Live Interviews: Inmate crews respond to Hughes Fire, describe their experiences

[@alittlewheiser521]

California APPRECIATES each and every single one of these inmate fire crews. They works so hard just like every other firefighter that protects our homes with every single fire that comes our way.

[@Arthur_StJohn]

True but they are also incentivized and compensated with earlier releases and sentence reductions.

[@DARWINZOO]

@@Arthur_StJohn nope. Site those facts. Parole boards rarely care. I volunteer with prisoners fyi

[@robertpalmatier2699]

Now if they could just come home and not do meth

[@DARWINZOO]

@robertpalmatier2699 aww aren't you adorable. Read your Bible sometime

[@Hellooooooo989]

@@DARWINZOOcan you point us to the morally superior reading that encourages enabling?

[@asherhadgu4201]

This is real journalism thanks fox and the reporter. Also big shoutout to the crews risking their lives. Heros

[@amandagordon2641]

This is dangerous journalism. She could have done her job from a safe distance. Besides it’s not only her getting in the way for of the firemen it’s her cameraman and sound man at lest 3 people getting in the way. She should have never taken even a second to ask 1 of them a question. Very disappointing!!

[@Hellooooooo989]

Real journalism includes both sides; this means interviewing the victims of their crimes.

[@roxanac1813]

Thank you for showing this!!

[@denisemunoz7954]

This is so great for these prisoners to help! Thank you!!

[@briancurtis4042]

I hope they're taking care of those guys feeding them well

[@Orlandance]

@@briancurtis4042 they’re prison inmates who care

[@janitzasherrer6348]

The inmates should get their sentence reduced

[@AffectionateKayak-ms8oq]

They do.. also get paid

[@gritskennedy5007]

Yes agreed yes agreed

[@SuperJordan1967]

No, they shouldn't

[@TheKingGoesFirst]

Child rapists should get their sentences reduced because they fight a fire?

[@kenofken9458]

@@TheKingGoesFirst The president is a criminal who got his sentence reduced to zero for doing....no community service of any kind.

[@ChrisCooperXmarksthespot]

Being useful and productive to the community will go a long way towards them finding another side and impression of themselves. They will be better people when released. That’s what we want!

[@johnorrock3241]

I was a inmate on a fire crew 23 years ago, it was the best job I’ve ever had, it cured me from being a total idiot, clean & sober & productive is now my life

[@ChrisCooperXmarksthespot]

@ Great work! 😘

[@darkgodam]

As the old saying goes " Fight fire with fire"

[@gritskennedy5007]

WOW THE OTHER NEWS CHANNELS DID NOT GIVE DUE RESPECT OR APPRECIATION TO THESE GUYS WHO ARE RISKING THEIR LIVES TO ASSIST OUR FIREMEN THEY ARE ALL HEROES PLEASE TELL THEM HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE THESE GUYS WOW

[@fairyspunfibers9098]

It's called a BACKFIRE, LADY! It does NOT "blow back the other way"! 🙄 That ONLY happens if the wind shifts! A backfire REMOVES THE FUEL in front of the active fire, so that the fire has no more fuel to burn.

[@genxx2724]

And finding out how many trailers are in the trailer park is simply research, not “due diligence”.

[@genxx2724]

Oh no. Now the reporter thanked one of the crew for his “hero-ism”. It’s embarrassing to listen to these people.

[@loribrushia-call647]

PLEASE PRAY FOR THEM!!!

[@da7heaven]

brave work by those guys. the RV park looks like RV storage, at least the part shown on camera

[@amandagordon2641]

She should be fired Hailey put the public in danger. The Firemen need the space to do their jobs!

[@Hellooooooo989]

Is this fair journalism? Maybe if you interview the victims of their crimes it would be a more balanced story!

[@albertlitts2191]

Theis men should be able to be fire fighters when released. Its kina b.s that they can risk they lives while in prison,but when they get released they are denied a job at the f.d

[@Kidd.kurasaki]

Cut the budget so much had to get work from the jail/prison🤦

[@JoyS-d7l]

Omg i hope they can save those RVs

[@silkwoodart]

These inmates deserve pardons. They actually earned pardons, accomidations, and medals. From bad boys to heroes.

[@ivonneguerinoni3881]

How much is Newsom paying them

[@patty520]

Inmates does that mean from prison or jail?

[@tishie42]

Prison

[@DARWINZOO]

Generally Institutions Department of Corrections. Told these would be skills later. Nope

[@2polartv319]

yes a third of firefighters in California, are inmates

[@TomSherwood-z5l]

@@2polartv319 Like the desperate Russians and Ukrainians using inmates to fight their war too.

[@DARWINZOO]

@2polartv319 I remember when women inmates fought a large fire and were promised jobs later. Of course that didn't happen. As to "jail" those are people awaiting trial, often for years. Presumed innocent, which does Not mean they wouldn't volunteer.

[@carlbrown5150]

That reporter don't give up! Reminds me of a Nat.!!🙄

[@Reallyjustarandom]

omg this is horrible I'm on call with a friend talking about I'm sending prayer for everyone!

[@troy6822]

A whole $10 dollars a day‼️

[@SHOTBYPAT_]

are the rvs on wheels ?

[@silkwoodart]

Pardons deserved.

[@Orlandance]

There the ones lighting these fire don’t let this fool ya😒

[@SusieIrish]

How would you know geez.

[@SurveYoung]

This is the weirdest thing I have ever seen

[@SuperJordan1967]

These idiot reporters shouldn't be allowed to get within 100' of these criminals!!

[@bajafire]

These inmates have a great opportunity to get out of jail and work. To do the same work the US forest service does at $20 an hour. It doesn't matter what they make, the opportunity is great for them to get out of jail, get outside, see other people, and work hard, gain valuable experience, that will turn into another job once they're out if they take the right path. They are doing the same job as the fourth service. It's real simple, you wanna volunteer and your low risk, you can try to get on one of these crews. If you don't wanna work and don't wanna do it you don't have to. This is a job, one that many other men and women do and do not make enough money doing it that are not in jail. This is an opportunity for them

[@moonbathing2002]

Thank you for reporting on what these imate crews do - why don't they have breathing aparatus to protect he lungs?

[@TomSherwood-z5l]

So will they be visited by a happy happy grinning sociopath from Sacramento soon?

[@slimchancejw]

Why not let the military handle this instead of teaching criminals how to do more damage to our cities?!

[@larrywelch9738]

They are not training arsonists. I think that most of these guys already know how to start a fire.

[@MrFishBlood]

They should make the cops fight the fires... Cops could be useful for once.

[@Cynthia-s4h]

They need bulldozers...we fight fires in Australia with heavy machines

[@TomSteinmetz-g5r]

Unfortunately when these firefighters are done paying there debt to society they cannot be firefighters 😢😢😢

[@Prasah1711x]

Can they run away?

[@AaronL-r9f]

Whete are the dei firefighters

[@da_n8118]

Yeah, those are the ones hehehe

[@GeneYeses]

Convict

[@alcoholicgaming9475]

$0.17hr

[@denisef7468]

Stupid. Fire hoses instead of more fire in the wind

[@lugiamastero13]

Its actually not stupid these burns are controlled to burn specific areas that would disrupt the fires from spreading even further it essentially makes a burn line that once the main fire reaches it it no longer can cross it and continue burning

[@martinsnibbor7691]

⁠During the Thomas Fire a whole hillside in Ventura was Lit on fire , the Venturi Effect sucked the fire and put it out, amazing