"It's really important that people remember they are people just like us and are doing a very important and dangerous job."

Around Los Angeles, firefighting crews continue to battle the Palisades and Eaton fires and other smaller blazes. Nearly a thousand of the firefighters deployed to help contain the devastating fires are incarcerated.

"It's really important that people remember they are people just like us and are doing a very important and dangerous job." View Entire Post ›

According to the Guardian, California’s prisons have deployed more than 1,000 incarcerated people to battle on the frontlines.

There are 1,015 inmates currently fighting the Los Angeles wildfires, working up to 24 hours at a time clearing debris, curing fire lines, removing fuel from behind structures and even fighting on the front lines.