The Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program

The Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program

The Urban Association of Forestry and Fire Professionals, Inc.

CA, United States

Employment & SkillsEnvironment & ClimateJustice & Legal aid
NGORegional reach
Profile last updated: May 3, 2026

About

The Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program is a non-governmental organisation based in United States working on employment & skills, environment & climate, justice & legal aid.

The Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program (FFRP) is a nonprofit based in California that recruits and develops wildland firefighters and forestry personnel. It focuses on people who are formerly incarcerated or currently incarcerated in California's state Conservation Camps, as well as other underrepresented communities. FFRP runs a paid 8-week Career Training Program in Los Angeles/San Bernardino and Oakland, provides job placement, mentorship and resume support, and conducts inreach through the state's Conservation Fire Camps and outreach through re-entry organisations. Its goal is to address wildfire personnel shortages in California and the Western United States.

Location

United States

Organisation type

NGO

Legal form

Inc.

Legal name

The Urban Association of Forestry and Fire Professionals, Inc.

Charity number

83-0806426

Registration

83-0806426

Focus areas

wildland firefightingforestryreentryworkforce developmentrecidivism

Languages

EN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Employment & SkillsEnvironment & ClimateJustice & Legal aid

Works for

Prisoners & Ex-offendersUnemployed people

How they work

Direct servicesAwareness & educationCommunity programmes

Programmes

Career Training Program

Employment & Skills · United States

An 8-week paid wildland firefighter training and credentialing program offered in Los Angeles/San Bernardino and Oakland, California, with case management, legal support and financial literacy training for participants in reentry.

Countries of operation

United States

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donations

Ways to support

DonateVolunteer

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

US Forest Service, CAL FIRE, Bureau of Land Management

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