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Inmate ‘smoke buster’ hand crews cut to a single active team; Department of Corrections, forester say program limits are structural
Summary
Wyoming State Forestry told legislators the pre‑release inmate hand crew program has fallen from three crews to one, largely because of changes in correctional populations and voluntary participation rules; committee requested DOC participation and cost options.
State Forestry and county fire leaders told the Joint Appropriations Committee that Wyoming’s inmate hand crew program — a primary source of hand‑crew capacity for wildfire suppression — has declined from three 20‑person crews to a single active crew.
Kelly Norris, Wyoming state forester, explained the crews are pre‑release, minimum‑security inmate hand crews supported by the Department of Corrections and based at the Wyoming Honors Conservation Camp in Newcastle. She said the…
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