| Did you feel the 2.6 Earthquake...? |
Thursday, March 11 / 2010 (10:00:46) |
Posted by Geri Ventura -
...at
7:30
pm,
or
the
2.9
at
9:30
pm
Earthquake
this
morning-
both
centered
in
the
Santa
Barbara
Channel?
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| 1290 AM Community Alert Interviews Geri Ventura about MERRAG |
Wednesday, November 04 / 2009 (07:50:48) |
Posted by Geri Ventura -
Geri
Ventura
spent
an
hour
speaking
with
Mike
Willams
and
Ted
Adams
about
MERRAG
and
the
concept
of
community
preparedness
on
their
radio
talk
show
program,
"Community
Alert".
Community
Alert
is
a
collaborative
effort
between
the
Wildand
Residents
Association
and
the
Santa
Barbara
County
Fire
Safe
Council
which
provides
informative
programming
regarding
Positive
Preparation
for
Disasters.
Their
discussion
will
air
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| MERRAG & Montecito Fire Participates in the Great California SHAKEOUT |
Thursday, October 15 / 2009 (16:22:21) |
Posted by Geri Ventura -
October
15,
2009
-
The
Montecito
Fire
Protection
District
facilitated
MERRAG's
participation
in
the
Great
California
Shakeout
(California's
largest
earthquake
drill
ever),
earlier
today.
MERRAG
is
the
Montecito
Community
volunteer
group
organized
to
assist
the
Fire
District
and
other
local
agencies
during
emergencies.
MERRAG
members
attend
monthly
training
sessions
to
learn
disaster
preparedness
for
themselves
and
their
families
as
well
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| Living WIth Wildfire in Montecito - A Community Forum |
Monday, September 28 / 2009 (15:02:32) |
Posted by Geri Ventura -
WHERE:
Montecito
Covenant
Church
671
Cold
Springs
Road
Santa
Barbara,
CA
93108
WHEN:
Wednesday
September
30,
2009
6:30
PM
-
8:00
PM
Living
WIth
Wildfire
in
Montecito
-
A
Community
Forum
Presented
By
Richard
Halsey,
author
of
Fire,
Chaparral,
and
Survival
in
Southern
California,
and
is
the
director
of
the
California
Chaparral
Institute.
We
live
in
a
fire
prone
environment;
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| What's Right in the Community |
Thursday, April 23 / 2009 (08:23:44) |
Posted by Geri Ventura -
KEYT
News
anchor
Paula
Lopez
(Santa
Barbara
Channel
3)
recently
did
a
segment
called
“What’s
Right
in
the
Community”
featuring
MERRAG.
Go
to
http://www.keyt.com/news/local/43487152.html
to
see
why
they
felt
MERRAG
is
“Right
in
the
Community”!
MERRAG
continues
to
provide
the
Montecito
Community
with
educational
information
and
training
to
participate
in
local
community
events
like
the
Montecito
Union
Carnival
and
to
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| MERRAG Steps Up to Assist During the Tea Fire |
Tuesday, November 25 / 2008 (10:42:37) |
Posted by Geri Ventura -
MERRAG
members
showed
what
they
are
made
of
the
night
of
the
Tea
Fire.
Montecito
Fire
activated
the
MERRAG
Response
Team
at
the
start
of
the
fire,
and
they
remained
activated
throughout
the
duration
and
into
recovery
efforts.
Jane
Dyruff,
a
local
Montecito
Resident
and
MERRAG
team
member,
led
the
troops
by
coordinating
the
activation
and
response
efforts
of
the
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| California Hazardous Weather Awareness Week |
Monday, September 22 / 2008 (09:29:58) |
Posted by Geri Ventura -
NOAA’s
National
Weather
Service
forecast
offices
in
California
will
conduct
the
second
annual
California
Hazardous
Weather
Awareness
Week
Sept.
22-27
to
raise
public
awareness
about
the
dangers
of
hazardous
weather
conditions
in
the
state
and
provide
information
to
help
protect
life
and
property.
“California
has
a
reputation
for
always
having
sunny
skies
and
calm
surf,
but
the
state
is
vulnerable
...
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| MERRAG Membership drive is now in progress! |
Friday, June 27 / 2008 (08:47:26) |
Posted by Geri Ventura -
MERRAG
is
a
non-profit
organization
that
operates
on
funding
from
your
membership.
Last
year,
MERRAG
was
instrumental
in
providing
daily
updates
and
preparedness
information
to
the
community
during
the
ZACA
fire.
MERRAG
provides
you
and
your
neighbors
information
and
training
to
be
better
prepared
for
the
next
earthquake,
wildfire,
hazmat
spill
or
other
calamity.
We
need
YOUR
membership,
donations
and
...
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| All Saints-by-the-Sea-Episcopal Church Supports Emergency Response! |
Monday, September 24 / 2007 (14:26:48) |
Posted by Tina Coffin -
All
Saints-by-the-Sea-Episcopal
Church
Supports
Emergency
Response!
All
Saints
by
the
Sea
Episcopal
Church,
83
Eucalyptus
Lane,
has
been
a
member
of
MERRAG
and
has
maintained
an
emergency
radio
for
several
years.
