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.
The annual Guns and Hoses charity football game recognized a Pine Grove Youth Conservation Camp crew during a 2019 ceremony....
More than 40 fire crews converged on the Ishi Conservation Camp to train for wildland firefighting during the Fire Preparedness...
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Two former inmates who are now firefighters with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) shared their...
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Intermountain Conservation Camp, nestled in the pines at the base of Big Valley Mountain, is four miles north of Bieber....
Over 320 incarcerated firefighters from five camps gathered at Eel River Conservation Camp #31 in mid-May 2017 to prepare for...
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Trudging through thick brush and powdery red dirt, incarcerated fire crews carry heavy packs and equipment under the baking sun....
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Retired staff, current employees and wardens recently gathered to celebrate five decades of public service at Sierra Conservation Center.
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Pine Grove Youth Conservation Camp was established in 1945 but the original camp began a decade earlier as part of...