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‘Essential’: nearly 800 incarcerated firefighters deployed as LA battles wildfires

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80% Informative

California has deployed 783 imprisoned firefighters to the frontlines amid out-of-control blazes in Los Angeles County .

The state's corrections and rehabilitation has deployed more than 1,800 inmates to fight wildfires.

The CDCR operates more than 30 “fire camps” across the state where people serving state prison sentences are trained in firefighting.

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81

Informative language

81

Neutral language

27

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

55

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not offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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