property across Southern California.
Since their rates were doubled in 2023, the fire crew members now earn between $5.80 and $10.24 per day, paid by CDCR, with an additional $1 per hour during “emergencies” paid by CAL FIRE.
In comparison, the lowest-level, seasonal firefighters with Cal Fire made a monthly base salary of $3,672 to $4,643, plus $1,824 to $2,306 extended duty week compensation paid every four weeks.
As of Monday morning, only 13 percent of the Palisades fire was contained. While the Eaton fire has burned more than 14,000 acres in Altadena and Pasadena – a fire that is only 27 percent contained.
KALB began broadcasting on September 29, 1954, with NBC's airing of the 1954 World Series. [2] It aired an analog signal on VHF channel 5. The station has been an NBC affiliate since its inception, although it also carried programs from the classic big four networks, until DuMont folded in 1955 and cable penetration in the early 1960s provided various network affiliates from Lafayette, Baton ...
California has deployed firefighters from Mexico as well as nearly 1,000 prison inmates to help combat deadly wildfires exploding across Los Angeles since last week. "As of today, 939 Fire Camp ...
Kim Kardashian is calling on California's government to raise the pay rate for the state's incarcerated firefighters battling the devastating L.A. fires. Kim Kardashian wants higher pay rate for ...