Inmates in California are trained and paid to fight wildfires, with over 1,500 prisoners working as firefighters in 2019. The program saves the state about $100 million annually and also provides reduced sentences for participants. Inmates also assist with park maintenance and rescue operations. The deadliest wildfire in California history, the Camp Fire, killed at […]
California experienced its five worst wildfires on record in August and September 2020, destroying an area of 2.4 million acres. Human activity causes 90% of all fires, and the US loses 1.2 million acres of forest to fires each year. Whatever your view on climate change, there are some statistics that are hard to dispute. […]
