Could you help your neighbors in need?

MERRAG! (pronounced Mirage) is a network of trained volunteers who work and live in the Montecito area. Members are prepared to respond to a community disaster during the critical first 72 hours following an event. Since 1987, the mutual “self-help” organization has been serving Montecito’s 13,000 residents with the guidance and support of the Montecito Fire, Water and Sanitary Districts.

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Event Calendar

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May

May 10

MERRAG Special Training - Electrical Safety for Responders and Volunteers
Montecito Fire Headquarters - 10:00 am.

First responders and volunteers often encounter electrical hazards during wind events, and after disasters. Fallen power lines are very dangerous! It is important to understand those dangers and learn how to properly identify them and protect yourself from harm.

In this lesson, you will learn:

• About the hazards of the electrical utility systems.
• Voltage and its effects on the human body
• Assessing electrical risks in emergency situations
• Step and touch potential: keeping safe distances
• Moving people out of energized areas
• Underground hazards

May 14

Neighborhood Fire Hazard Clean Up
Arcady / Knapp / Cowles

May 21

Regular Board Meeting

May 28

Neighborhood Fire Hazard Cleanup
Upper Romero Area/Park Lane