Mt. Bullion Youth Conservation Camp

This isn’t your fathers summer camp. This is a CYA/​CDF Fire Camp. That’s California Youth Authority/​California Dept of FOrestry.
Juvenile first-​time offenders with non-​violent records & short sentences are given the opportunity to train to become a wildland firefighter.
This camp has a dormitory that houses 75 – 100 young men. Other facilities include: rec room, free weights, swimming pool, movie theater, football/​baseball field and a bakery.
Youths take 6 weeks of training in the classroom and Field to become safety certified as a wildland firefighter.
Most kids spend 1000’s of hours per year working on the firelines in California to repay society for their wrongdoings.
Plus they work a job at the camp or go to school everyday to learn a skill or finish school.
CYA makes up to 75−80% or more of the fire fighting workforce in California. Did you know… Fighting fires in California has been compared to the experience of war.
This experience definitely changed my life forever.