(NewsNation) — Royal Ramey, co-founder and CEO of the Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program, says he turned a “negative into a positive,” leading to a career he loves. Ramey previously ...

Royal Ramey, who co-founded the Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program to help people through the process, said it’s especially difficult to get municipal firefighting jobs like the one Herrera trained ...

Royal Ramey (left) and Brandon Smith are co-founders of the Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program, which provides training and job connections for people who worked in California prison fire camps.

The program has been criticized for being exploitative, but some incarcerated people say the firefighting initiatives can be rewarding.

Now, Ramey is the co-founder and chief program officer of his own nonprofit, the Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program, where he helps fellow formerly incarcerated individuals find paths to ...

cofounder and chief executive officer of The Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program, a nonprofit that helps formerly incarcerated people find work as firefighters. “It was a lot of camaraderie and we ...

(NewsNation) — Royal Ramey, co-founder and CEO of the Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program, says he turned a “negative into a positive,” leading to a career he loves. Ramey previously worked as a ...