AmeriCorps Members Provide Fire Support in Idaho

NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release: July 1, 2021
Media Contact: Renee Bade, renee.bade@labor.idaho.gov

Individuals serving with the AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) Fuels Management Team are partnering with the Salmon-Challis National Forest to support fire mitigation and response. 

AmeriCorps fire management team members Nick Braun and Connor Coyle have been working in the Salmon-Challis National Forest this year. They are part of a crew based in Sacramento, California.

The NCCC team is made up of seven AmeriCorps members from across the nation who have been working on a variety of projects focused on wildland fire. This fire mitigation team is one of only a few in the country and is specialized to provide the U.S. National Forest Service with additional firefighting capacity in strategic locations. The team is currently providing emergency services to the people of Leadore in eastern Idaho and the surrounding area.

AmeriCorps NCCC is a full-time 10-month program for individuals 18-26 years old, providing them opportunities to build skills and serve their country. In return, they receive a small living stipend and a $6,495 education award when they complete their service. The team visiting Leadore is based out of Sacramento, California, and will be assisting in the Salmon-Challis National Forest through August 10. This is the second year the AmeriCorps NCCC Fuels Management Team has partnered with the Salmon-Challis National Forest.

More information about Serve Idaho and AmeriCorps service opportunities is at serveidaho.gov.

Serve Idaho is a division of the Idaho Department of Labor. The commission administers Idaho’s AmeriCorps programs. Serve Idaho is funded in part by the Federal agency AmeriCorps and the Idaho Department of Labor.  

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