Members of Washington Ridge Crew 3 begin a hike on the San Juan Ridge last week in preparation of their yearly hand crew certification. The state’s inmate firefighters are a valuable asset in helping to control the state’s wildland fires.
Photo: Elias Funez
Cal Fire’s Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit is conducting hands-on certification training in collaboration with other agencies, helping prepare the unit for possibly one of the worst fire seasons in state history.
The Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit conducts a certification training for firefighting hand crews annually, in collaboration with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the California Conservation Corps, and the California National Guard. This year’s training occurred this week, and saw around 150 firefighters receive their certifications.
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Photo by Scott McCloskey â Crew with Raze International Inc. of Shadyside demolish and remove two dilapidated houses located on 15th Street across from the J.B. Chambers Sports Complex as part of a demolition contract with the City of Wheeling.
WHEELING – A large demolition project focused on revitalizing neighborhoods throughout the city of Wheeling is underway as crews with Raze International Inc. of Shadyside are demolishing and removing three dilapidated houses on 15th Street as part of the project.
Raze International Owner Thomas Brown said his company began working last Monday on a contract with the city of Wheeling for the demolition of nearly a dozen properties in different locations around the city. Last week, his crews demolished and removed a dilapidated house in Warwood and one on Jacob Street as part of the contract.