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Training the Mind, Ahead of Fire Season
“The only thing you can do is get better. So that’s what we try to do.” Alicia ParedesCCC Pomona Center California Conservation Corps fire crews are preparing for another demanding wildfire season. As temperatures heat up, they are training their...
Highway to Success, CAL FIRE San Diego Hires Batch of CCC Alums
“There’s people I know that have asked me how I became a firefighter. I always tell them the CCC is the best place.” Ethan SilgueroCCC Los Piños Center In the CCC, we pride ourselves on putting young adults on a path to success. In the month of June...
Different Cultures, Same Goal; Protecting People and Properties
International Exchange German firefighters visited CCC and CAL FIRE faciliites and crews as part of an international exchange aimed at improving Germany’s wildland firefighting knowledge. Often, when wildland firefighters get together, they speak a similar...
Training to Fight Fire, Serve Community in Fresno County
Upward Path Fresno Center Corpsmembers utilize their experience on the Mid Valley 1 fire crew to find careers with CAL FIRE and other fire agencies. Hiking up steep inclines. Swinging hand tools into thick brush. Building their own path to careers in the fire service....