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Local Wildfire Fighting Program Giving Ex-Cons A Second Chance
The graduates come from different parts of the Bay Area, but they have one thing in common: they are all formerly incarcerated.
LAFAYETTE, CA — It is a second chance for 15 men who will be crossing a finish line next week, after a strenuous firefighting program in the Bay Area.
The graduates come from different backgrounds and parts of the Bay Area, but they have one thing in common: they are all formerly incarcerated.
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For the past eight months, Abram Lopez, a 40-year-old Mexican-Native American, has been learning the skills needed to be a wildland firefighter in California. He already has plenty of experience though. In his 30s, Lopez was a fire practitioner and a land steward for Native American Land Management.
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