Ventura County Fire Battalion 3

USAR40 came out to Fire Station 31 today so all Battalion 3 companies could come through and get some hands on familiarization and training with many of the specialized tools they carry for their Urban Search and Rescue mission.

Recruitment is now open for Seasonal Fire Control Worker. http://agency.governmentjobs.com/ventura/job_bulletin.cfm

Visit your local fire station this Sunday for open house from 1PM to 4PM. Battalion 3 stations include 30, 32, 34 and 36.

Firefighters from ME32, E35, E31 and SQ31 practice fire shelter deployment on a hillside off of Reino Road. Fire shelters are carried on the line gear of all firefighters working on wild land fire incidents and are an emergency and last ditch survival tool in the event firefighters are overrun by fire due to unexpected or rapidly changing fire conditions. Regular practice ensures that firefighters are proficient in the use and deployment of shelters in the event they are needed.

On Saturday ME34, Air Squad 9 and AMR442 teamed up to provide assistance to an injured mountain biker on the Santa Rosa Trail in Wildwood Park.

Over the past weekend, Battalion 3 and E333 (Lake Sherwood) joined other VCFD resources to form Strike Team 9324C (Charlie) to provide mutual aid assistance on two wildland fires. Their first assignment was to the Deer fire near Lake Nacimiento where they helped to improve control lines and mop up. http://hotlist.wildlandfire.com/threads/47148-CA-SLU-DEER After their release and while travelling home, the 241 fire broke out near Irvine Lake in Orange County and 9324C ...was immediately reassigned. Quick work by both ground and aerial resources had the fire quickly contained and again 9324C assisted with mop up. http://hotlist.wildlandfire.com/threads/47202-CA-ORC-241 The Strike Team consisting of B30, E322 (Meiners Oaks), E326 (Saticoy), E333 (Lake Sherwood), ME343 (East Simi Valley), and E357 (Somis) returned on Tuesday evening. The next strike team ready to be deployed will be 9325C consisting of E321 (Ojai), E331 (Westlake), E342 (Moorpark), ME351 (El Rio), and E355 (Las Posas) and a Battalion Chief leader to be determined at time of dispatch. Strike Team 9324C is pictured above staged on Santiago Canyon Road upon their arrival at the "241" fire.

This morning Medic Engine 32, Air Squad 8 and AMR443 teamed up to effect the rescue and provide treatment and transport of an injured mountain biker on the Sin Nombre Trail in Point Mugu State Park.

The Civic Center Fire Station #30 was dedicated 40 years ago on February 21, 1974! Fire station 30 went into operation January 25,1974. The 8,000 square foot building housed both staff offices, and an engine and truck company functions. This central location at 325 West Hillcrest Drive in the City of Thousand Oaks was made possible through the cooperation of the City of Thousand Oaks and the Janss Corp. The Janss Corp donated a number of acres and sold acres to the city. The... city provided the property to build the fire station it is located on at no cost and sold the land area for the parking lot for $8,000, which is the price the city paid the Janss Corp for the land. Later, the Fire Department purchased a small pie shape property on the east end of the parking lot to increase the parking lot. The interior of the structure has changed in a number of areas to meet the present needs. The exterior walls were unchanged until 2004 when the one bay east apparatus door opening was expanded to have two bay door openings. Station 30 was home for the Conejo Dispatch Center that dispatched Battalion 3 and Battalion 4 stations. In 1976, the Conejo Dispatch moved to a department wide communication center in Camarillo. Pictured in the photo L to R- Battalion Chief James Smith, Division Chief Richard Wilson, Fire Chief Stanley Masson, Battalion Chief Trent Taylor, Deputy Chief Michael Sellers

Members from T30 performing vertical ventilation on a garage fire Wednesday on Dale Ave. in Newbury Park. Hard work and coordinated efforts by firefighters from ME32, E35, E30, T30, E33, and ME52 prevented the fire from extending into the two-story home. There were no civilian or firefighter injuries. (Photo courtesy of Ted Benson Jr.)

The public is invited to join firefighters on Saturday, November 2, for the ninth annual ceremony honoring firefighters who have fallen in the line of duty in Ventura County. The ceremony will be held at the Fallen Firefighters of Ventura County Memorial on the Victoria Ave. side of the Ventura County Government Center. The Memorial is a permanent monument to honor firefighters who have given their lives protecting the people and property of Ventura County. The circular monum...ent has a pedestal inscribed with the names of 42 fallen firefighters and the Firefighter’s Prayer. On top of the pedestal is a seven-foot statue of a firefighter holding a small child. Three flagpoles serve as a backdrop to the Memorial. The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday, November 2, and is expected to last about one hour and will include the reading of the names on the Memorial, bagpipes, patriotic music and the traditional Firefighter’s Bell Ceremony. Shared from the Ventura County Fire Department FB Page

Members of VCFD Crew 11 and 12 along with six members of LAFD complete their final day of Helicopter Crew Member training today at Point Mugu State Park in Newbury Park. Todays exercise consisted of setting up the helicopter for "sling loading", weighing and manifesting loads, and calling in the copter for pick ups and drops at designated locations.

Firefighters from Engines 30 and 37 administering emergency first aid and oxygen to a small dog that was rescued from a mobile home fire. The dog was later transported to a local veterinarian by family members for further evaluation. Photo courtesy of Ave K NewsService

Today we pay tribute to 5 US Forest Service firefighters who lost their lives battling the Esperanza Fire 7 years ago today outside Palm Springs in Riverside County. Never Forget! Capt. Mark Loutzenhizer Jason McKay Jess McLean ... Pablo Cerda Daniel Hoover-Najera Shared from the CalFire FB Page