Royal Ramey

Wildland firefighter

TED Speaker

forestryfirerp.org

Instagram: @royal.ramey

LinkedIn: @royal-ramey

Why you should listen

Royal Ramey is the cofounder of the Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program (FFRP), a nonprofit providing career opportunities to formerly incarcerated firefighters in California. A 12-year wildland firefighter veteran, Ramey draws on his own lived experience, rethinking job training for the formerly incarcerated and addressing the challenges they face reentering the workforce.

Royal Ramey’s TED talk

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Royal Ramey

From prison to purpose through wildland firefighting

Posted Oct 2024

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