Skills and Programs | California Conservation Corps https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov Mon, 04 Aug 2025 20:31:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cropped-17CCC_Logo_FINAL_RGB_OL-32x32.png Skills and Programs | California Conservation Corps https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov 32 32 Highway to Success, CAL FIRE San Diego Hires Batch of CCC Alums https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/072325-highway-to-success-cal-fire-san-diego-hires-batch-of-ccc-alums/ Wed, 23 Jul 2025 19:21:45 +0000 https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/?p=26683 “There’s people I know that have asked me how I became a firefighter. I always tell them the CCC is the best place.” Ethan Silguero CCC Los Piños Center In the CCC, we pride ourselves on putting young adults on a path to success.

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]]> Plot Prep: Inland Empire Corpsmembers Clearing Way to Reduce Catastrophic Wildfire https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/071825-plot-prep-inland-empire-corpsmembers-clearing-way-to-reduce-catastrophic-wildfire/ Fri, 18 Jul 2025 22:52:52 +0000 https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/?p=26524 Prescribed Fire Prep Inland Empire Corpsmember Maxine Zendejas carries a tree limb across steep terrain to spread woody debris out away from live trees ahead of a prescribed burn. Protecting people and property with McLeods, rock rakes, and chain saws. For weeks now…

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]]> LA County Arboretum Interns Gain Valuable Skills, Insight https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/la-county-arboretum-interns-gain-valuable-skills-insight/ Tue, 15 Jul 2025 23:55:53 +0000 https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/?p=26545 “I am learning to become more independent and how to take control in situations, like how to do projects on my own now.” Cuauhtemoc Hurtado CCC Los Angeles Center To toil in the soil, is to be a Corpsmember in the California…

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]]> Different Cultures, Same Goal; Protecting People and Properties https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/different-cultures-same-goal-protecting-people-and-properties/ Fri, 11 Jul 2025 23:38:04 +0000 https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/?p=26536 International Exchange German firefighters visited CCC and CAL FIRE faciliites and crews as part of an international exchange aimed at improving Germany’s wildland firefighting knowledge. Often, when wildland firefighters get together, they speak a similar language of terminology and…

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]]> Plugged In: Norwalk Corpsmembers Connect Communities to EV Charging Stations https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/070325-plugged-in-norwalk-corpsmembers-connect-communities-to-ev-charging-stations/ Thu, 03 Jul 2025 23:25:33 +0000 https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/?p=26423 Charging Up Norwalk Corpsmember Eric Magana checks measurements as he prepares to drill holes to secure an EV charging post at the Duarte library. Two years ago, a quarter of new vehicle sales in California were zero-emission vehicles, also known as EVs or ZEVs. With the state’s goal…

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]]> Training to Fight Fire, Serve Community in Fresno County https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/060625-training-to-fight-fire-serve-community-in-fresno-county/ Fri, 06 Jun 2025 19:51:10 +0000 https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/?p=26265 Upward Path Fresno Center Corpsmembers utilize their experience on the Mid Valley 1 fire crew to find careers with CAL FIRE and other fire agencies. Hiking up steep inclines. Swinging hand tools into thick brush. Building their own path to careers in the fire service.

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]]> Corpsmembers Roll Up Sleeves to Clear Invasives From LA Arboretum https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/053025-corpsmembers-roll-up-sleeves-to-clear-invasives-from-la-arboretum/ Fri, 30 May 2025 19:26:49 +0000 https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/?p=26252 “The reason we’re doing this is because we don’t want the Monkey Vine to overthrow a tree. We don’t want all these other plants taken out by the vines.” Samantha Jijon Los Angeles Center When working in the Los Angeles County Arboretum…

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]]> Improving Access, Safety to the Outdoors in Riverside County https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/052325-improving-access-safety-to-the-outdoors-in-riverside-county/ Fri, 23 May 2025 18:55:56 +0000 https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/?p=25896 Improving Access Inland Empire Center Corpsmembers work together to move decking materials into place at the Riverside-Corona Resource Conservation District’s Sycamore Creek Interpretive Center in Temescal Valley. With a safe, secure place to learn about and observe wildlife and…

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]]> Los Piños Fire Crews Tackle Real-World Readiness Drill https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/050925-los-pinos-fire-crews-tackle-real-world-readiness-drill/ Fri, 09 May 2025 22:48:59 +0000 https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/?p=25871 “It wasn’t like the traditional heavy saw work that you would see, cutting big, tall heavy brush. A lot of it was done low. You had to squat and really move that saw across the ground to really clean that line.” Jacob Mesa Los Piños Center…

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]]> Shasta Fire Crew Uses Fire, Fuel Reduction to Keep Community Safe https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/050725-shasta-fire-crew-uses-fire-fuel-reduction-to-keep-community-safe/ Wed, 07 May 2025 22:31:06 +0000 https://ccc-uat.ccc.ca.gov/?p=25860 Using Fire Redding Corpsmembers on the Shasta 1 fire crew use McLeods to help keep a burn pile contained and smoldering during a fuel reduction project. Preparing for wildfire is year-round effort. When the CCC Redding Shasta 1 fire crew isn’t responding to wildfires…

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