Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program Developing the next-gen of firefighters 🔥 Justice | Training | Climate
California, USA
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The Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program (FFRP) retweeted
TONIGHT: Chief Royal Ramey of @ffrp_ca sits down with Jon Stewart
ALT Chief Royal Ramey of Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program sits down with Jon Stewart.
What a day for our Co-Founder & CEO, Chief @royalrameyffrp and @ffrp_ca! Excited to see how it all comes together tonight on @TheDailyShow at 8pm PST / 11pm EST!
Big news - Chief Ramey is on the Daily Show tonight!
Check out this Instagram video by @royal.ramey instagram.com/reel/DFVnSI8Rt…
Thank you to the @ObamaFoundation , President @BarackObama, and First Lady @MichelleObama for their incredible support. This means everything. Join them and support our work to provide career pathways to formerly incarcerated firefighters: forestryfirerp.org/donation
As California battles ongoing wildfires, we're grateful for people like Royal Ramey — an #ObamaLeader — who is empowering formerly incarcerated individuals to become firefighters through @ffrp_ca. Learn more about his inspiring work: obama.org/stories/obama-lead…
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The Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program (FFRP) retweeted
Join us in promoting earthquake safety by participating in tomorrow’s Great #ShakeOut. Exercise the preparedness steps drop, cover, and hold on. Plus, learn how you can sign up for earthquake notifications and why having a first-aid kit is crucial. energized.edison.com/stories…
As students head back to the classroom, FFRP is also gearing up to provide essential training and resources for pre and post incarceration individuals. Education and skills development are key to creating successful careers in Wildland and Forestry.
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Help us transform lives by donating today. FFRP provides training, resources, and career opportunities for the formerly and currently incarcerated. Help us create a brighter future and a safer community.
Students from Just Wildfire Workforce (a group of Univ of Michigan grad students conducting research around FFRP) joined staff to observe the FLAME conference on the central California coast. Discussion focused on wildfire risk & land management strategy in the Bay Area.
In case you missed it: @NPR has re-release co-founder Royal Ramey's interview with @jmsummers on the forestry workforce shortage in California amidst a historic wildfire season.
Give it a listen here: npr.org/2024/07/18/nx-s1-504…
Proud to announce that co-founder, Brandon Smith, is a joining @c4cinvest California Climate Leaders Fellowship to work towards addressing climate change in the BIPOC, immigrant, and rural communities where the effects are most deeply felt.
Listen live at 2:20 PM PST for Royal Ramey’s interview w/ @NPR All Things Considered. Royal & @jmsummers dive into the forestry workforce shortage & how FFRP is leveraging people coming home from prison as an untapped pool of talent. Also available online: n.pr/4cMltFu
Happy National Wildland Firefighter Day!
Today we want to honor the brave justice impacted firefighters who battle wildfires and protect our communities. We're proud to support them in building successful careers Join us in recognizing their dedication and commitment.
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The Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program (FFRP) retweeted
🎧 Listen now on #ClimateCuriousPod: The hidden injustice behind wildfire fighting in California
Did you know, the incarcerated are fighting California’s wildfires 🤯? Royal Ramey, a wildland firefighter at @ffrp_ca, is working to change that: buff.ly/4cowtsx
Today is World Enviroment Day!
We want to take this oppurtunity to highlight how wildfires and enviromental justice intersect. Days like this provide a great oppurtunity to undestand the ways in which we should be aware of how policy effects both the enviroment and people.
To cap off Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month we want to highlight our Director of Innovation, Strategy, & Planning. Since joining us Cari has been an integral part of the team and gurranteed the sucess of our bay area programs!
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This was an incredible opportunity to celebrate our accomplishments together, and for our trainees to show off what they've learned from our wildland firefighter training program.
Interested in learning more about our 2021 Cohort for the Innovation Prize? Check them out here: jmkfund.org/innovation-prize…
