The firefighters were part of the first international team to join the effort to contain the Los Angeles-area blazes. Share full article A crew of firefighters from Mexico, part of a delegation ...

Prisoner firefighters working 24-hour shifts are paid just over $26 per day. As brush fires continue to spread across Los Angeles County, more than 1,000 prisoners, working as "incarcerated ...

A firefighter saw him curled up in his front yard, alone and scared. As the fireman sprayed the flames, the dog got closer and closer. The fireman put his hand out. And the dog came. Firefighter ...

SACRAMENTO, California — As wildfires continue to scorch the Los Angeles area, a California state lawmaker is leading a push to give incarcerated firefighters pay raises — including those who ...

Firefighters from St. Helena assist in Los Angeles fires Crews work 24-hour shifts, rest at Rose Bowl base camp Public support boosts morale with food, clothing donations PASADENA, California, Jan ...

As firefighters continue to battle blazes across Los Angeles, authorities are seeking to assess whether any of the devastation could have been minimized with additional resources or personnel.

Inmate firefighters earn between $5.80 and $10.24 daily, plus $1 per hour during emergencies, and receive two days off their sentence for each day served. The program has drawn criticism for its ...

As wildfires continue to burn across Los Angeles counties, a solicitation on social media for firefighters ignited fury. It also put a spotlight on a lesser-known labor force that's working hard ...

After they’ve completed their terms, they are immediately eligible to have their records expunged which is necessary to get around California’s licensing requirements to work as a firefighter.

"South African firefighters landed in Canada to make their way to LA to help put out the fire!" text on the video reads. The post was liked more than 6,000 times in five days. The video of South ...

They say no fire department in the world could have done better with those conditions, but newly surfaced video shows firefighters warned city leaders of understaffing just last month. If we cut ...

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