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Lilyanna Montiel is soaking up every minute of her Camarillo wildland firefighting experience. She’s grown personally, committed herself to improving physically, and is grateful for the support and inspiration she gets from fellow Corpsmembers and staff. Lilyanna may...
Physical conditioning, mental preparation, and cutting fire line over and over again. CCC Los Padres Corpsmembers are hard at work forming two new wildland firefighting hand crews—known as Toro 1 and Toro 2. No matter the challenge of the work before them, these...
Three seedlings at a time, CCC Tahoe Corpsmembers are helping regrow Lake Tahoe’s forests. Corpsmembers are assisting UC Davis researchers plant thousands upon thousands of new sugar pines along the North Shore. These new trees are cultivated from ones which survived...
Raymond Apodaca is helping keep his community safe, while also making himself a better person. His childhood was less than ideal, but he’s found his way to success and the Los Padres Center fire crew. It’s hard work, but he enjoys it and plans to make firefighting his...
Think of it like a team jersey—a layer of Nomex, 50-pound packs, eye wear, ear wear, water, and top it off with a hand tool—but this isn’t a game it’s the life and duty of a CCC wildland firefighter. Hauling that gear, hiking into and through rural rugged terrain...
Crew leader Sarah Tryon says if you’ve got a positive attitude and a good crew you can do anything – even haul 15-pound sandbags all day in a cold rain storm. She joined the CCC Chico Center for the scholarships, but she’s also found a lot of career opportunities she...
At first she didn’t quite know what a wildland firefighter did, but after a month at the CCC Camarillo Center Victoria De Leon Ramires knew she found her calling. Victoria works as her crew’s squad boss, passing along orders from their CAL FIRE captain and keeping her...
Contra Costa County is the only place on Earth you can find them and Napa Corpsmembers are helping the Lange’s Metalmark Butterfly not just survive, but thrive. These orange and black insects are listed as an endangered species and invasive tumbleweeds are part of the...
Sophia Hannegan wanted life and work experience when she joined the CCC. She’s certainly found that at the #CCCPlacer Center, where she’s assisting at fire basecamps and tackling fuel reduction projects with her crew. On top of all that experience, she’s growing as a...
Before Corpsmembers respond to wildland fires they train, train, and train some more. We’re talking about hiking miles upon miles, cutting fire line up steep terrain, and preparing mentally to do a job that’s all about protecting people and property. Firefighting...
