Up to 30% of California's firefighters are prisoners. That's exploitative, and it shows our public safety priorities are ...

California’s incarcerated firefighters battle wildfires for minimal pay. WSJ’s Ben C. Solomon joins one crew on the Los ...

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

Reps. Maxine Waters and Brad Sherman reintroduce legislation that would require a study assessing the danger wildfires pose ...

Danny Trejo rebukes Kim Kardashian’s comments on incarcerated firefighters’ pay, urging her to focus on fire victims.

Transcript This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, ...

Fire crews are being lent a unique hand in trying to slow the blazes tearing through Los Angeles - California's Inmate ...

Because of requirements, it’s especially difficult to get municipal firefighting jobs once inmates are released.

The Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation supports over 3,000 local firefighters and paramedics. It accepts donations to buy the proper equipment and tools for firefighters to effectively battle ...

A surging death toll is accompanying a slight break in the weather as firefighters in Los Angeles cast a wary eye on a forecast for yet more wind ...

RICHWOOD, W.Va. — One person is dead following a fire in Richwood. Richwood police said It happened Wednesday night at a ...

Prosecutors alleged Suzette Gay Thompson used an aerosol can and lighter to set a curtain on fire at the Islamic Center in ...