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[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

It's not volunteers actually, it's prisoners being used as forced labor https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/08/la-wildfires-incarcerated-firefighters

[–] coaxil@lemm.ee 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You mean slaves?

[–] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 week ago

IIRC i read somewhere that these prison people volunteered, actually.