Welcome!  This website is intended to coordinate aid to the many families who are victims of the Tea Fire and the Jesusita Fire. We are here to connect people in need with people who want to help.  The Mountain Drive Community Association is committed to helping the fire survivors rebuild their homes and their community.

Welcome Fire Survivors

Mountain Drive has weathered the Jesusita Firestorm.  But many of our friends to the West have lost everything. For this reason the Mountain Drive Community Association would like to offer help those who have recently joined the ranks of the displaced.  The learning curve after the Tea Fire was steep.  However, the lessons we have learned from the last fire all apply to the situation at hand.  This website contains a great deal of information that will help those who have lost their homes put their lives back together.

El Niño Condition Forecast for This Winter!

Do you have adequate erosion control measures in place to protect your property in a major rain event?  Mountainous areas are susceptable to erosion and landslides on a normal year.  This year, the hillside in burn areas has been denuded of all the plants that usually help control erosion. To make matters more interesting, the forecast calls for more rain that usual this winter. Now is the time to prepare for the rain.  Don't wait until the rains come!  For more information go to our EROSION CONTROL PAGE.

Want to help?

There are many things that the community can to to assist those in need. Many of the victims of the Tea Fire and Jesusita Fire are now homeless. Many have lost all of their worldly belongings. You can help. If you can donate money, services, or goods, please click here for more information. We will constantly update resources, so chack back often. More

 


Next Events


Latest News and Info

United Way raised more than $300,000 for the survivors of the Tea fire!

Posted by Admin

PASADENA, Calif. -- Alberto Alvarado, district director of the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) Los Angeles, Calif. office, announced the federal-state Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) in Santa Barbara will move to a new location and become an SBA Disaster Loan Outreach Center (DLOC) at 9 a.m. on Saturday, December 13, 2008.

The Santa Barbara DRC at the Louise Lowry ...

» Read More | 547 Words


Fire Stories

Posted by Maria Macduff, M.D.

Ours was a sweet, comfy home nest that for 21 years nurtured our family of four kids and lots of pets as well as visiting friends and family. ...

» Read More | 348 Words