by Beth Hotchkiss | Jun 26, 2024 | Emergency Response, News
Aiding the Firefight; Corpsmembers Keep Firefighters Supplied at Sites Fire Base Camp A CCC Chico Corpsmember unwraps a pallet of water bottles in order to distribute them to fire crews headed to the front lines of the Sites Fire in Colusa County. Staffing a fire base...
by Beth Hotchkiss | Jun 7, 2024 | Forest Health, News
Jobs in forestry can look very different, depending on one’s employer and duties. For Corpsmembers at the CCC Greenwood Center, the view from high atop trees is a new experience and one that can help lead them to great careers in forestry. Can it be scary? You bet....
by mark | May 9, 2024 | News, Wildland Firefighting
The Pathway to Fighting Wildfires Found with CCC Corpsmember Cecilia Pierce from the Placer Center smiles while talking to a CAL FIRE captain during readiness drill training. A year ago, Cecilia Pierce was working as a barista in Madera County. Now, she’s one of...
by mark | May 2, 2024 | News, Trails
The Art of Trail Maintenance: Corpsmembers Communicate & Collaborate San Diego Corpsmember Janeth Flores, right, pulls cut tree limbs as Specialist Axel Fernandez uses a chain saw to brush along an overgrown trail in Cuyamaca Rancho State Park in East County San...
by mark | Apr 26, 2024 | All, Built Environment, News, Trails
‘Meticulous’: Corpsmembers Help Build a Brand New State Park A CCC Inland Empire Corpsmember uses a shovel to line an accessible trail with dirt at Dos Rios State Park in Stanislaus County. Dos Rios is California’s newest State Park, and it’s set to...
by Chris Van Horne | Apr 5, 2024 | Emergency Response, News
Corpsmembers Helping Prevent Agricultural Disaster in SoCal A CCC Norwalk Corpsmember bends over to pick up orange in a City of Redlands orange grove in order to dispose of potentially infected fruit. It’s not your typical emergency response, but for the last...