News & Updates
Read and watch the latest news from the CCC Communications & Outreach unit!
It takes a small village of Corpsmembers to help keep a wildland firefighting base camp — like the one in Santa Maria on the #GiffordFire — running smoothly. The camp is as big, if not bigger, as the towns some Corpsmembers hail from.
The reasons for joining the CCC Backcountry Trails Program are different. The result of growing skills and growing self, that’s something all enrollees seem to find.
You can call it an opportunity, a perk, or just being advantageous. CCC Inland Empire Corpsmembers also call it an honor to get paid while they train and earn their Emergency Medical Technician, or EMT, certification.
In June, more than a dozen recent Corpsmembers moved on in their careers by joining CAL FIRE.
Inland Empire Corpsmembers may not be firefighters, but their hard work in steep terrain will help keep communities safe after a prescribed burn by California State Parks.
Los Angeles Center Corpsmembers are getting the hands-on opportunity to learn how to keep an arboretum and botanical garden running as part of a special internship program.
Magalia Corpsmembers helped teach German volunteer firefighters a new language, that of wildland firefighting lingo and skills.
Norwalk Corpsmembers are helping California build its EV infrastructure.
Corpsmembers committed to earning their high school diploma were honored at a statewide ceremony in Sacramento.
Fresno Corpsmembers are taking the opportunity available to them in the CCC wildland firefighting program and using it to launch careers in the fire service.
About CCC Communications & Outreach Unit
The California Conservation Corps Communications & Outreach Unit provides timely and relevant information that educates the public, potential recruits, media, lawmakers, and CCC team members on our policies, projects, and successes.
The Communications & Outreach Unit coordinates media and public outreach; develops and disseminates public information via news releases, media advisories, and website and social media postings; arranges media interviews; and is responsible for the CCC brand and marketing.
If you have questions about the CCC you can email us at CCCnews@ccc.ca.gov or you may call at 916-341-3145.