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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 ...
Cal Fire Inmate Crew 5 demonstrates its fire-fighting skills in April by cutting a fire break at the Growlersburg Conservation Camp in Georgetown. The state has relied on inmates to staff its more ...
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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.
Inmate firefighting crews received a special visit from a major celebrity last week. Celebrity Kim Kardashian visited Crew 3, Crew 5 and Pine Grove Youth Conservation Camp at the Growlersburg ...
By Friday, September 27, officials called the threat to property "significantly diminished" as an upper-level low-pressure system moved inland from the Pacific, bringing enough moisture to produce drizzle over the fire area. By then the Williams Fire had spread to more than 35,000 acres (14,000 ha) had burned and was 35 percent contained. [8]
CAMP FIRE CAUSE: PG&E power lines sparked the Butte County that killed 85 people last year, making it the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century, Cal Fire said.