by mark | Nov 24, 2023 | News, Wildland Firefighting
During times of wildfire, we express our thanks and gratitude to our CCC wildland firefighters. During the high’s and low’s of training, project work, and fire incidents, they’re thankful for the young adults working next to them. It truly takes a crew to push through...
by mark | Nov 11, 2023 | News, Veterans Corps Fisheries Program
Veteran Trawls the Delta, Dives Deep Into Fisheries Careers with CCC Watch the video! Dive into Veterans Fisheries training at the Delta Center. In 2017, Josafat Ismael Alvarez III was working on a Navy aircraft carrier stationed in Virginia. “I was a blue shirt,” he...
by mark | Aug 9, 2023 | Forest Health, News
Forestry Corps Collects Data with Purpose Fresno Corpsmembers traverse the fire damaged Sequoia National Forest as part of a tree regrowth survey project. Up. Down. Left. Right. Young adults in the CCC Forestry Corps navigate a maze of toppled trees and knee-high...
by mark | May 4, 2022 | News, Wildland Firefighting
The first week of May may be Wildfire Preparedness Week, but the preparations for fire season have been weeks and months in the making. Training hikes. Training cuts. Fuel reduction projects. Classroom studying. All of it leads to the crew readiness exercises and,...
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 | Jan 2, 2020 | Built Environment, News
Corpsmembers at the CCC Vista Energy Center take pride in the job they do in their local communities. Whether they’re improving lighting at a school or outside city hall, they’re making an impact and improving their own lives at the same time. There aren’t many places...