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2025-01-12 09:00:55 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 50FB1D753A7FD798DC11A31C3D791A5330C4ED4EBCCF8D1E25512D4479DEC874
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This is not a new practice. California has used incarcerated firefighters since 1915, according to NPR. This also happens in other states throughout the US, including West Virginia (where OP is a former member of the House). NPR - https://www.npr.org/2025/01/10/nx-s1-5254122/inmate-firefighters-california-wildfires#:~:text=California%20has%20relied%20on%20incarcerated%20firefighters%20since%201915. WV Incarcerated Firefighters - https://www.bop.gov/resources/news/20240109-ald-fire-brigade.jsp
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