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.
Operating since 1945, Pine Grove Youth Conservation Camp (PGYCC) in Amador County offers rehabilitation and re-entry services for incarcerated youth...
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CDCR fire crews work hard year-round to keep communities safe, performing wildfire mitigation projects as well as assisting during storms...
Troy Senegal’s journey from incarceration to a fire service career was full of hard work, training and persistence. It was...
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State fire crews are usually readying for a dry fire season by now, but late-winter storms has them digging out...
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Two incarcerated firefighters recently earned their Associate Science Degrees in Fire Science Technology.
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After nearly 80 years, this month Pine Grove Youth Conservation Camp (PGYCC) transferred from the Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ)...
When the storm hits, CDCR and its partners step up. As part of storm response efforts statewide, staff and crews...
Hundreds of Riverside, San Bernardino, and Los Angeles County conservation camp participants responded to the Fairview Fire near Hemet, which...
No rescue is too big or small for Pleasant Valley State Prison (PVSP) firefighters, even if the rescue involves a...
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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