"It's really important that people remember they are people just like us and are doing a very important and dangerous job." ...

More than 1,800 incarcerated firefighters live year-round in minimum-security conservation camps, also known as “fire camps,” ...

State prisoners have long been a part of California's firefighting force. Hundreds of them now are deployed in Los Angeles ...

Using inmate labor to fight fires has been a practice in California since the 1940s. Where did it start and what do participants actually do and get paid?

Critics say using incarcerated men and women to fight fires is cheap labour, but supporters say it is rehabilitative.

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

California has turned to incarcerated firefighters since 1915. To those opposed to the use of inmates as firefighters, the ...

Nearly 950 inmates are removing timber and brush in an attempt to slow the spread of the wildfires in the Los Angeles area, ...

Hundreds of incarcerated people are firefighting in Los Angeles. They are paid a maximum of $10.24 a day, and receive an ...

Officials say Mario Campbell, 36, was taken to a nearby hospital outside the prison, where he later fell to his injuries.

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