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News Story - Grand Opening of the Operations Base for the Upper Ojai Search and Rescue Team
Nature of Incident: | Grand Opening of the Operations Base for the Upper Ojai Search and Rescue Team | ||||
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Location: | Santa Paula, CA | ||||
Date & Time: | September 17, 2022, @ 2:00 PM | ||||
Unit(s) Responsible: | Upper Ojai Search and Rescue Team | ||||
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The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office is pleased to announce the grand opening of a new home for the Upper Ojai Search and Rescue Team. Through the combined efforts of the Sheriff’s Office, Ventura County Fire Department and the Ventura County Board of Supervisors, this facility has been re-purposed from its original function as Fire Station 20 into an operation base for the Upper Ojai search and Rescue Team. The Ventura County Fire Department opened a new Station 20 on Highway 150 west of the Summit in January 2022. Upon approval by the Board of Supervisors, the Upper Ojai Search and Rescue Team took up residency of the “Old Station 20” allowing the Team to have a location to consolidate their equipment, hold meetings, and conduct training. The Upper Ojai Search and Rescue Team came into existence as part of the Sheriff’s Office in 1958 which coincidentally is the same year the initial Station 20 was constructed. At that time, Fire Station 20 was largely staffed by volunteers, many of whom did double duty on the Search and Rescue Team as well. The dedication of this station means that the Upper Ojai Search and Rescue Team will now have a permanent home and base of operations. The Upper Ojai Search and Rescue Team would like to invite the public to the open house on September 17, 2022, @ 2:00 PM. The station is located @ 12727 N. Ojai Road. We ask those who are planning to attend to please park in the school parking lot @ 12525 N. Ojai Road. |
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Prepared by: | Bill Slaughter, Ojai SAR | ||||
News Release Date: | August 11, 2022 | ||||
Media Follow-Up Contact: | Deputy J. Havelka – [email protected] (805) 535-6204 |
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Approved by: |
Captain Downard |
Address/Location
Ventura County Sheriff's Office
800 S Victoria Ave
Ventura, CA 93003
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 805-654-9511