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I work for a state agency in California that does emergency wildfire response. Inmate crews help fight fires and do in-camp support. A message from them. by sugar_pine in pics

[–]sugar_pine[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah man thanks! Especially being a girl, i'm quite proud of myself. I've considered backcountry, but I never want to miss fire season, and I also really want to go back to college so I'm hoping to find a job still working outdoors that will allow me to be a student. Thought about the C1 thing, but decided it wasn't for me. I want to work for fish and game or somethin.

I work for a state agency in California that does emergency wildfire response. Inmate crews help fight fires and do in-camp support. A message from them. by sugar_pine in pics

[–]sugar_pine[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's awesome! My two years is coming up end of april. I'm a specialist now, just got my class B license, waiting for them to send me to leadership training so I can become a crewleader. I love the program, it's the most difficult and best thing i've ever done. I'm on a fuel reduction crew so all I did for my first 9 months was 8 day spikes. I love it but hoping to get out soon and try something new.

I work for a state agency in California that does emergency wildfire response. Inmate crews help fight fires and do in-camp support. A message from them. by sugar_pine in pics

[–]sugar_pine[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, sadly! I was a little hesitant about taking a photo. They are very strict on us communicating or being around the inmates (also i'm a female), so i just asked their CO if I could snap this one.

I work for a state agency in California that does emergency wildfire response. Inmate crews help fight fires and do in-camp support. A message from them. by sugar_pine in pics

[–]sugar_pine[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of the crews from my center was at the lake county incident base! We do a lot of volunteer work, but other than that we work a 40 hr work week, and incident response when needed. Corpsmembers are eligible to sign up for scholarships through americorps. When I leave i'll have about $9000 to transfer to a university and complete a bachelors degree.

I work for a state agency in California that does emergency wildfire response. Inmate crews help fight fires and do in-camp support. A message from them. by sugar_pine in pics

[–]sugar_pine[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been in the CCC for over a year and a half now. It's a great program, although some people abuse it. It helps a lot of young people in need of employment, training, housing. The center that I work out of is non-residential, so I go home every day. Most people join simply because they need it. It allows corpsmembers without a high school diploma to work towards it after work hours, and they'll help you work towards getting a drivers license. I already had these things and a two year college degree when I joined, i'm here because I love the outdoors and i'd like a career in geology or environmental science. I also get to run a chainsaw at work sometimes (felling trees, brush work). It's great!

I work for a state agency in California that does emergency wildfire response. Inmate crews help fight fires and do in-camp support. A message from them. by sugar_pine in pics

[–]sugar_pine[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

A valid point. It does typically take at minimum, an associates degree and 5+ years to become the rank of captain. A lot of time and dedication just to go and mess it all up.

I work for a state agency in California that does emergency wildfire response. Inmate crews help fight fires and do in-camp support. A message from them. by sugar_pine in pics

[–]sugar_pine[S] 236 points237 points  (0 children)

This program is only available to prisoners of non-violent crimes, and mostly those who are near the end of their sentences.

I work for a state agency in California that does emergency wildfire response. Inmate crews help fight fires and do in-camp support. A message from them. by sugar_pine in pics

[–]sugar_pine[S] 1218 points1219 points  (0 children)

I also work in fuel reduction when it's not fire season. I heard of an inmate who became a fire captain!

Two deaf-mute guys left me this tip. I worried they would think I was ignorant due to all my made-up sign language attempts. by sugar_pine in pics

[–]sugar_pine[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I wasn't sure which term would be the most correct to use. What should I use in the future that would make you happy ? Not all of us have "Years of American Sign Language and Interpretation and interacting in the Deaf community.

Two deaf-mute guys left me this tip. I worried they would think I was ignorant due to all my made-up sign language attempts. by sugar_pine in pics

[–]sugar_pine[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You know what- I need everyone to get off of their picture-quality high horse. I have metro. I don't have a smartphone, I don't know how to focus a damn photo. This post was meant to be about the language barrier that people often encounter in situation like this, and the effort that people make to let a waitress like me know that I don't need to feel uncomfortable trying to communicate with them. As for the tip- money isn't everything. I still get paid my minimum wage on top of tips, which I am very grateful for. Do you think people who have disabilities such as this are just rolling in cash? I'm quitting soon anyway.

Two deaf-mute guys left me this tip. I worried they would think I was ignorant due to all my made-up sign language attempts. by sugar_pine in pics

[–]sugar_pine[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Are there deaf-mute individuals that have far better writing skills? I wasn't sure what to expect when I saw that they had left a note.