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Corpsmembers Protect Watersheds in Fire Aftermath

Long after the fire trucks have come and gone, the threat to a community impacted by wildfire remains. It’s a less obvious threat than a towering inferno destroying homes and ripping through forests and hillsides. It is a hidden threat that arrives with winter rains...

Crews Lend Support at Dozens of Fire Base Camps

Sixteen-hour days for 14 to 21 straight days. It’s the current life of a CCC Corpsmember and one they know serves a bigger purpose—the communities we serve. With wildfires ravaging parts of the state these last few months, our Corpsmembers have been working far from...

Fortuna Fire Crew Battles Flames to Protect Homes

Flames burning on all sides. Three homes sitting in their path. Armed with hand tools—and assisted by engines—the Corpsmembers of CCC Fortuna 1 stepped into the action last week on the Zogg Fire in Shasta and Tehama counties. Through intense heat, and in steep...

Toro Fire Crews Battle Creek Fire Near Shaver Lake

The fight against the Creek Fire in Fresno County is a personal one. Especially for several CCC Los Padres Center Corpsmembers who grew up nearby, went hunting around Shaver Lake with family, and have friends with homes in the area. The crews, known as Toro 1 and 2,...

Camarillo Fire Crews Travel Hundreds of Miles to Protect Communities

Soot. Heat. Sweat. Repeat. CCC wildland firefighting hand crews have been going non-stop for more than a month now. It’s hard and often dangerous work, yet they keep showing up to protect homes and property with their chain saws, McLeods, Pulaskis and a whole lot of...

Butte Fire Crews Protect Homes at SCU Lighting Complex Fire

Working 24 shifts in triple digit heat, hustling to help protect nearby homes—it’s just another day on a CCC wildland firefighting hand crew. CCC Butte Fire Center crews 3 and 4 recently finished up two weeks working on the SCU Lightning Complex burning near...

Inland Empire Crew Readies Equipment for Return to Fireline

If you’ve ever wondered what happens to all of that fire hose once Corpsmembers wind it up and send it back from a wildfire, well, here’s your answer. CCC Inland Empire Corpsmembers are assisting our partners at the U.S. Forest Service by putting that used hose to the...

Crews Respond to Fires Ravaging Northern California

Wildfires ravaging communities across California hit northern California especially hard. California Conservation Corps crews are responding with all we have. Nearly 200 Corpsmembers trained in wildland firefighting are digging lines and back burning – fighting fire...

Corpsmember Story: Kyle Lehane

Sitting in a classroom is not Kyle Lehane’s idea of a good day. Working outside, moving, and making a difference is more his style. Don’t get us wrong, he’s still learning and educating himself, but instead of using books he’s gaining hands-on experience at the CCC...