# @uclacsw on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DJRppd1R3UJ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/70947645-uclacsw-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-05-05T14:48:15.000+00:00

## Caption

During this year’s International Firefighters Day (5/4) we’re honoring the hidden workforce behind California’s wildfire response. 

California relies on incarcerated labor to fight wildfires-but what about the year-round labor keeping fire camps running? From fighting on the frontlines to cooking, cleaning, and sewing firefighting gear, incarcerated women are a hidden workforce behind the state’s fire
response.

Incarcerated Firefighters are:
💰 Paid as little as 16 cents an hour
🔥Facing life-threatening conditions
⌛️ Trading time off their sentences for dangerous work 

Swipe through to learn about the realities of Fire Camp labor, how you can support incarcerated firefighters.

#firecamplabor #incarceratedfirefighters #prisonabolition #internationalfirefightersday
#lafires #losangelesfire

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incarceratedfirefighters, internationalfirefightersday, firecamplabor, losangelesfire, lafires, prisonabolition

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