Firefighters
The Ventura Training Center (VTC) recently hosted an open house where media and members of the Ventura County Public Defender’s...
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Sierra Conservation Center hosted a regional Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) Training Drill on June 1, helping county and state agencies...
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Twenty-six formerly incarcerated firefighters recently graduated from the Ventura Training Center (VTC). Those who complete the program are highly qualified...
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CDCR’s Ishi Conservation Camp and CAL FIRE hosted the 37th Annual Spring Training Exercises to ensure new firefighter crews are...
In 2019, we met Anthony Pedro, a devoted young father who had recently paroled after serving time as an incarcerated...
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Cecil Yahtin, an incarcerated firefighter at California Men's Colony Camp Cuesta, is using art to honor firefighters across the state....
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Two formerly incarcerated firefighters who co-founded the Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program (FFRP) recently received a leadership award and a...
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Kelly Witt, a fire captain for CDCR, has served the department for eight years, but it wasn’t the endgame she...
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Firefighters battling two large fires received some much needed help from staff at North Kern State Prison (NKSP). Chief Nurse...
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Shortly before 7 a.m. on September 22, California Men’s Colony (CMC) Fire Captain H. Powell and the incarcerated firefighters of...
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