# @uclacsw on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DGgQRsCvopb
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/70947807-uclacsw-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-02-25T17:20:59.000+00:00

## Caption

Behind the Scenes: Incarcerated Women & California’s Firefighting Industry 

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.

Follow @c_c_w_p for more updates. #FireCampLabor #IncarceratedFirefighters #PrisonAbolition #lafires #losangelesfire

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## Tags

firecamplabor, losangelesfire, lafires, prisonabolition, incarceratedfirefighters

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