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Preparing for Wildfire in Butte County

Long before flames break out and threaten homes, CCC Corpsmembers are working to protect you and your community. Wildland firefighting hand crews spend the “off season” reducing the threat of wildfire in their communities. It may be as simple as removing...

Exploring and Working in Scenic Bay Area Parks

A trip to the Bay Area, for many, is a welcomed vacation. For CCC Siskiyou Corpsmembers the view, terrain and weather was certainly a treat, but they also had plenty of work to do. The crew from the Northstate recently spent a few weeks with State Parks in the North...

A Year in the CCC Can Lead to Fire Careers

Where can the hands-on training and experience of the CCC lead you? It can lead you into wildland fire careers with our partner agencies, like CAL FIRE, the U.S. Forest Service, and Bureau of Land Management. In fact, CCC alums fill the ranks of our CAL FIRE partners...

Placer Corpsmembers Make Auburn Safer From Wildfire

Exploring the trails and scenery above the American River in Auburn is a great way to spend a day and an amazing place to have a home. But, with that amazing view comes the risk of wildfire. That’s where CCC Placer Center Corpsmembers come in, to help make a community...

Sacramento Energy Lab Expands Knowledge, Career Opportunities

Growing up in Sacramento, Christopher Smith always had a fascination with how things worked. He would take a part his toys to see what went where and why. Now a 20-year-old, Smith’s fascination with how things work led him to explore career opportunities with the...

Emergency Response Work Named National Project of the Year

More than one million hours of emergency response work. That sentence sums up 2020 for Corpsmembers in the CCC. From wildfires, base camps, and erosion control to COVID response at food banks, surge hospitals and elsewhere. The Corps Network honored the CCC’s...