Using inmate labor to fight fires has been a practice in California since the 1940s. Where did it start and what do participants actually do and get paid?

Los Angeles is in the midst of battling multiple wildfires. FOX Business takes a look at some of America's most costly wildfires.

T housands of personnel—firefighters, first responders, and the National Guard—have turned their attention towards stifling ...

How much do incarcerated firefighters in California make? Will they be able to get firefighting jobs upon release? Here’s ...

Inmate firefighters responding to the ongoing Los Angeles fires and working 24-hour shifts are earning $26.90 per day, ...

As much as 30% of the firefighters force in California may be prison inmates, according to reports. How did we get here? And ...

Camp participants are eligible for employment with Cal Fire once they have served their sentences, a path many choose to take, according to CDCR. The department says some of these individuals have ...

As of Friday morning, 939 incarcerated firefighters have been working “around the clock cutting fire lines and removing fuel ...

There are 1,015 inmates currently fighting the Los Angeles wildfires, working up to 24 hours at a time clearing debris, ...

The Palisades and Eaton fires are now among the most destructive in California’s history in terms of the number of structures ...

data from Cal Fire shows they've quickly become some of the most destructive in California. The 2018 Camp Fire is currently the most destructive wildfire in state history based on the number of ...