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CDCR – Growlersberg Conservation (Fire) Camp #33 basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 530-333-4244
This facility is for adult inmates.
The inmates housed at Growlersburg Conservation Camp #33 located at 5440 Longview Ln in Georgetown, CA are placed according to their custody level (determined by a number of factors including the past criminal history and the length of their sentence). There are ample educational and vocational training programs for all inmates, especially ones that show a willingness to learn new things that will prepare them for a better life when they are released. The mission is to promote and prepare the offender to leave in better shape than when they arrived, giving them the best chance to never come back and thus lower the state's recidivism rate.
Camp History – Growlersburg Conservation Camp began operations in 1967. The camp is jointly operated by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) and CAL Fire. The camp initially housed 80 CDC inmates to be utilized as hand crews for fighting wildland fires and other public service projects. The camp is located on 80 acres approximately 1½ miles north of the city of Georgetown off of Highway 193 in El Dorado County between the cities of Placerville and Auburn.
In 1980 the dormitory building was increased in size, (nearly 40%), to house 120 inmates. This expanded the fire crew numbers from three crews up to five hand crews. During the remodel, the dorm was the only expansion made to the camp, leaving the kitchen, dining room and wastewater treatment plant as originally constructed. Today Growlersburg Camp has a maximum population of 132 inmates who work in assignments devoted exclusively to serving the community, local, state, and federal agencies in wildland fire suppression as well as responding to other emergencies such as floods, earthquakes, and search and rescue operations.
Camp Products – The camp has two mobile dimension sawmills that produce stock to build picnic tables that are sold to a variety of public agencies. The camp also has a cabinet shop that was once staffed by a CDCR funded vocational instructor and is currently operated under the direction of CAL Fire.
Community service projects – The crews provide labor for various projects such as the construction of shaded fuel breaks for wildland fire safety, the construction of hiking and biking trails, general maintenance and grounds care of community parks, schools, CAL Fire and local fire district facilities, and the landscaping, cleaning, and grooming of Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park Museum in Coloma. Crews assist the University of California; Berkeley’s Blodgett Research Forest in implementing various vegetation management-based research projects as per researchers’ specifications.
Inmate Programs – Our primary program mission is to provide inmates for fire fighting hand crews, and to respond to other emergencies such as floods, earthquakes, and search and rescue operations. Growlersburg fire crews are utilized statewide. Growlersburg crews usually log over 400,000 work hours during a typical fiscal year. The crews can also log over 100,000 hours of emergency response during the year.
visitation Info
Visiting hours for PRISON_NAME. For Directions call PRISON_PHONE
Sunday 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Monday 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Tuesday 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Wednesday 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Thursday 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Friday 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Saturday 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Federal Holidays 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
No cellphones, you will be searched before visiting. NO personal belongings. Persons under probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Such visitation is not normally approved.
If the visitor is under the age of 18 and is a family member of the inmate, they must be accompanied by an adult family member or guardian to include a member of the inmate's extended family. If the visitor is under the age of 18 and is not a family member of the inmate, the minor visitor must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
