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Why incarcerated workers play a key role in fighting California’s fires
Brian Conroy, a captain at the state firefighting agency Cal Fire, recently led a crew of formerly incarcerated firefighters ...
The Troubling Slavery-Era Origins of Inmate Firefighting
The history of enslaved firefighters offers a cautionary tale about the dangers of relying on involuntary labor to fight ...
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Fire crews battle shed fire in Lancaster County
Firefighters battled a shed fire in Lancaster County, according to emergency dispatch. Crews responded to the 3500 block of West Newport Road near Beacon Hill Road at 11:37 a.m. in Leacock ...
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'Fire Escape' podcast explores dynamics of California's inmate fire program
DETROW: California's inmate fire ... safest for the crew. SUSSMAN: She called the women back from the front lines. MOTA: I mean, the reality of, like, overriding a captain on a fire ground is ...
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LA fire lines: Inmates shoulder heavy packs, tackle dangerous work for less than $30/day
Over 1,100 California inmates have been working around the ... Braving powerful winds and debris, crews cut fire lines around homes, cleared vegetation, removed propane tanks and anything else ...
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On LA fire lines, inmates shoulder heavy packs and tackle dangerous work for less than $30 a day
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More than 1,100 inmates help Cal Fire battle Palisades, Eaton fires for less than $30 a day
Over 1,100 California inmates have been working around the ... Braving powerful winds and debris, crews cut fire lines around homes, cleared vegetation, removed propane tanks and anything else ...
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Fire crews battle fire at old Fabens High School; 2-hour district delay
but fire crews are actively working to ensure all of the fire is out. As of right now, officials do not know what led to the fire. The building located on NE Camp Street is also known as the Annex ...
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1 dead in Sacramento house fire, officials say
WELL, AS YOU CAN SEE, TEO, THIS IS STILL AN ACTIVE SCENE OUT HERE. FIRE CREWS ARE AT THIS LOCATION, AND WE JUST SAW THE CORONER’S OFFICE VEHICLE PULL UP TO THIS SCENE AS WELL, BECAUSE ...
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Crews fight 4-alarm Omaha auto shop fire for over 2 hours
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Omaha Fire Department crews fought a fire for over two hours at an auto body shop. Shortly before midnight Wednesday, OFD was dispatched to Bumper and Auto of Omaha in the ...