by Chris Van Horne | May 9, 2025 | News, Wildland Firefighting
“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 MesaLos Piños Center Fire season...
by Chris Van Horne | May 7, 2025 | News, Wildland Firefighting
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...
by Chris Van Horne | May 6, 2025 | News, Resource Conservation
Creating Space Creating defensible space meeting the new Zone 0 standard, Corpsmembers used shovels and loppers to remove any piece of vegetation growing within five feet of state buildings. Long before a wildfire ignites, we all can be prepared for the worst. Our CCC...
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 Beth Hotchkiss | May 2, 2025 | News, Resource Conservation
“I didn’t know what any of the wire colors meant. Now I definitely have more knowledge of the wires and what they do and their purpose.” Alex FloresVista Center It’s amazing the difference a new light fixture. Of course, a newer, brighter LED will...
by Chris Van Horne | Apr 26, 2025 | News
New Age Training In the CCC, Corpsmembers work on projects in the field across California. They also get unique training opportunities, like a group of Placer Corpsmembers received when given the opportunity to attend a two day drone workshop. It’s a bird, it’s a...