Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation - Operations Manual

Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

Article 14 – Conservation Camps

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51130.7.3 Personnel – Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

  • Listed below is the CDF personnel assigned to each Conservation Camp.

    • Camp Division Chief. Shall be in charge of all forestry activities at a Conservation Camp.

    • Assistant Division Chief. Shall be assigned to camps which have 100 or more inmates.

    • State Fire Captains (B). Shall be assigned to a ranger unit fire control position and may supervise inmates on a temporary basis on work projects or on the fire line and shall be equally responsible for inmates assigned to them for work.

    • Heavy Fire Equipment Operators. Are assigned to operate and repair the CDF in-camp vehicles and to operate heavy equipment on conservation projects and fires. They may also be assigned to supervise in-camp inmates on in-camp work projects.