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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.
The California Conservation Corps, CCC, is a department of the government of California, falling under the state cabinet-level California Resources Agency.The CCC is a voluntary work development program specifically for men and women between the ages of 18 and 25 (up to 29 for veterans [1]), offering work in environmental conservation, fire protection, land maintenance, and emergency response ...
CCC−Civilian Conservation Corps projects in the U.S. state of California — a component of the 1930s−1940s federal New Deal. Pages in category "Civilian Conservation Corps in California" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total.
Instead of wearing shackles and being escorted by guards, inmates at California conservation camps can walk around freely within camp. For Branden Lee Lerma, Growlersburg is more than a colorful ...
Sierra Conservation Center (SCC) is a 420-acre (170 ha) state prison located in Tuolumne County, California, near the unincorporated community of Jamestown. Programs offered to prisoners include education, firefighting training, and sewing. [3] Location of Jamestown in Tuolumne County, and Tuolumne County in California
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Alder Springs (formerly, Oriental) is a set of springs and an unincorporated community in Glenn County, California. [1] [2] It is located 10.5 miles (17 km) west-northwest of Elk Creek, [3] at an elevation of 4455 feet (1358 m). [1] The Oriental post office opened in 1888, changed its name to Alder Springs in 1917, and closed for good in 1940. [3]
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) [3] [4] 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.