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Basic Disaster Awareness Training Offered
Posted by Geri Ventura -
CERT
Unit
1
-
Disaster
Awareness
Montecito
Fire
Headquarters
-
November
6,
2008
at
3:15
In
this
important
training,
you
will
learn:
Disasters
and
Disaster
Workers:
What
defines
a
disaster,
what
defines
an
disaster,
and
who
makes
up
the
response
workforce.
The
Impact
on
the
Infrastructure:
The
potential
effect
of
extreme
emergencies
and
disasters
on
transportation;
...
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DOUGLAS FOUNDATION DONATES LOW POWER AM RADIO
Posted by Geri Ventura -
10/23/08 - The Montecito Fire Protection District held a reception on Sunday, October 12, 2008 to thank the Douglas Foundation for their donation of a low power AM radio to the Fire District. Kirk and Anne Douglas attended the reception on behalf of their foundation. They stated that they were pleased to be able to help the community and were ...
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Montecito Fire District Increases Staffing for Predicted Weather and Fires in Southern California
Posted by Geri Ventura -
October
14,
2008
-
Montecito
Fire
District
has
increased
staffing
to
have
in
place
throughout
the
predicted
wind
events
over
the
next
few
days.
As
warmer,
dryer
conditions
move
into
the
area,
the
threat
of
a
fire
occurring
in
the
Santa
Barbara
South
Coast
increases
because
of
the
extended
moderate
drought
conditions
throughout
California.
In
addition
to
up
staffing
...
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Montecito Fire Fighters Train in Neighborhood House
Posted by Travis Ederer -
September 22, 2008 - The Montecito Fire department conducted structure fire fighting drills in a local Montecito house. Between the dates of September 10th, through September 13th, the Montecito Fire Protection District conducted training at a house on San Ysidro Road. The house was made available, prior to demolition, by the homeowner. The drill was a multi-agency evolution that included ...
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Montecito Fire Disrtict recieves $5,000 Grant
Posted by Curtis Vincent -
August
22,
2008
-
Montecito
Fire
Protection
District
has
received
a
$5,000.00
grant
from
Firemen's
Fund
Insurance
in
support
of
our
"Neighborhood
Defensible
Space
Program".
The
objective
is
to
create
defensible/survivable
space
by
reducing
the
volume
of
FLAMMABLE
VEGETATION
on
private
property
as
well
as
hillsides
and
access
roads
within
local
neighborhoods.
Participating
residents
receive
educational
help
...
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Fast Action Controls Blaze
Posted by T.McElwee / Photo - Paul Wellman -
August
22,
2008
-
On
August
15th
at
approximately
8:00pm
Montecito
Fire
responded
to
a
reported
vegetation
fire
in
the
100
block
of
Canon
View.
Montecito
Fire
District,
Santa
Barbara
City
Fire
and
the
Los
Padres
Forest
Service
all
responded
as
part
of
the
mutual
aid
system.
Montecito
Brush
Engine
391
was
first
on
scene
and
initiated
a
...
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Montecito Fire Chief Arrested
Posted by Geri Ventura -
August
13,
2008-Montecito
Fire
Chief
Kevin
Wallace
went
to
"jail"
to
help
raise
funds
for
the
Muscular
Dystrophy
Association
earlier
today.
The
"jailers"
picked
him
up
from
Fire
District
Headquarters
at
approximately
1:00
pm
on
a
warrant
issued
by
an
unknown
MDA
accomplice.
Chief
Wallace,
and
his
wife
Maureen
both
went
without
incident
to
the
Rooftop
of
the
Canary
...
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Montecito Fire District Welcomes Three New Firefighters
Posted by Geri Ventura -
August 4, 2008 - Montecito Fire Protection District is proud to announce three new firefighters have joined the Fire District Family. Sarah Marshall, Jordan Zeitsoff, and Ben Hauser started on May 1st, 2008. The three newest members attended an arduous 3 month joint fire academy with Santa Barbara City Fire Department. The new recruits were led by Captain Mike Lee, ...
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Sundowner Winds and Santa Ana's
Posted by Geri Ventura -
What
makes
a
Sundowner
wind
event
different
than
a
Santa
Ana
wind
event?
I
contacted
Ryan
Kittell
of
the
National
Weather
Service
earlier
this
year,
and
this
is
what
he
had
to
say:
Sundowners
are
a
different
beast
caused
by
a
different
weather
pattern
than
Santa
Anas,
but
they
do
act
in
a
similar
way.
Santa
Ana
...
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MFD Fire Engineer Receives Rotary Club Vocational Service Award!
Posted by Geri Ventura -
May 27, 2008 - Montecito Fire District Engineer Travis Ederer was presented the Rotary Club Vocational Service Award on May 21, 2008. Travis is an integral part of the Montecito Fire District and was given this award in recognition of his contributions to the District and his personal accomplishments.
Travis began his career with the District in June of 1999 ...
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Montecito Residents Participate in Local Evacuation Drill
Posted by Geri Ventura - Photo by Ben Ryan/MERRAG -
MONTECITO, CA – 4/28/2008 The Montecito Community participated in their first ever Evacuation Drill on Saturday, April 26, 2008. Fire District Officials and Sheriff Department Representatives feel that the drill was a success on many levels.
One of the original objectives of the drill included testing emergency alerting systems and evaluating the effectiveness of notification methods.
Early reports indicate that ...
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Winter Weather Preparedness
Posted by GSVentura -
What to do when winter weather is predicted
- Clean out your rain gutters and drains, removing leaves, branches and other debris.
- Turn off automated sprinkler systems when rain is expected.
- Lower the level in your swimming pool, so it is less likely to overflow during heavy rain. The chlorinated pool water can be harmful to your grass
- Store
a
...
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How to deal with smoke and ash exposure
Posted by GSVentura -
Keep your doors, windows and dampers closed. Stay indoors to minimize exposure -- especially if you have respiratory ailments. Here are some other things to consider when dealing with large amounts of ash fall:
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How to deal with smoke and ash exposure
Posted by Geri Ventura -
Keep
your
doors,
windows
and
dampers
closed.
Stay
indoors
to
minimize
exposure
--
especially
if
you
have
respiratory
ailments.
Here
are
some
other
things
to
consider
when
dealing
with
large
amounts
of
ash
fall:
Wash
ash
off
children's
toys
before
children
play
with
them.
Clean
ash
off
house
pets.
Wear
gloves,
long
sleeved
...
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