Inmate firefighters are trained at one of the state Department of Corrections’ more than 30 “fire camps,” which are essentially minimum security prison camps doubling as firefighter schools.

This program opens eligibility to fire camps for people under age 26 who are incarcerated at certain state prisons. The first group of eligible youth were transferred from Valley State Prison in ...

acknowledged the legitimate concerns about fire camps but explained that the hazardous work felt like a better alternative to prison life. He shared that many inmates hope to be part of the fire ...

If redemption truly were possible, Bode would leave Three Rock and get his prison sentence ... of Three Rock, Fire Country was not done with the place. “The inmate fire camp is a huge piece ...

The Cuesta Conservation Camp located at the California Men's Colony in San Luis Obispo is one of 35 fire camps within the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Participants in ...

“Fire camp firefighters have been working around ... But the numbers have dwindled over the years, largely due to state prison reform and the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Los Angeles ...