Firefighters Archives

A fireman sits in front of a fire engine.

Anthony Pedro was an inmate firefighter at the California Correctional Center. Now on parole, he works as a firefighter at...

Inmates wearing orange and white sit on the ground while one holds a certificate of thanks. Standing around them are people in business attire and uniforms.

By Lt. Charlene Ruggiero, CCC When a civilian working at a construction site was electrocuted, dropping lifeless to the ground,...

Two photos of firefighters putting out hot spots.

On Saturday, Aug. 17, the California Correctional Institution (CCI) Fire Captain and four of his inmate fire fighting crew battled...

Two men pose in uniform in front of a fire engine.

California Correctional Institution Fire Chief Daniel Turner recently took inmate firefighter David Reeves to the Clark Training Center in Riverside...

Two men in CAL FIRE uniforms stand in front of sign for Fenner Canyon Conservation Camp.

Two former inmates who are now firefighters with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) shared their...

Sign says Intermountain Conservation Camp.

Tourists making their way to Lassen National Park, Burney Falls or the Lava Beds National Monument may not realize there...

Pine Grove Youth Conservation Camp was established in 1945 but the original camp began a decade earlier as part of...