by mark | Aug 11, 2021 | News
It’s as if there is something sacred about this work. No power tools. No heavy equipment. Everything is done by hand. Nothing that would create so much as a spark. “I like to think that we’re giving the trail a makeover,” said CCC Ukiah Corpsmember Madison Troop. She...
by mark | Aug 6, 2021 | News, Wildland Firefighting
CCC Magalia Culinary Corpsmembers are working long hours in high-pressure conditions. In the past few weeks, the kitchen crews have been feeding dozens of CCC wildland firefighters operating out of the facility. More than twice as many as normal as crews from across...
by mark | Aug 4, 2021 | News
Embers flying. Winds howling. Corpsmembers working hard to protect communities they’ve never heard of before, let alone visited. CCC San Diego’s Palomar 6 fire crew, partnered with the U.S. Forest Service, is hundreds of miles from home building fire...
by mark | Jul 23, 2021 | News
Soot covered. Exhausted. But, after a good meal and some rest, they’re ready to return to the fire line. These faces and scenes tell the story of the CCC’s response to the Dixie Fire. Since July 13, our CCC wildland firefighting hand crews have tackled steep terrain,...
by mark | Jul 21, 2021 | News
Lost. It’s how Karina Mendez describes her time in college. What made her experience even more dizzying is knowing she’s plowing herself into debt over an education that she’s not certain is what she wants to pursue. “I dropped out of college because I was lost,”...
by mark | Jul 14, 2021 | News
Covered in dirt. Hauling a chainsaw up steep terrain for miles on end. Navigating rocks and heavy brush. CCC Los Piños Center Corpsmembers embrace it all. Even getting covered in ants. Why? They want to pursue careers in firefighting and the center near Lake Elsinore...
