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.
John Legend visited the Eaton fire incident command post to thank CDCR staff and incarcerated fire crews for their efforts....
A resident credits the CDCR staff strike team firefighters with saving him and his home during the Los Angeles fires....
More than 7,500 firefighters, including a CDCR staff strike team, are battling relentless Southern California wildfires. They are working around...
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Feeding the CDCR fire crews and support staff at the Eaton Fire incident command post takes a team. This video...
Firefighters in training and California Men’s Colony’s (CMC) Cuesta camp staff are offering words of encouragement and hope to those...
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Five women made history as the first all-female cohort to graduate from the Future Fire Academy (FFA). This groundbreaking program...
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The first-of-its-kind Outdoor Children’s Educational Recreation Center is now in operation at Puerta La Cruz Conservation Camp in San Diego....
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Staff and incarcerated individuals from Malibu Conservation Camp #13 recently attended a screening of the firefighting documentary, Firebreak. Lt. A....
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For incarcerated people interested in becoming a firefighter, California Men’s Colony (CMC) offers Physical Fitness Training (PFT). The three-week program...
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Editor’s note: The Kardashians visited Growlersburg Conservation Camp to learn more about the Youthful Offender Camp Pilot Program (YOP). Acting...