Among the crews working nonstop to put out Riverside County wildfires since Friday are inmates from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
"They're the unseen heroes of the firefighter actions in the state," said CDCR Correctional Lt. Brian Sloat.
Sloat said there are about 1,800 CDCR inmates working with local, state and federal agencies to respond to emergencies like the Rabbit Fire. "There are multiple fires starting constantly throughout the day, throughout the night, all through California, 24/7," Lt. Sloat said. "These are the guys responding to those fires and ensuring those small fires do not become large fires.""I program the radios," Alvarez said. "I make sure everything is good for us as we enter in, and I make sure we got safety zone, and an escape route to make out of the fire if we have to.
"A lot of us are putting our hearts and all we got into this," Alvarez said. "A lot of us really want to do this when we get out."Lt. Sloat said when they're not out battling flames these inmates are also working in other ways in the community.
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