Emergency Response
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Gear UP
Each day, Corpsmembers gear up to make the world a better place. Check out what tools they use to make an impact and picture what life is like when dispatched to an emergency!
Respond to Disasters
Built Environment
CCC Corpsmembers complete projects that provide significant benefits to public infrastructure. Project work varies but may include building or maintaining park facilities, installing signage, retrofitting energy systems, and reducing fire and flood risk in communities.
Floods
Culinary
CCC Corpsmembers train for careers in commercial kitchens, resorts, and restaurants. The culinary crew prepares and provides meals to residents at the center. Certifications available include the ServSafe Food Handlers Certificate.
Hurricanes
Emergency Response
All Corpsmembers respond to emergencies across California (and beyond). Assignments can last up to 21 days in a row and Corpsmembers may work up to 16 hours in a day, earning excess pay. Crews support wildfire base camps, protect homes from flooding, remove debris, and more.
Pests
Forestry
CCC Corpsmembers improve the health of California’s forests by planting seedlings, collecting cones and seeds, and removing invasive and/or fire-prone vegetation.
Wildfires
Habitat Restoration
CCC Corpsmembers assess habitats, remove invasive vegetation, plant native species, stabilize slopes, or implement additional modifications to enhance natural environments. Corpsmembers may complete this work in forests, rivers, streams, or other sensitive habitats.
Pandemics
Trails
CCC Corpsmembers construct and maintain trails for public recreation. Project work varies but may involve clearing brush, rebuilding trail tread, installing rip rap erosion control, constructing bridges or boardwalks, and more.
Other Disasters
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Schedule
While dispatched to an emergency, Corpsmembers may work 16-hour days up to 21 days in a row.
Requirement
Corpsmembers must be willing to respond to emergencies and be dispatched for lengthy periods of time.
Lodging
Lodging varies based on the emergency assignment. Crews may sleep in tents, sleeper trailers, or hotels.
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All CCC centers respond to emergencies across California and have the potential to respond to emergencies out-of-state.
Delta Center
Ask Us Anything
We know you have questions about emergency dispatched. Here are some of the common one’s we get. Have more questions? Give us a call!
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How often do Corpsmembers get sent out on emergency?
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How much notice do Corpsmembers receive before getting dispatched?
Emergencies are often unplanned events that require an urgent response. CCC Crews may receive as much as XXX week or as little as XXX days notice before getting dispatched.
Will I get paid for working overtime?
Yes, when working overtime on an emergency assignment, Corpsmembers receive excess pay. [add more info]
Does CCC offer childcare support when non-res centers get dispatched?
No, at this time CCC does not offer childcare support. Corpsmembers must make their own childcare arrangements when dispatched to emergencies.
REad Emergency Response NEws
In the wake of the Palisades and Eaton wildfires, 26 crews from the California Conservation Corps — plus six more from certified local corps across the state — came together to help the Los Angeles community.
Corpsmembers installed more than 6,000 linear feet of silt fencing to protect toxins from directly entering Pacific Ocean in Malibu.