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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 ...
The Civilian Conservation Corps built an 800 mile long firebreak called Ponderosa Way during the Great Depression. [1] This firebreak runs through part of Oregon and California. [2] [3] [4] The Civilian Conservation Corps was created in 1933 to put unemployed men to work. Much of Ponderosa Way has fallen into disrepair.
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.
While CDCR inmate firefighters earn about $3 to $5 a day depending on skill level (and an extra $1 an hour when actively fighting fires), members of the California Conservation Corps and ...
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.
Here are a few California corps members and their stories: Michelle Carranza , 34, gets to work at 5:30 a.m. on installation days. The summers near Sacramento are hot, and no one wants to install ...
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.
Incarcerated firefighters with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) Fenner Canyon Conservation Camp take a break while battling the Mountain Fire in Moorpark, Calif ...