Pioche Conservation Camp (PCC)

1 Hardtimes Road
P.O. Box 509
Pioche, Nevada 89043
PHONE: (775) 977-5986

Administrative Staff

Historical

Established in 1980, the Pioche Conservation Camp (PCC) was the first Conservation Camp established by the Nevada Department of Corrections in Rural Nevada. It provides Initial Attack Wildland Firefighting Crews operated by the Nevada Division of Forestry for Lincoln County and the state of Nevada. Along with community project crews, Emergency Crews have been dispatched to other Natural Disasters including the 1997 Floods in Carson City and 2003 in Caliente, Nevada. Crews from PCC also participated in the recovery efforts of the Space shuttle COLUMBIA in May 2003. In 2008 Emergency Crews responded twice to California (Chico and Grass Valley). Every year fire crews are sent out statewide to render assistance with major fires.

Staffing

PCC employs the following staff:

    1 Correctional Lieutenant
    1 Correctional Sergeant
    1 Senior Correctional Officer
    11 Correctional Officers
    2 Correctional Caseworkers
    1 Retail Storekeeper
    11 Nevada Division of Forestry Staff Members

Capacity

PCC houses 196 male Inmates in dormitory living, with the capability to increase to 238 in times of need to the Department.

Programs: Vocational Training, Educational Opportunities, and Treatment Services

Pioche Conservation Camp coordinates with the Nevada Division of Forestry in the training and operating Community Project and Wildland Firefighting Crews year round. Inmates can receive their GED or High School Diploma along with Anger Management and New Beginnings as other programs offered.

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