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| Inmates crucial in fighting wildfires |
| By sbsun.com - Beatriz E. Valenzuela & Anthony Edwards |
| Published: 05/20/2013 |
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A crew of more than a dozen firefighters, tired and covered in dirt and soot, made its way back to a command post set up for the Springs Fire. The men had just managed to dig out hundreds of feet of fire lines every hour around the massive Camarillo area wildfire, all with hand tools. As they settled in, something was different about this crew. The men had all the right gear, but their uniforms were not the bright yellow many associate with firefighters. Instead theirs were bright orange, a sign all the men on the crew were state inmates working on the frontline of the wildfire. "We have a lot of the inmate hand crews up there on that fire," said Venture County fire Capt. Dan Horton at the Springs Fire command post. "They have the training, the fortitude and the strength to do this job. And they do a great job. " The Springs Fire was sparked on May 2 and consumed nearly 28,000 acres. The cause of the fire remains unknown but arson is not suspected, authorities said. Read More. |
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