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Embers flying. Winds howling. Corpsmembers working hard to protect communities they’ve never heard of before, let alone visited. CCC San Diego’s Palomar 6 fire crew, partnered with the U.S. Forest Service, is hundreds of miles from home building fire...
Soot covered. Exhausted. But, after a good meal and some rest, they’re ready to return to the fire line. These faces and scenes tell the story of the CCC’s response to the Dixie Fire. Since July 13, our CCC wildland firefighting hand crews have tackled steep terrain,...
Lost. It’s how Karina Mendez describes her time in college. What made her experience even more dizzying is knowing she’s plowing herself into debt over an education that she’s not certain is what she wants to pursue. “I dropped out of college because I was lost,”...
Covered in dirt. Hauling a chainsaw up steep terrain for miles on end. Navigating rocks and heavy brush. CCC Los Piños Center Corpsmembers embrace it all. Even getting covered in ants. Why? They want to pursue careers in firefighting and the center near Lake Elsinore...
There’s no doubt about it, wildland firefighting is a challenge. For our CCC Pomona Corpsmembers it’s one they take on knowing the positive impacts their hard work provides. They’re helping to protect their community and state. And, they’re benefitting themselves with...
A dozen years closed to the public. Tens of thousands of work hours by Corpsmembers. The Pfeiffer Falls Trail in Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park is once again open to the public. Corpsmembers from CCC Los Padres and Monterey Bay centers, as well as the Backcountry Trails...
It may not be a city they’d heard of before, but these Corpsmembers are making the CCC Ukiah Center home. Project work takes them from the mountains of the Mendocino National Forest to the Mendocino coastline. The work experience provides them with hands-on training...
Whether you’re interested in a wildland firefighting career, or just want to challenge yourself, the CCC Placer Center is a place you can do both. Corpsmembers join the fire crew to help launch their dream fire careers, or simply to gain work experience for a...
Steep canyons. Thick brush. Hard work. But, it’s all worth it. CCC Pomona and Los Angeles Corpsmembers spent weeks clearing 10 acres of brush along homes and in the canyons and parks of Sierra Madre, near Pasadena. The fuel reduction work not only protects...
Motivated. Empowered. Formidable. We think these three words just scratch the surface in describing our CCC Inland Empire wildland fire crew. These Corpsmembers are looking to ignite careers in wildland firefighting and conservation. They enjoy #hardwork and tackling...
