The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and California Correctional Health Care Services, in partnership with the California Department of Human Resources, announce the State ...
“Cadets who complete the program will be qualified to apply for entry-level firefighting jobs with local, state, and federal firefighting agencies.” The CDCR has also expanded to provide ...
As of Friday morning, 939 incarcerated firefighters have been working “around the clock cutting fire lines and removing fuel behind structures to slow fire spread,” CDCR told TIME in an emailed ...
In September 2020, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law that makes it easier for formerly incarcerated firefighters who successfully participated in the fire camp program to seek jobs as ...