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Source: Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office
Santa Barbara County is providing mutual assistance to Ventura County to help assist with evacuations and road closures due to several wildfires burning in Ventura County. The fires broke out less than 24 hours after a mass murder at a popular Thousand Oaks restaurant/bar, where the suspect killed 12 people including a 29-year veteran of the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, Sgt. Ron Helus, before killing himself. The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office wants to provide as much support as possible to our partners and neighbors at the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office as they mourn the loss of their own and deal simultaneously with protecting their community members from the threat of wildfires.
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office and the Santa Barbara Police Department sent a combined total of 36 peace officers to Ventura County last night, November 8, 2018, to help with mandatory evacuations. The Sheriff’s Office and Santa Barbara Police Department sent a combined total of 26 peace officers this morning, November 9, 2018, and are prepared to send more personnel as needed.
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff/Fire Air Support Unit is also providing assistance to the critical air firefighting efforts. Last night, Copter 308, was deployed to conduct nighttime water drops. Copter 308 made numerous water drops overnight. Copter 308 is still assigned to the fire and will be prepared to fly again tonight if requested.
Ventura County has always been there to provide resources to Santa Barbara County throughout all of our major fires. The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office along with law enforcement agencies across the state are here to help see Ventura County through this crisis and show our support in whatever way we can.
Paradise Fire: 14 bodies were found today. Four in cars and two in houses in Concow. Ten bodies were found in Paradise, seven were in their homes and three outside of homes. #CampFire
23 have died, the 14 are just from today. Many missing. Paradise Fire.
Small thing you can do: carry a fire extinguisher in your car. If a fire-start happens along side the road, you can make a difference. Just do it.
such a horror …………… just saw this “‘Raining hell down’: death toll rises to 25 in California fires, as more victims found
Remains of 14 people discovered in and around community of Paradise in north of state; two bodies found in Malibu — Guardian reporting from Malibu & Paradise, CA https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/09/california-fires-malibu-evacuations-latest-news-updates-today?utm_term=RWRpdG9yaWFsX0d1YXJkaWFuVG9kYXlVUy0xODExMTE%3D&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUS&CMP=GTUS_email
Great advice to down vote… what the heck…
Neighbors can work together to save homes. Swimming pool is equivalent to 50 FIRE TRUCKS FULL OF WATER! http://www.homefirefightingsystems.com/firepumpcarts.html
Youtube video, handy, __how to__ use pool and buckets and hose, and a generator, to fight fire and save your home: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXeR9tMCIzg
Since it’s all our own fault, according to the president, because we don’t manage our forests he wants to cut funding to us. Maybe he could point out where the “forests” are in the present fires in Southern CA.