CCC Mobilizes as Part of Watershed Protection Task Force

Corpsmembers from the CCC Santa Maria Center install silt sock around a street drain in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles.

In one of the largest deployments in California Conservation Corps history, more than 350 CCC Corpsmembers are preparing to begin a massive watershed protection mission.

In partnership with California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, California Department of Water Resources, CAL FIRE Incident Management Team 5, Caltrans, and Department of Conservation, these 26 CCC crews will deploy watershed protection devices to keep contaminants out of the watersheds in the Eaton Fire and Palisades Fire burn scars.

Joining the CCC in this task are local conservation corps programs from across California. The initial wave of support, to reach 32 crews operating between the two fires, included the Los Angeles Conservation Corps and Conservation Corps of Long Beach. The second wave will include the Orange County Conservation Corps, Urban Conservation Corps of the Inland Empire, Sequoia Conservation Corps, and San Jose Conservation Corps.

In total, more than 420 Corpsmembers on 30 crews will be installing silt sock, straw wattle, and silt fencing. The crews are split evenly between the Eaton Fire in Altadena and the Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades and Malibu. Two additional crews are supporting supply operations, one at each fire.

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