by mark | May 20, 2020 | News
CCC firefighters don’t just get experience on wildland hand crews, they get the certifications needed to launch a career in the fire service. One of the most important certs is for chain saws. Corpsmembers practice, practice, and practice some more to get their...
by mark | May 15, 2020 | News
Frankie Perez says the CCC gave him an offer he couldn’t refuse. The offer? Getting paid to train—with no prior experience—as a wildland firefighter. From chain saw work to basic first aid, at the CCC Camarillo Center Frankie is learning job skills he plans to turn...
by mark | May 13, 2020 | News
You never know what task you’ll take on in the CCC. CCC Pomona Corpsmembers recently took on a unique project; they removed parking lot asphalt at Whittier Narrows Recreation Area—a popular east L.A. County park—to help replenish the water table and avoid pollution in...
by mark | May 6, 2020 | News
A four-mile hike up 900 feet will exhaust just about anyone. Imagine adding another hour of back breaking work of digging a fire line the length of a football field. It’s the test CCC Corpsmembers must pass to qualify as a Type I wildland firefighting hand crew. CCC...
by mark | May 4, 2020 | News
As California bulks up its hospital capacity, Corpsmembers are on the frontlines of setting up the facilities and getting them ready to accept patients. A CCC Fresno Energy crew spent several days last week packing and unpacking equipment, maintaining the grounds, and...
by mark | Apr 29, 2020 | News
Building a trail from scratch is an art form. Opening a fully developed trail takes time. CCC Fortuna Corpsmembers have spent years perfecting the art and readying a series of trails in Humboldt County. The McKay Community Forest trail plan calls for 25 miles of...
