SUMMARY OF MALIBU INMATE CAMP

According to a local Malibu Source, Fire Camp 8 will be modified to hold 80+ prisoners for "fire suppression" training. This has been confirmed by representatives from the Fire Camp as well.

Fences (like the one pictured) will be built to restrain inmates, dorms will be refashioned for incarceration and there will no longer be community access to the camp. The helicopter will remain as will all current fire personnel.

This decision was made by the Los Angeles Fire Department at the request of the California Department of Corrections (CDCR) after another the corrections facility at Mt. Gleason was destroyed.

According to our local Malibu source:

The state will pay approximately $3 million for use of the camp. Since it is National Park Service land this use must conform with the lease between the Federal government and Los Angeles County. It appears to be a cost saving effort by CDCR.

I have been able to confirm is that commencing July 2006 and continuing through June 30, 2011 the Fire Department receives an annual reimbursement from the CDCR at about $8.3 Million dollars.

The District negotiated and the CDCR approved to reimburse the District approximately 83% of the program's annual operating costs, including salary and employee benefits for the District's assigned staff and indirect cost to maintain 5 fire suppression camps.