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Hirahara referred to this as the Warrior Dharma, the idea that like warriors, they spend their time cultivating knowledge and wisdom, harnessing their energy to protect others and promote worthy causes. Approximately 50 new lookouts were erected by the Civilian Conservation Corps for the California Division of Forestry. The turbine engines have far fewer moving parts, are much lighter, and are more powerful. After spending some time at their aviation headquarters at McClellan Air Field on Thursday in Sacramento, I developed as list of16 facts that you may not know about the program: 1. Erickson brags about their 97% ORR on the front page of their website (Erickson sets the standard for operational readiness at 97% ORR). Ryan AAB was used jointly by both agencies until 1998 when the USFS moved their tanker operations up to the larger, and then vacated, Norton Air Force Base, in San Bernardino. As the firefighters were busy attending to their morning duties, I took the opportunity to chat with the fixed-wing pilots about what it was like to be tanker pilots for CAL FIRE. The other was to "conserve" the Nation's storehouse of lumber trees. Although the CCC-WPA programs had given the State of California a physical operating plant for the California Division of Forestry to carry out its wildland fire protection mission the State Legislature had yet to fund the staffing of this new system. Due to the recent fire activity, they are still active but you can occasionally hear them talking amongst themselves, speculating as to when the seasonal hires will be released. In 1911 Congress passed the "Weeks Law" which provided fiscal aid for cooperative fire protection work between the Forest Service and qualifying States. 'Latest and greatest' helicopter can help Calif - FireRescue1 The war heightened apprehension about the State's vulnerability to fire. 16 facts you may not know about CAL FIRE's aerial - Fire Aviation The Refuge. Over 280 CAL FIRE employees are involved in aviation activities. It became known almost instantly as the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). The Sundry Civil Appropriations Act (Organic Act) of 1897 clarified the intent of the Forest Reserve Act and specifically endorsed the validity of watershed protection. CAL FIRE's mission is to serve and safeguard the people and protect the property and resources of California. CAL FIRE is an organization that is continually expanding and evolving in many ways to try to best serve and protect the lives and lands of California. For Northern CA, contact ONC GACC (24 hour #): 530-226-2800. Flying with a crew of two, the Rockwell OV-10A Bronco is CAL FIREs go-to aircraft for the airtactical role.