"It's really important that people remember they are people just like us and are doing a very important and dangerous job."

"It's really important that people remember they are people just like us and are doing a very important and dangerous job." View Entire Post ›

Around Los Angeles, firefighting crews continue to battle the Palisades and Eaton fires and other smaller blazes. Nearly a thousand of the firefighters deployed to help contain the devastating fires are incarcerated.

The program has been criticized for being exploitative, but some incarcerated people say the firefighting initiatives can be rewarding.