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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.
In comparison, the lowest-level, seasonal firefighters with Cal Fire made a monthly base salary of $3,672 to $4,643, plus $1,824 to $2,306 extended duty week compensation paid every four weeks.
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.
The National Association of Service and Conservation Corps (NASCC), now known as The Corps Network, is an association of Service and Conservation Corps in the United States. It took shape in 1985, [ 1 ] when the nation's first 24 Corps directors banded together to secure an advocate at the Federal level and a central clearinghouse of ...
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.
Sep. 15—Officials with CalFire sent a warning to the public on Friday regarding the use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), commonly known as drones, in firefighting airspace. According to ...
WBNS-TV was the first television station in the Columbus market to debut a news helicopter, "10TV SkyCam" (now "Chopper 10") in 1979, satellite news truck "10TV Skybeam" in 1986 and launch the Ohio News Network in 1997, which shared studio and office space with WBNS until ONN ended on August 31, 2012.
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