He and other inmates work alongside elite firefighters to extinguish massive blazes across the region.
In fact, the town of Edgewater, California doesn’t exist either.
Otherwise, representatives from CDCR would manage them while at the actual camp itself.
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But what does the Conservation (Fire) Camp Program do?
Additionally, violent offenders (including those with histories of sexual offenses, arson, etc.)
are ineligible for the program.
Back in 2022,The Smithsonianpublished an article all about the history of California’s inmate firefighter program.
Thieriot acts as the audience surrogate in this modern horror prequel series.
But not all is doom and gloom for those in the Conservation Camp Program.
Before you misunderstand, no, actor Max Thieriot wasnota part of the Conservation (Fire) Camp Program.
Here’s hoping that addingSheriff Countryto the mix doesn’t take away from what madeFire Countrygreat to begin with.
Fire Countryis available for streaming on Paramount+.
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