In other
Cal Fire news the Amador-El
Dorado Unit of Cal Fire will conduct Hand Crew Exercises in the area of Marble
Valley (the Parker Development) for three days. The exercises began May
1st and include conservation crews from Pine Grove, Growlersburg, and
Washington Ridge. The
Conservation Camps will conduct a four-mile hike, construct hand cut fire lines
and chain saw training. Interested persons such as reporters and photographers
are invited to attend media day on May 3 at 7:30 a.m. and to view the exercises,
which prepare hand crews for the upcoming fire season. Cal Fire is currently authorized to operate 39
Conservation Camps statewide that house nearly 4,000 inmates and wards. These
camps are operated in conjunction with the California Department of Corrections
and Rehabilitation (CDCR). Through these cooperative
efforts Cal Fire is authorized to operate 196 fire crews year-round. These crews are available to respond
to all types of emergencies including wildfires, floods, search and rescue, and
earthquakes. When not responding to emergencies, the crews are busy with
conservation and community service work projects for state, federal, and
local government agencies. Fire crews perform several million hours of work
statewide each year.
Thursday, 03 May 2007 00:23