The threat of wildfires is a year-round concern in our region.
It has also created an opportunity for the San Diego County Sheriff's Department to help individuals in our custody learn a new trade that will prepare them for success upon their return to society.
CBS 8's Jeff Zevely followed landscaping students from the East Mesa Reentry Facility as they put their new skills to good use by creating defensible space at a communications tower in San Marcos.
To learn more Sheriff's Reentry Services, visit: sdsheriff.gov/bureaus/detention-services-bureau/reentry-services.
Follow the Sheriff's Department on Twitter and Instagram: @SDSheriff.
