JESUSITA FIRE, SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA: Ranch hands work together to evacuate goats. The "Jesusita Fire" in Santa Barbara, CA area burns 8,733 acres with 9,625 people affected. An estimated 1,000+ animals are displaced or harmed. Photo by Mark Boster, Los Angeles Times.
JESUSITA FIRE, SANTA BARBARA, CA: Over 1,000 animals are in temp emergency shelters, with horses and more large animals cared for at Earl Warren Showgrounds. Photo by NBC affiliate KSBY-TV, San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties.
JESUSITA FIRE, CALIFORNIA: "There is still great need for the city’s most vulnerable victims: the animals." Photo/quote from Karen Lee Stevens, Santa Barbara Pet Examiner.
Volunteers with UAN’s Emergency Animal Rescue Service (EARS) help Santa Barbara Humane Society care for hundreds of animals at a temp emergency sheltering operation. People forced from homes by the fire are in tears as they surrender animals during evacuation. Photo from www.uan.org.
"On 5/8/9 we arise with the sun to set up an emergency shelter in a barn on Santa Barbara Humane Society grounds. Many animals are already lined up with caregivers outside the shelter." Photo/quote from UAN-EARS, www.uan.org.
Santa Barbara County Animal Services and its community partners (Santa Barbara Humane Society, ASAP, Equine Evac) give emergency care to animals. Photo from KSBY-TV.
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Santa Barbara Fire — Send supplies/donations for animals
IN THIS DISASTER WATCH:
MAY 9-10, 2009
Santa Barbara, CA: Jesusita Fire Status
5/10/09, JESUSITA FIRE STATUS
Santa Barbara Office of Emergency Services
- 8,733 acres burned
- 55% contained
- Initial estimate of 31 homes destroyed, 47 homes damaged and 2 outbuildings destroyed.
- Some 140 properties evacuated under mandatory orders; affects about 350 people.
- 3,850+ properties under evacuation warning; approx. 9,625 people affected.
- Residences threatened: 3,500
Commercial properties threatened: 100
- Expected containment 5/13/09
5/9/09, ANIMALS SHELTERED DUE TO FIRE
Santa Barbara Office of Emergency Services
- 975 displaced animals in shelter due to fire
- Santa Barbara Humane Society: 529 animals
- Santa Barbara County Animal Services: 259 animals
- Equine Evacuation: 187 animals
- Estimates likely 1,000+ animals affected in fires by 5/10/09.
MAY, 2009
Groups & Resources Activated For Animals
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES
SANTA BARBARA HUMANE SOCIETY & EQUINE EVAC
SMALL ANIMALS — Call Santa Barbara County Animal Services hotline for direction to a shelter location: 805-681-4332
LARGE ANIMALS — Take horses and other large animals to:
Earl Warren Showgrounds, 805-687-0766
3400 Calle Real / Santa Barbara, CA 93105-3285
SUPPLIES & MONETARY DONATIONS NEEDED
SEND TO: Santa Barbara Humane Society
5399 Overpass Road / Santa Barbara, CA 93111
805-964-4777, http://sbhumanesociety.org
SUPPLY NEEDS:
- quality dry dog food & canned dog food
- Johnny Cat Original cat litter (unscented, non-clumping)
- quality dry cat food & canned cat food
ASAP (ANIMAL SHELTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM)
Food and other items urgently needed for cats in Santa Barbara — While the Jesusita Fire is far from contained, there appears to be light at the end of the tunnel. With that said, there is still great need for the city’s most vulnerable victims: the animals. SOURCE: Karen Lee Stevens, Santa Barbara Pet Examiner
SUPPLIES & MONETARY DONATIONS NEEDED
SEND/BRING TO: ASAP, c/o County Animal Shelter
5473 Overpass Road / Santa Barbara, CA 93111
805-681-4331, 805-683-3368, asapcats@yahoo.com
MAIL MONETARY DONATIONS TO: ASAP / P.O. Box 357 / Goleta, CA 93116
SUPPLY NEEDS:
- Wellness cat food / NutroMax dry cat food
- Hills foods, regular adult WD, CD or DD
- KMR (kitten milk replacement)
- cat collars / pine litter
- headlamps, for emergency kit
- laundry soap / paper towels
- stamps / steno note pads
- heating pads that don’t shut off
- large bottles of Purell
- 2 computers less than 5 years old with monitors
- 1 HP laser printer
SANTA MARIA VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY
Food and funds are needed for companion animals displaced by Jesusita Fire.
SUPPLIES & MONETARY DONATIONS NEEDED
SEND/BRING TO: Santa Maria Valley Humane Society
751 Black Road / Santa Maria, Ca 93458
TO DONATE FOOD/FUNDS: Kelly White O’Neill, 805-349-3435
TO ASSIST WITH TRANSPORT: Vonnie Stewart, 805-680-9582
SUPPLY NEEDS:
- canned cat food
- dog food of all kinds
- cat litter
- food for birds, reptiles, other type pets
PETSMART CHARITIES EMERGENCY RELIEF WAGGIN’
A PetSmart Emergency Relief Waggin’ trailer, stocked with at least 16 tons of food and supplies, was deployed from the PetSmart Distribution Center in Phoenix, Arizona…to Santa Barbara Humane Society. SOURCE: Karen Lee Stevens, Santa Barbara Pet Examiner
PETSMART CHARITIES DONATION
MAIL CHECK EARMARKED FOR EMERGENCY RELIEF:
PetSmart Charities / Attn: Emergency Relief
19601 N. 27th Avenue / Phoenix, AZ 85027
DONATE ONLINE. Click DONATE NOW at page top.
UAN EMERGENCY ANIMAL RESCUE SERVICE (EARS)
EARS volunteers help Santa Barbara Humane Society care for evacuated animals at a temp emergency sheltering operation. "On 5/8/9 we arise with the sun to set up an emergency shelter in a barn on Santa Barbara Humane Society (SBHS) grounds. We ready enough crates to house many animals already lined up with caregivers outside the shelter. People are in tears, as they surrender animals while evacuated…" SOURCE: www.uan.org
UNITED ANIMAL NATIONS / EARS
PO Box 188890 / Sacremento, CA 95818
916-429-2457, info@uan.org, www.uan.org
REGISTER TO VOLUNTEER FOR ANIMAL AID IN DISASTERS. WE SEEK:
- Independently trained volunteers with experience in disaster rescue, animal handling, sheltering, animal first aid, veterinary, photography and documentation, leadership skills.
- Flexibililty to travel to disaster zones for 1-2 weeks.
- Team players who follow FEMA Incident Command System and Kinship Circle protocol.
- Self-sustainability in rugged post-disaster settings.
- CLICK HERE to register as an disaster response volunteer.
Already on Kinship Circle’s Disaster Animal Response Team? Tell us about your new certs, training and experience so we can update your profile and contact you for future deployments. CONTACT info@kinshipcircle.org
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Kinship Circle
Animal Disaster Aid Fund
7380 Kingsbury Blvd.
Saint Louis, MO 63130 USA
BOTTOM LEFT PHOTO: Emergency animal shelter at Santa Barbara Humane Society grounds. Photo/quote from UAN-EARS, www.uan.org.
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