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and can earn up to $8,000 in
scholarships each year they
are enrolled.
Some Corpsmembers enroll
specifically to fight wildland fires.
They train alongside Cal Fire and
U.S Forest Service – responding
to the front lines, including the
August Complex Fire where they
hand-dig fire breaks and put out
hot spots.
"It's seriously tough work," said
CCC Conservationist Cedar
Long. She led her crew of 14
Corpsmembers from the CCC
Ukiah Center in doing the
grueling task of hiking out – on
foot – miles of fire hose used
by US Forest Service crews as
flames surged south of State
Route 36W between Red Bluff
and Dinsmore.
Her crew also was
tasked with preserving
the historic Post Creek
Guard Station lookout
cabin by doing what's
called a structure wrap
– literally wrapping
the building from
baseboard to chimney
in foil.
"These are 18- to
25-year-olds doing this
work. It's on-the-job
training for the Corpsmembers
and experience they will
remember forever," Long said,
and experience that can lead to
a career.
It's work that doesn't necessarily
make the evening news but does
make a huge impact on both the
young Corpsmembers and local
communities, Long said.
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