CAL FIRE to hire more than 1,000 additional firefighters

With the COVID-19 pandemic reducing the number of inmate firefighters, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection is scrambling to find enough personnel to handle the all important job of cutting fireline and mopping up wildfires.

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Pandemic sidelines more than 1,000 incarcerated wildfire fighters in California. Low-paid inmates have become a vital part of state’s firefighting efforts, sparking concern over exploitation