Firefighters and Camps
Fire crews are incarcerated participants in the Conservation Camp Program. Also, CDCR staff and incarcerated firefighters work at institution firehouses. The primary mission of the Conservation Camp Program is to support state, local and federal government agencies responding to emergencies. These include fires, floods, and other natural or manmade disasters.
Participants from the Ventura Training Center (VTC) hit the road to talk with incarcerated fire crews about the center’s resources....
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It was a community celebration as a new children’s educational center recently opened at Malibu Conservation Camp. CDCR, in partnership...
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The Wasco State Prison – Reception Center (WSP-RC) fire department held simulated staff fire training Jan. 12. This is part...
Behind efforts to help communities during disasters are crews working in support roles such as those at Vallecito Conservation Camp....
One year ago, a CDCR firefighting staff strike team was assembled to assist with the Palisades fire near Los Angeles...
Three Ventura Training Center (VTC) cadets who graduated from the program in December reflect on their time battling the deadly...
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The High Desert State Prison (HDSP) firehouse crew was recently dispatched on a mutual aid call to assist a 2-year-old...
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The Ventura Training Center celebrated 15 formerly incarcerated firefighters and 17 California Conservation Corps members as they officially completed enhanced...
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Ten female fire crew members recently graduated the Forestry Fire Training program at the Puerta La Cruz Conservation Camp, hosted...
Troy Senegal has gone from being incarcerated in the camp program to being a CAL FIRE employee. Intervention in Senegal’s...