jesusita trail
courtesy: Steven Pinker
Jesusita Fire Response
Our hearts and prayers go out to so many of our neighbors who lost homes or property.
MCA Town Hall Meeting was held June 4 at
Fleishman Hall Natural History Museum.
Click here to review Fire Recovery Resource slides.
Video of Landscape recovery and erosion control Meeting held June 17
Future meetings:
California FAIR Plan Insurance Meeting
Tuesday June 30th 6pm
Natural History Museum Farrand Hall
Our thanks to the Fire Safety/brush clearance committees for their hard work to get us prepared for such an event. Things could have been much worse. Our thanks to the Mission Canyon Residents who conducted an orderly evacuation and will now assist others rebuilding our wonderful community.
Click on any of the following links to connect with helpful information:
Map of fire area with homes effected and photos.
Mountain Drive Association web site. They offer to share what they have learned about finding temporary housing and much more from the recent Tea Fire.
Insurance claim processing help:
CARe inc. Community Assisting Recovery George Kehrer 818-216-0123 carehelp.org
United Policy Holders Assistance in claim processing after a fire.
Contact Cathia Mahaffey, Mission Canyon Association insurance committee chair to receive notice of all insurance meetings. insurance@missioncanyon.org
Housing opportunities. Contact our housing committee if you know of available housing or need information on available housing. housing@missioncanyon.org
Click here for Santa Barbara County Resources.
Cleanup Information
Red Cross Pamela Voge 687-1331 X107. 2707 State St. The Red Cross has much to offer anyone who is displaced. Please contact them.
Local Mental Health Providers:
Psychologists have offered free assistance.
Hosford Clinic at UCSB offers 3 free sessions.
Santa Barbara Therapists Association offers help.
Register for property tax relief.
California State Disaster Resources, CalEMA.
Register with SBA in case you need their assistance. They opened an office in the County building 105 E Anapamu, or online disastercustomerservice@sba.gov
Resources for Fire Damaged Lanscape
There are also a number of other critical issues facing Mission Canyon residents at this time. The following links will help you keep informed.
Click Here to learn about the Mission Canyon Planning Advisory Committee (MCPAC) and this process. Read the Design guideline proposals on this link. For more information you can reach us by email at mcpac@missioncanyon.org, or by contacting any of the board members listed on the 'officers and directors' page.
Fire Safety is Still foremost on our minds this season.
Click here to connect to a new web site which will provide the most up-to-date information available on wild fires in the area. Please read the articles on preparing for evacuation and helping your neighbors. We need to be ready and hope we do not have to leave again. New Final Draft Mission Canyon Wildfire Protection Plan. Click here to read. (This is a large pdf file and may take a minute or two to load.)
The tunnel trail is closed for the fire season. Issues related to the trail are now being reviewed under the City of Santa Barbara Front Country Trails Multi-Jurisdictional Task Force. Click here for link to meeting schedules, agendas, and minutes of past meetings. If you wish to participate on this task force please contact Elizabeth Keate.
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