Amid the terrifying Californian wildfires, a new law has been signed that could change everything for firefighter inmates...
For over a month now...
The fires burning on federal land north of Sacramento are the largest we've ever seen...
The 2020 fire season has been record-breaking, in not only the total amount of acres burned at just over 3 million,… https://t.co/M7BQNlUsu7— CAL FIRE (@CAL FIRE)1599762340.0
It is a truly terrifying time...
Family member flying out of California this evening just sent along these photos from the flight. She said passenge… https://t.co/jF7aap3Pqu— Oliver Darcy (@Oliver Darcy)1599443672.0
Things are getting out of hand.
Thousands of residents have been evacuated.
As time trickles on, more and more photos have been emerging from these dismayed areas...
California burning down #CaliforniaFires https://t.co/7tqKtWWWna— Sawyer (@Sawyer)1599720235.0
But now, a series of photos have been circulating online...
It is like I am living in a Snapchat filter #CaliforniaFires #staysafebayarea https://t.co/JMzkBFkVPI— vishnu (@vishnu)1599713271.0
Like something straight out of a horror movie...
Understandably, people have been left incredibly alarmed by the photos...
Anyone else totally haunted by the red sky pictures?— andrew (@andrew)1599747682.0
Well, as you may have guessed, we mainly have ourselves to blame.
For example...
Over six-hundred firefighters were called to tackle the blaze...
And, as a result of the blaze...
El Dorado Fire is now well established, going to be a long week https://t.co/WMN970nbtB— Ryan Vaccaro (@Ryan Vaccaro)1599331174.0
Many other fires have been caused by mundane human actions...
Others have been caused by power transmission lines or other pieces of utility equipment...
It's a truly dire situation.
The fires have engulfed California's skies into a murky orange hue...
3.1 million acres have been incinerated in California this year, and Gov. Gavin Newsom blames climate change...
New evacuation orders have been issued for the Bear Fire near Oroville, north of Sacramento and south of Chico. Man… https://t.co/Oauie2S0fm— ABC30 Fresno (@ABC30 Fresno)1599726007.0
The August Complex Fire consists of thirty-seven fires that were sparked by lightning this August.
Massive pyrocumulus cloud developing just northeast of Oroville on Sierra Nevada western slope. I believe this is… https://t.co/BygnJPFjlo— Daniel Swain (@Daniel Swain)1599599545.0
Terry Krasko, a spokesman for Forest Service said that the fires could actually be a lot bigger than that.
This is our sky and air, all over Sacramento https://t.co/1EkWwKenZI— Andy (@Andy)1599613852.0
Krasko said that while the smaller fires have been extinguished.
The larger parts of the fire just keep getting bigger.Worryingly this year's fire has surpassed 2018's Mendocino Complex Fire, which burned more than 459,000 acres.
California is on fire. Please considering donating to disaster relief funds, and organizations that help support di… https://t.co/f6jLXM3VOD— new year ri 🍾 (@new year ri 🍾)1599680666.0
President Trump has even given his opinion on the matter...
Put the crack pipe down @realDonaldTrump you are officially cooked #CaliforniaFires #DumpTrump https://t.co/eGkiXNXQUv— 🌙✨Sx✨🌙 (@🌙✨Sx✨🌙)1599715944.0
Amid these terrifying fires...
AB 2147, authored by Assemblymember Eloise Reyes, officially reforms the state's decades-old prison labor system...
Now, that's all changed.
Those convicted of certain violent offenses would be ineligible, however.
There are currently some 3,700 incarcerated people in California's prison firefighting program.
@GavinNewsom @AsmReyes47 Thank you! It's impossible to describe my feelings when a bus of inmate firefighters showe… https://t.co/Pyp5AQkom7— ITMFA - Esq. (@ITMFA - Esq.)1599855185.0
This is a huge step for rehabilitation.
CA’s inmate firefighter program is decades-old and has long needed reform. Inmates who have stood on the frontline… https://t.co/HLoZeIDPFf— Gavin Newsom (@Gavin Newsom)1599854246.0
In terms of the fires that continue to rage on, we've clearly got a long way to go.
#OregonFires Enchanted Forest in Salem Oregon looks downright Apocalyptic today. https://t.co/DzgaJzuoFo— Jesse (@Jesse)1599593251.0