by mark | Oct 28, 2020 | News
Long after the fire trucks have come and gone, the threat to a community impacted by wildfire remains. It’s a less obvious threat than a towering inferno destroying homes and ripping through forests and hillsides. It is a hidden threat that arrives with winter rains...
by mark | Oct 14, 2020 | News
Sixteen-hour days for 14 to 21 straight days. It’s the current life of a CCC Corpsmember and one they know serves a bigger purpose—the communities we serve. With wildfires ravaging parts of the state these last few months, our Corpsmembers have been working far from...
by mark | Oct 7, 2020 | News
Flames burning on all sides. Three homes sitting in their path. Armed with hand tools—and assisted by engines—the Corpsmembers of CCC Fortuna 1 stepped into the action last week on the Zogg Fire in Shasta and Tehama counties. Through intense heat, and in steep...
by mark | Sep 23, 2020 | News
The fight against the Creek Fire in Fresno County is a personal one. Especially for several CCC Los Padres Center Corpsmembers who grew up nearby, went hunting around Shaver Lake with family, and have friends with homes in the area. The crews, known as Toro 1 and 2,...
by mark | Sep 18, 2020 | News
Soot. Heat. Sweat. Repeat. CCC wildland firefighting hand crews have been going non-stop for more than a month now. It’s hard and often dangerous work, yet they keep showing up to protect homes and property with their chain saws, McLeods, Pulaskis and a whole lot of...
by mark | Sep 4, 2020 | News
Working 24 shifts in triple digit heat, hustling to help protect nearby homes—it’s just another day on a CCC wildland firefighting hand crew. CCC Butte Fire Center crews 3 and 4 recently finished up two weeks working on the SCU Lightning Complex burning near...
