City of Santa Barbara Fire Department To Contact Us:
City of Santa Barbara Fire Department
Fire Administration Offices
925 De La Vina St
Mailing Address:
121 W Carrillo St
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(805) 965-5254
New Fire Department Administrative Services Manager. We are pleased to announce the selection of Ron Liechti for the position of Fire Department Administrative Services Manager. Selected from a very competitive group of highly qualified candidates, Ron comes to the Fire Department from the Finance Department where he held the position of Supervising Senior Accountant, responsible for the Billing and Customer Service Program. He has over 20 years of progressive experience, including supervision, administration and financial management and has been a City employee since 1997. Congratulations to Ron, and welcome to the Fire Department! Ron replaces Pete Ramsdell who retired on December 18th after 32 years working with the City of Santa Barbara. Thank you Pete for all of your many accomplishments and contributions over the past 32 years and 7 different fire chiefs! ______________________________________________________________________________  Firefighter Awarded “Tin Person” Leadership Award. Last month, Fire Chief Andrew DiMizio presented a new departmental Leadership Award to Captain Heidi Rockenbach. The award recognizes a department member with outstanding and exemplary dedication and performance. Heidi was chosen due to her hard work, diligence, and accomplishments while working in a temporary assignment with the Training Division this past year. The award is accompanied by a handmade “Tin Person” from the Wizard of Oz, emphasizing a person who has a lot of spirit and heart.
Have you done your part to allow firefighters the best chance to defend your home in the event of our next wildfire?
 Take advantage of our FREE Voluntary Defensible Space Inspection Program available to anyone in the WFSBAD area. If you are interested in a Voluntary Inspection or Neighborhood Presentation please CLICK HERE or call Amber Anderson at (805) 564-5737
Please note that the Wildland Fire Suppression Benefit Assessment District web pages have been moved to the Residents section of the City web pages to enable easier navigation. You can still get there from here by following the link in our blue right-most column!
The 2010 Newsletters are in!! Click HERE for a PDF version. Sandbags & Flood Preparedness. With the watershed damage that occurred as a result of the Tea and Jesusita Fires in the foothills above the City, flooding will likely occur this winter in and down slope of the fire areas. NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE FOR THE COMING WINTER AND TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY. Protection of private property is your responsibility as a property owner and begins prior to storm events. Sandbags may be purchased at local hardware and building supply stores. Some building supply stores will deliver filled sandbags with advance notice. When properly placed, sandbags will redirect water and debris flows away from property improvements. Protect your property before the rain begins! When a "Flood Watch" is issued by National Weather Service and confirmed by City of Santa Barbara Public Works Officials, the City will open the Sandbag Station and make sandbags available to residents. Residents are reminded that the City Sand Bag Distribution Policy is designed to assist in the protection of private property only during storm emergency conditions. The primary Sandbag Station is located at the City of Santa Barbara Corporate Annex Yard at 401 East Yanonali Street, normally 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM. Sand and sandbags will be available to the public at the Sandbag Station. Residents should bring their own gloves and shovels and be prepared to fill the bags they need. The City will announce when the Sandbag Station is open and hours of operation and on Channel 18 (City-TV) and through other local media outlets. Before and during storm events through the winter residents should monitor the radio and TV and the City’s web site for updates and announcements. Begin with assessment of your property, especially if you live in the fire areas, adjacent to, or along San Roque Creek, Arroyo Burro Creek, Mission Creek, or Sycamore Creek. You can find information on how to protect your property from erosion mud flows and flooding on your property at: Homeowners Guide for Flood Prevention and Response A Homeowner’s Guide to Erosion Control For additional information, please call the City of Santa Barbara Public Works Department at (805) 568-5377.
National Weather Service Declares Santa Barbara as StormReady. The City of Santa Barbara received an official StormReady Community designation from the National Weather Service. To receive the StormReady designation, the City met rigorous criteria which included developing severe weather and flooding response plans and communications infrastructure, promoting weather safety to the public, and conducting safety training. Santa Barbara has implemented systems to monitor weather forecasts and warn the public of hazardous conditions. After several fires in the last two years, the community is vulnerable to possible flooding and mudslides with heavy rainfall. For more information www.santabarbaraca.gov/oes
On August 11, 2009 the Santa Barbara City Council voted to approve the enhanced fire sprinkler requirements for all structures built in the City. The sprinkler requirements were adopted under the Municipal Code, as part of the City’s amendments to the 2007 California Fire Code. The enhancements were designed to augment existing sprinkler requirements, making them more protective. Among the key provisions of the new sections are requirements for fire sprinklers in single family residences, along with additions and remodels to both residential and commercial structures.
Fire Sprinkler Code Sections
Fire Sprinkler FAQ’s
Community Development Fire Sprinkler Requirements
For Tea and Jesusita Fire information please click on the following links: City of Santa Barbara Office of Emergency Services Montecito Fire Department County of Santa Barbara County of Santa Barbara Fire Department
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