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In response to firefighter labor shortages during World War II, the Rainbow Conservation Camp was established as the first permanent fire camp, in 1946. It was modeled after New Deal Civilian Conservation Corps camps. The program grew to 16 camps throughout California in the 40s and 50s, including the first youth camps.
California Departent of Corrections inmate fire crews from Delta Conservation Camp work with Cal Fire to remove ground fuels and small trees along a road to help reduce the spread of fire in the ...
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) [2] [3] is the fire department of the California Natural Resources Agency in the U.S. state of California.It is responsible for fire protection in various areas under state responsibility totaling 31 million acres, as well as the administration of the state's private and public forests.
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California has long depended on incarcerated people to battle wildfires. Since the end of World War II, the state has relied on inmates to staff its more than 200 “hand crews” deployed each ...
For Civilian Conservation Corps projects in the U.S. state of Ohio. Pages in category "Civilian Conservation Corps in Ohio" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
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Aug. 28—Officials said a 19-year-old incarcerated man who walked away from Washington Ridge Conservation Camp in Nevada County on Aug. 18 has been caught, a little more than a week after he ...