Firefighters
California’s conservation camp program can trace its roots to the highway camps of the early 1900s. Back then, incarcerated people...
Read More About Take a closer look at life in a California conservation camp
Eel River Conservation Camp on May 18 hosted 85 incarcerated firefighters from Alder and Parlin Fork camps for what’s called...
Read More About Incarcerated firefighters help protect redwood coastal communities
On April 30, 2021, the Ventura Training Center (VTC) held graduation for the fourth, fifth, and sixth graduating classes. The...
When Correctional Officer Mark Jones isn't working at High Desert State Prison, he volunteers to fight fires. His dedication to...
Read More About Susanville names Correctional Officer as Firefighter of the Year
As wildfires continue to sweep through California, current and past Ventura Training Center (VTC) cadets are doing their part to...
Read More About Ventura Training Center cadets return from 2 months on fire line
When Jose Morales began serving a five-year sentence for second-degree robbery in 2016, he discovered rehabilitative programs. His focus turned...
Read More About Formerly incarcerated firefighter found success through training, reentry program
For 52 days, strike teams from the Ventura Training Center have protected property and lives by battling four of California's...
Read More About For over 50 days, Ventura Training Center fire crews have battled blazes
CDCR’s firefighting personnel joined other agencies to battle wildfires raging across California. Fire camps, institution fire departments and other CDCR...
Read More About CDCR firefighters battle wildfires across California
As of Aug. 7, Riverside County's Apple Fire has torched more than 45 square miles, destroyed four structures and resulted...
Read More About When fire threatens Oak Glen Conservation Camp, firefighters work to save their own
A pair of young adults from CDCR Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) are among the first firefighters from Pine Grove...
Read More About First young adult DJJ firefighters accepted to Ventura firefighter training program