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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 CAL FIRE Air Program is one of the largest non-military air programs in the country, consisting of 23 Grumman S-2 Tracker (S-2T version) 1,200 gallon fixed wing turboprop air tankers, seven Lockheed-Martin C-130H Hercules 4,000 gallon fixed-wing turboprop air tankers (in service in 2025), 14 North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco fixed wing ...
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 ...
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.
The U.S. Forest Service ordered hundreds of people gathered for a “Rainbow Family” celebration at an unsanctioned camp to vacate Plumas National Forest within 48 hours or face fines or jail time.
A faction of the Civilian Public Service camps developed into a scientific research unit known as Camp #115, or the “Guinea pig units.” [39] These units included around 500 conscientious objectors who volunteered to be scientific test subjects in a wide range of human medical experiments in the country's top universities and hospitals. [40]
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Other causes can include acid reflux, asthma, allergies, or other chronic medical conditions, adds Richard Watkins, M.D., an infectious disease physician and professor of medicine at the Northeast ...