On Edge: Incarcerated Firefighters Await Newsom’s Signature on Pay Raise Bill

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Gavin Newsom decision to sign or reject Assembly Bill (AB) 247. If Newsom approves AB 247, it will establish a pay raise for incarcerated firefighters. The bill raises the pay for incarcerated firefighters to at least the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour while they are actively fighting a fire. Incarcerated firefighters battled the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades and Eaton Canyon in January 2025, as part of California’s Conservation Fire Camps Program. Elhawary co-authored with Assemblymember Josh Lowenthal (D-Long Beach) AB 812,” titled the Recall and Resentencing for Incarcerated Firefighters.” The measure would require the CDCR to issue regulations for referring incarcerated firefighters to the court for resentencing.