by Beth Hotchkiss | May 5, 2025 | News, Wildland Firefighting
Fire Ready A Los Piños fire crew starts its annual readiness hike covering more than three miles in a specific time. It’s part of how CCC fire crews get fire ready! Are you ready for wildfire? Young adults from the California Conservation Corps certainly are! “I...
by Chris Van Horne | Jan 27, 2025 | News, Wildland Firefighting
Tahoe Fire Crews Build Line, Protect Homes on Eaton Fire As the Eaton Fire approached homes and critical infrastructure in its first few days, CCC Tahoe fire crews were there putting in hand line. Over the course of the fire’s first week, Tahoe 1 and 2 worked 24-hour...
by Chris Van Horne | Jan 21, 2025 | News, Wildland Firefighting
Reaching full containment on the Palisades Fire requires putting out and containing any remaining embers and hot spots. CCC Camarillo fire crew 4 is among the crews hiking through ash covered hillsides to reach the smoldering remnants of the fire. At the border of the...
by Beth Hotchkiss | Jun 28, 2024 | News, Wildland Firefighting
‘First of Its Kind’: Corpsmembers Graduate Special Fire Academy Three dozen Corpsmembers completed a special, CCC-only fire academy in Riverside County, which included live fire drills and certifications that allow Corpsmembers to find meaningful fire careers across...
by mark | May 9, 2024 | News, Wildland Firefighting
The Pathway to Fighting Wildfires Found with CCC Corpsmember Cecilia Pierce from the Placer Center smiles while talking to a CAL FIRE captain during readiness drill training. A year ago, Cecilia Pierce was working as a barista in Madera County. Now, she’s one of...
by Chris Van Horne | Mar 21, 2024 | News, Wildland Firefighting
Reducing Fire Fuel Corpsmembers from the Mendocino Center work to help protect Mendocino County from wildfire, as part of a partnership with CAL FIRE Mendocino Unit. Long before a fire ever becomes wild and devastating, CCC fire crews are working to reduce the size,...