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I became a professional firefighter after prison (extended interview)

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Royal Ramey says fighting fire while he was in prison gave him a sense of purpose. After he was released, he founded the Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program (FFRP), a nonprofit that trains former inmate firefighters to work in the industry professionally.

Watch our other videos in the series:

Can California's formerly incarcerated make firefighting a career?
https://youtu.be/ub8MgvMLBa8

How a new California law could help inmate firefighters (extended interview)
https://youtu.be/TXh-BmJJTYw

Becoming an inmate firefighter ended my cycle of imprisonment (bonus interview)
https://youtu.be/3EHt7553dKE

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