Travis Barker hails incarcerated L.A. firefighters: “These guys are heroes”

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Travis Barker has paid tribute to the incarcerated firefighters that are helping with the Los Angeles wildfires, describing them as “heroes”.The Blink-182 drummer met a group of individuals who have been working to help extinguish the devastating fires in the city and posted a personal message to them on his Instagram Story afterwards.“These guys are heroes,” he wrote. “They are risking their lives to serve people.

Save people. Help people. And becoming men in the process.”The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation runs a programme in partnership with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, training incarcerated volunteers to work as firefighters.

Individuals must meet specific criteria to be eligible for the scheme, such as having non-violent offences.A post shared by blink-182 Italia (@blink182italia)“So much love and respect to @calfire and @scottbudnick1.

I love the awareness that the anti-recidivism coalition is bringing to the incarcerated guys working these fires,” Barker added. “A lot of them came from the juvenile system and this program gives them the ability for real change and to make a difference.