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Eight of the 11 defendants have pleaded guilty in San Diego Superior Court, with seven awaiting sentencing in what experts call the first time a conspiracy charge has targeted an antifa group.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — When Benjamin Fowler was serving a second 10-year prison term, he didn’t see a clear path forward to a new life after his time was up.

When Benjamin Fowler was serving his second 10-year prison term, he didn’t see a clear path forward to a new life after his time was up. Now, in a few weeks, he will start a new job as a firefighter for the Forest Service in Sonoma County. In many ways, he is the face of a new programs success and the impact AB2147 has on the lives of the formerly incarcerated.

The first-of-its-kind program helps formerly incarcerated firefighters land jobs in the industry.

'We’re really learning more every day about how they create good, quality TV, and we’re trying to teach them a little bit more about the fire service.'

To ensure our fire suppression is up to par, we need to focus on three Cs: crews, C-130s and communications.

Inmates who participated in one of the 44 California Conservation Camps received the same training from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection or CAL-FIRE as it gives to seasonal firefighters, but inmates are paid $2 to $5 a day in camp and an additional $1 to $2 an hour when they’re on a fire line. But once they were out of custody, former inmates couldn’t get hired on with fire crews despite their training and experience because of their criminal backgrounds. | By Manny ...

After Brandon N. Smith was imprisoned for the ninth time, he found himself at a crossroads. That’s when he learned about the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) conservation campfire crews, which allows inmates to train as firefighters.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — As wildfires rage across California each year, exhausted firefighters call for reinforcements from wherever they can get them — even as far as Australia.

As wildfires rage across California each year, exhausted firefighters call for reinforcements from wherever they can get them – even as far as Australia.