Possible brush fire near a homeless encampment off Highway 101 northbound at Mission.
Fire Department Responds to BonFire Off Highway 101
Roger
October 7, 2019, 2:55 am
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It’s 80 degrees and sunny. Who needs a warming fire? How many more of these before SB takes Goleta’s lead and clears them out?
I don’t remember this many “encampment” fires even as little as 5 years ago. The recent LA takeover of Santa Barbara has really lead to an increase in crime and homelessness. Sigh.
42077 – how was the “LA takeover” of SB led to any of this? People are moving into homes here in SB from LA, just look at San Roque!
Put these compensation packages on the pyromaniac “homeless” tab, because we are tried of paying this much money every year just so our fire department can spend their very expensive time putting out vagrant camp fires. James P MccoyFire Batt Chief
Santa Barbara, 2018-$389,952.41;
Christopher P Mailes Fire Batt Chief – 40 Hours – $384,033.28;
Lee C WaldronFire Ops Div Chief
Santa Barbara, 2018 – $376,016.62;
Michael J De PonceFire Batt Chief
Santa Barbara, 2018- $370,200.86;
Joseph E TiesoFire Captain
Santa Barbara, 2018 – $368,629.36;
Kathleen SizemoreFire Captain
Santa Barbara, 2018 – $354,857.81 ;
Michael F HooseFire Captain
Santa Barbara, 2018- $330,398.11;
Robert J MercadoFire Batt Chief
Santa Barbara, 2018-$325,469.45;
Anthony J PighettiFire Captain – 40 Hours/Week
Santa Barbara, 2018-$322,267.87;
Matthew R WilsonFire Captain
Santa Barbara, 2018- $312,956.89;
Alex A KargboFirefighter
Santa Barbara, 2018- $306,187.00;
David W WardFire Captain
Santa Barbara, 2018 – $304,927.41;
Brian T RicciFire Captain
Santa Barbara, 2018- $303,846.35;
Trever J JonesFire Engineer
Santa Barbara, 2018 – $303,437.53;
David A AguailarFire Captain – 40 Hours/Week
Santa Barbara, 2018- $298,823.58;
Bradley W WatersFire Captain
Santa Barbara, 2018-$297,288.70; ………..etc …etc. ..etc (See Transparent California for the entire tax payer funded City of Santa Barbara fire department compensation packages.
When evaluating claims like this, you should consider the source, which is neither transparent, nor California.
“Transparent California” is just one of the many names used by the tax-exempt “free-market think tank” Nevada Policy Research Institute (NPRI). NPRI refuses to divulge its own funding sources, stating, “NPRI respects the privacy of our donors, which includes the amount of a donor’s gift”.
NPRI’s primary funding source, as determined by The Conservative Transparency Project, is Donors Capital Fund, a dark-money source of funding for conservative groups. Its donors also include The Cato Institute, co-founded by the Koch brothers, and organizations affiliated with the climate change denial movement.
NPRI spends 75% of its revenue on six-figure salaries and benefits. Its goal is to undermine support for employee unions nationwide, thereby decreasing salaries and increasing corporate profits.