12:53 p.m. Sept. 17, 2025: An earlier version of this story said that Assembly Bill 218 would require prison officials to draft rules by 2027 to recommend incarcerated firefighters for resentencing.

The state’s attorney general opened an investigation into whether emergency responders failed to adequately warn the residents of a Black middle-class neighborhood that was devastated in the blaze.

In howling winds and choking smoke during the January fires that devastated Altadena and Pacific Palisades, more than 1,100 incarcerated firefighters cleared brush and dug fire lines, some for wages ...

Sacramento— State Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil (R-Jackson) has official secured the endorsement of the California Professional ...

SILVERADO CANYON, Calif. (KABC) -- With the amount of wildfires California has already seen this year, it might come as a bit of a surprise that traditional fire season is just getting underway. Black ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill to boost pay to the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour for prisoners assigned ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a set of bills this week meant to recognize incarcerated firefighters, including a historic ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. California lawmakers unanimously approved a plan to pay incarcerated firefighters the federal minimum wage of ...

In howling winds and choking smoke during the January fires that devastated Altadena and Pacific Palisades, more than 1,100 incarcerated firefighters cleared brush and dug fire lines, some for wages ...