When deployed, those firefighters earn from $5.80 to $10.24 a day, depending on experience, and an extra $1 an hour during ...

As the disastrous infernos destroy neighborhoods in Southern California, over 1,000 prisoners are working as “volunteer ...

Incarcerated firefighters currently battling the Eaton Fire and are stationed at a base camp at the Rose Bowl.

The work done by prisoners to prevent and contain fires is just as valuable as that of other responders. But unlike their ...

Using inmate labor to fight fires has been a practice in California since the 1940s. Even some youth offenders from the Lode ...

Royal Ramey previously worked as a firefighter while incarcerated and now wants to help others follow a similar path.

After a convicted murderer was moved to a lower-level facility, a prison guard was sexually assaulted and held hostage for ...

Some 23 people are still missing and 24 confirmed dead after almost a week of wildfires in Los Angeles, officials say.

Firefighters in California are continuing to battle the three biggest fires that are still burning in areas across Los ...

At least 24 people have died, with thousands left homeless and more than 12,000 structures burned. At least 20 arrested for ...