InciWeb: Zaca Fire Town Hall Meeting

Wednesday, August 1, 2007

InciWeb: Zaca Fire Town Hall Meeting

Summary

F L A S H !..........

There will be a Zaca Fire Town Hall Meeting this evening at the Santa Barbara County Schools Administration Auditorium, located at 4400 Cathedral Oaks Road, in Santa Barbara. Below is an agenda for the meeting which will start at 6:00 p.m.

Zaca Fire Town Hall Meeting

Incident: Zaca fire
Released: 1200 hrs

Zaca Fire Town Hall Meeting

County Schools Administration Auditorium

4400 Cathedral Oaks Road, Santa Barbara

Wednesday, August 1, 2007 @ 6:00 p.m.

Introductions

Captain Eli Iskow, Public Information Officer, Santa Barbara County Fire Dept.

Opening Comments From

Chief John Scherrei, Santa Barbara County Fire Department

Chief Joe Smith, Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office

Current Fire Situation and Long-range Fire Outlook

Aaron Gelobter, Incident Commander, Boise Incident Management Team

Contingency Plan and Trigger / Evaluation Points

Deputy Chief Tom Franklin, Santa Barbara County Fire Department

Evacuation Plan

Notifications - Cmdr. Chuck Gerhart and Sgt. Tom Walton, Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office

Routes - Cmdr. Chuck Gerhart and Sgt. Tom Walton, Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office

Shelters - Janet Stanley, Red Cross Emergency Services

Animals - Jan Glick, Santa Barbara County Animal Services

Questions and Answers

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Wednesday, August 1, 2007