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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.
Inmates can also serve in support roles at the camps, including cooking, laundry and water treatment plant operation. ... CDCR operates 35 so-called fire camps across 25 different California ...
The original California Institution for Women was opened in 1932 on the site of the current California Correctional Institution. That facility was closed in 1952 after the 1952 Kern County earthquake , and the women incarcerated in that facility were moved to the current CIW location, which had just opened.
Inmate firefighters dig a containment line as they battle the Palisades Fire on Jan. 10, 2025, in Los Angeles, CA. The Palisades fire had grown to over 22,000 acres and has destroyed thousands of ...
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 ...
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
Since their rates were doubled in 2023, the fire crew members now earn between $5.80 and $10.24 per day, paid by CDCR, with an additional $1 per hour during “emergencies” paid by CAL FIRE.
Peter J. Pitchess Detention Center, also known as Pitchess Detention Center or simply Pitchess, is an all-male county detention center and correctional facility named in honor of Peter J. Pitchess located directly east of exit 173 off Interstate 5 in the unincorporated community of Castaic in Los Angeles County, California.