Learning New Skills at Fire Base Camps

Two men sitting at table in supply tent surrounded by shelving and boces

Vista Corpsmembers Alexander Nowicki and Joshua Flores look over work booklets and tracking sheets inside the supply unit at the Caldor Fire east base camp in South Lake Tahoe, CA.

Wildland fire base camps close down when the fire is under control, and when the weather turns cold.

Working the base camps is an emergency assignment that introduces Corpsmembers to the mutual aid system first-hand.

They can make connections and, as some of our Vista Energy Corpsmembers recently did, work on certifications that can lead to great careers in emergency response.

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