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Wildland Residence Association (WRA)

- The WRA serves as a liaison between Santa Barbara County’s mountain communities and various government agencies, and provides the management of the San Marcos Pass Volunteer Fire Department. The primary mission of the fire department is prevention and education. Suppression efforts are based on the concept of “self help.”
- https://www.wildlandresidents.org/

1. Sign up for ReadySBC
  - https://www.readysbc.org/
2. Download Watch Duty app on you phone and set up alerts.
  - https://app.watchduty.org/

- In July 2024, the SB Fire Safe Council concluded year 2 out of a 3 year chipping program in the West Camino Cielo community
  - https://sbfiresafecouncil.org/communitychipping/
- In the interest of home hardening, SBFSC offers a free/advisory-only Home Evaluation to "review the vulnerability of your house and landscape to wildfire and ember-ignition." Several WCC residents have obtained an evaluation and found it helpful. See https://sbfiresafecouncil.org/evaluation/ for details.
- The SB Fire Safe Council still have funds in their "Defensible Space Assistance Program" to help vulnerable residents clear Zone 0 and retrofit vents. Kate from SBFSC is encouraging anyone who might qualify to apply (e.g., retired on fixed income, etc.). See flyer to rhe right.

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