[RWebb]

IIRC, they can do one ACT and get 3 crimes put on them for that single thing.

I think the 3 felonies bit is in Oregon...

They can certainly fight fires (or clear brush so the fires are small and not dangerous). We have that in Oregon (including picking up trash along the hwy) - there are all sorts of things like that here, tho funding shortfalls have cut into the programs. The guy that answers the phone when you call the state for information is usually sitting in a prison somewhere in Oregon.