After
the
Emergency
Town
Hall
Meeting
on
July
6,
members
were
moved
to
become
better
prepared
for
emergencies.
Several
parishioners
including
David
Boyd,
Tina
Coffin,
Michael
Ditmore
and
Phil
...
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| Commonly asked Questions Re: Reverse 911 |
Tuesday, August 21 / 2007 (08:26:36) |
Posted by GSVentura -
Commonly
asked
Questions
Re:
Reverse
911
Q.
When
will
R911
be
used
to
contact
me?
A.
We
may
call
you
with
information
updates
that
pertain
to
your
neighborhood.
We
may
call
you
to
invite
you
to
a
community
meeting.
We
may
call
to
give
you
health
advisories.
We
may
call
you
for
evacuation
warnings
or
orders.
Q.
How
does
R911
...
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| How to deal with smoke and ash exposure |
Friday, August 17 / 2007 (22:50:04) |
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:
•
Wash
ash
off
children’s
toys
before
children
play
with
them.
•
Clean
ash
off
house
pets.
•
Wear
gloves,
long
sleeved
shirts,
and
long
pants
...
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| Why Can't Air Resources Put Out a Large Wildland Fire??? |
Friday, August 17 / 2007 (22:43:16) |
Posted by GSVentura -
We
are
asked
this
over
and
over
again.
Why
can't
we
just
put
this
fire
out
with
water
and
retardant
drops
?
Here
a
brief
(sort
of)
explanation
of
how
we
fight
fire
and
why
we
can
just
put
it
out
with
water/retardant
drops
from
helicopters
and
air
tankers.
When
a
fire
burns
in
extremely
dry
brush,
it
is
a
...
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| Pyrocumulus Clouds - Science 101 |
Friday, August 17 / 2007 (22:23:17) |
Posted by GSVentura -
Distribution:
Any
area
where
wildfires
occur.
Height:
2000
to
30,000
feet.
Cause:
Convection
created
by
fire.
Associated
Weather:
Can
generate
showers
and
storms.
Hazard
Warning:
Clouds
may
develop
into
cumulonimbus
and
trigger
further
fires
through
lightning
strikes.
This
variation
of
cumulus
derives
its
name
from
the
fact
that
fire
(pyro
in
Latin)
creates
both
the
lifting
mechanism
and
the
water
...
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| Local Information Radio |
Thursday, August 09 / 2007 (11:33:57) |
Posted by KRF -
The
Montecito
Fire
District
and
MERRAG
are
experimenting
with
a
low-power
AM
radio
station.
This
portable
radio
station
is
broadcasting
current
information
to
our
community
at
1370
on
your
AM
radio.
Reception
is
best
on
car
radios.
We
have
not
yet
achieved
blanket
coverage
of
the
entire
district
but
most
areas
within
the
district
can
receive
the
broadcasts.
The
broadcasts
...
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| Rapid Response |
Saturday, April 14 / 2007 (11:50:28) |
Posted by Keith Frick -
Many
homes
in
Montecito
are
situated
behind
locked
security
gates.
In
the
event
of
an
emergency
these
gates
can
impose
a
significant
obstacle
to
responding
Montecito
Fire
District
personnel.
Whether
the
emergency
is
a
medical
situation
or
a
fire,
time
is
of
the
essence.
Most
Montecito
gates
are
equipped
with
a
"Knox
Box."
Montecito
Fire
District
personnel
have
keys
to
...
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| MERRAG Radio System Performance Upgrade |
Thursday, April 12 / 2007 (01:42:26) |
Posted by Keith Frick -
MERRAG
is
issuing
new
batteries
for
all
of
their
Motorola
SP-50
two-way
radios.
All
of
the
batteries
are
being
renewed
at
one
time
because
MERRAG
is
switching
to
a
new
more
powerful
battery
chemistry.
What's
the
best
battery
for
two-way
radios?
Most
two-way
radios
use
nickel-cadmium
batteries
(NiCAD).
These
batteries
are
durable
and
forgiving
if
abused.
The
recommended
alternative
is
...
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| Fire Extinguisher Training Day |
Thursday, February 15 / 2007 (07:51:08) |
Posted by Keith Frick -
Do
you
have
a
fire
extinguisher?
Have
you
ever
used
a
fire
extinguisher?
If
not,
MERRAG's
annual
Fire
Extinguisher
Training
Day
represents
an
ideal
opportunity
to
train
in
a
safe
and
supportive
environment.
Each
year
local
fire
equipment
expert
Rick
Joy
supplies
an
arsenal
of
questionable,
removed
from
service,
fire
extinguishers
for
our
practice
session.
Can
I
use
it,
will
...
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| The Next Generation of Communication |
Wednesday, February 14 / 2007 (14:43:47) |
Posted by C.W. -
Have
you
ever
been
in
a
place
where
you
can’t
use
your
wireless
telephone—like
skiing
at
higher
altitudes,
camping
in
a
remote
area,
or
even
shopping
at
the
mall?
There
are
other
wireless
services
that
allow
you
to
keep
in
touch—personal
radio
services.
A
personal
radio
service
is
a
short-range,
low
power
radio
transmission
using
a
device
or
devices
that
...
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