Wildland Firefighting | California Conservation Corps

Highway to Success, CAL FIRE San Diego Hires Batch of CCC Alums

Chris Van Horne — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 19:21:45 +0000

“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 Silguero CCC Los Piños Center In the CCC, we pride ourselves on putting young adults on a path to success.

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Different Cultures, Same Goal; Protecting People and Properties

Chris Van Horne — Fri, 11 Jul 2025 23:38:04 +0000

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 language of terminology and…

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Training to Fight Fire, Serve Community in Fresno County

Chris Van Horne — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 19:51:10 +0000

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.

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Los Piños Fire Crews Tackle Real-World Readiness Drill

Chris Van Horne — Fri, 09 May 2025 22:48:59 +0000

“It wasn’t like the traditional heavy saw work that you would see, cutting big, tall heavy brush. A lot of it was done low. You had to squat and really move that saw across the ground to really clean that line.” Jacob Mesa Los Piños Center…

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Shasta Fire Crew Uses Fire, Fuel Reduction to Keep Community Safe

Chris Van Horne — Wed, 07 May 2025 22:31:06 +0000

Using Fire Redding Corpsmembers on the Shasta 1 fire crew use McLeods to help keep a burn pile contained and smoldering during a fuel reduction project. Preparing for wildfire is year-round effort. When the CCC Redding Shasta 1 fire crew isn’t responding to wildfires…

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Corpsmembers Prep for Wildfires, Protect Communities

Beth Hotchkiss — Tue, 06 May 2025 01:30:04 +0000

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 want to be able to…

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Tahoe Fire Crews Build Line, Protect Homes on Eaton Fire

Chris Van Horne — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 01:39:20 +0000

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 shifts putting in fire breaks, cold line, and working hot line from spot fires. The reason why they put in so much hard work—including difficult terrain and thick…

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CCC Fire Crews Help Protect Topanga Community During Palisades Fire

Chris Van Horne — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 01:31:24 +0000

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 black — burned areas — and the green — unburned vegetation — they work quickly to put out any signs of smoke. When the smoke is…

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‘First of Its Kind’: Three Dozen Corpsmembers Graduate Special Fire Academy

Beth Hotchkiss — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 20:43:25 +0000

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 the country.

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CCC Delta Fire Crew Teams Up to Complete Readiness Drills

lidia.lepe-banales — Fri, 31 May 2024 18:17:42 +0000

“It’s something about having a crew, like family, having each other’s backs on the fire line and protecting each other.” Shanthie Del Toro CCC Delta Center Behind every great crew is a strong bond! From readiness drills to real-life…

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