SWIFT firefighters find second chance, purpose in fighting flames
SWIFT crews pass the same training standards as wildland firefighters to respond to wildfires, and perform erosion control, fuel reduction prevention and flooding.
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Push To Pay Inmate Firefighters Hourly Wage
A proposal took an early step in the California Assembly Public Safety Committee that would require incarcerated firefighters ...
California Assembly bill to dramatically raise pay for incarcerated fire crews moves forward
The bill, as it currently stands, would require incarcerated individual hand crew members from county jails to be paid an ...
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California lawmakers may give inmate firefighters a raise
At Tuesday’s news conference, former inmates spoke about their experience working and training on fire crews. They said their work went beyond battling fires to also responding to car accidents ...
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CA Inmate Firefighters to Get Pay Hike if Bill Passes
More than 1,100 inmates in the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation — a group that has historically made up 30% ...
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Sheriff: Inmate started fire that evacuated ENC jail
Sheriff Scott Hammonds said Robert Blount III was arrested a few weeks ago on drug charges and was previously arrested by U.S ...
Woman and inmate charged with smuggling contraband into Oklahoma correctional facility
Two people were charged in a contraband smuggling operation at the Northeast Oklahoma Community Corrections Center.
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Inmate found dead in cell at Lancaster County Prison
An inmate was found dead in his cell Saturday morning at the Lancaster County Prison. Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 ...