An inmate must volunteer for the fire camp program no one is involuntarily assigned to work in a fire camp.In addition to incarcerated firefighters, volunteers can work as support staff for the camps and include positions such as cooks, laundry workers, landscapers, and water treatment plant workers. Approximately 900 of those are fire line-qualified inmates. As of May 2021, there are approximately 1,600 inmates working at fire camps.In addition to fires, crews may be assigned to rescue efforts in local parks, and are also eligible to respond for flood suppression. Inmates are directly supervised 24 hours per day while on work projects and while assigned to emergencies. CDCR staff often accompany inmate fire crews on out-of-county assignments, or on local assignments located near residential areas. CAL FIRE maintains the camp, supervises the work of the inmate fire crews, and is responsible for inmate custody while on daily grade projects. CDCR is responsible for the selection, supervision, care and discipline of the inmates.
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