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.

Santa Barbara County and Mission Canyon have put in considerable effort to avoid erosion and flooding with the rains coming this En Nino season following the fire. The Mission Canyon Association installed a webcam to monitor the water flow in the creeks. Mission Canyon residents can now view current water flow and potential flooding of Mission Creek by clicking on the live webcam link below. The MCA creek webcam is located at the confluence of Rattlesnake and Mission Creeks, looking downstream. (Currently a password is required, but may be removed in the near future, making access a bit easier).

Mission Creek Live Webcam:
http://mcawebcam.axiscam.net:1500

You can only view; controls are not active. A recent version of Firefox works best; Explorer and Opera work as well.

A 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

Click on any of the following links below to connect with other 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

Santa Barbara County Resources.
SB County Cleanup Information
Property Tax Relief Q & A's

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.
Helping Children After a Wildfire: Tips for Parents and Teachers

Register for property tax relief.

California State Disaster Resources, CalEMA.

Resources for Fire Damaged Landscape and Erosion Control.

MCA has constituted a resolution conflict mediation process specifically to assist neighbors who have not been able to settle disagreements growing out of one or both neighbor's rebuilding plans, post Jesusita Fire. The service is completely voluntary; both parties need to agree to participate; and the results are non-binding. We hope that we can help resolve these conflicts quickly. Click here for Mediation Guide.

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.

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.