CDCR

Conservation (Fire) Camps

Facts and figures

Total Staff (CDCR) 2009: 11
Total Staffing (CAL-FIRE/LAC) 2009: 17
Total # Inmates (as of 12/31/2009): 124

Camp Products

Digital Sign Shop – Striping of CAL FIRE vehicles, fabrication of signs for state, county and city agencies.

Community service projects

During the 2009 calendar year, Delta Camp through conservation and work projects, provided local communities with 77,784 work hours, 50,960 hours of work for state agencies, 4,317 hours of work for Federal agencies and 202,118 hours of work on emergency incidents (fire and flood fighting). It is estimated through the emergency responses to fires, floods, and work projects, the inmates provided a cost avoidance of $2,547,465 to the taxpayers of California.

Project Descriptions:
1. Vegetation clean up around local schools, parks, and creeks.

2. General cleanup at the Yountville Veteran’s Home.

3. Various types of work for CAL FIRE facilities.

4. Other requested work for city, county, state and federal agencies.

Welcome to Delta Conservation Camp #8

6246 Lambie Road, Suisun City, California 94585
PH: (707) 425-4878

Camp Staff (CDCR)

R. Stewart – Camp Commander (Lieutenant)
J. Vaughan – Assistant Camp Commander (Sergeant)
M. Murphy – Assistant Camp Commander (Sergeant)
C. Murtishaw – Correctional Officer
D. Smith – Correctional Officer
D. Cisneros – Correctional Officer
D. Eddy – Correctional Officer
D. Morita – Correctional Officer
M. Hampton – Correctional Officer
R. Clark – Correctional Officer
C. Casler – Correctional Officer

Camp History

The Delta Conservation Camp CC#8, was opened in June of 1988. The camp is jointly operated by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) and Cal Fire. The main mission of the camp is to provide inmate fire crews for fire suppression in the Sonoma, Lake, Napa Unit and the Solano County area, although, crews can be dispatched throughout the state. In addition to fire suppression, inmate hand crews provide a work force for conservation projects. The in-camp Cal Fire project is a Digital Decal Sign Shop, which produces letters, numbers and striping of vehicles for fire and law enforcement agencies.

The CDCR is responsible for the security, supervision, care, and discipline of the inmates. Cal Fire maintains the camp, supervises work of the inmate fire crews and is responsible for the custody of the inmates on their daily projects. CDCR staff may accompany inmate crews while assigned to emergencies to assist in the care and security of the inmates. Inmates must have 24 hour a day direct supervision while on work projects and while assigned to emergency incidents.

Inmate Programs

Delta Conservation Camp currently has religious sponsors, who provide religious services for the inmates assigned to the camp. These services are provided once a week.