Picture is Fillmore Rotary President Scott Beylik and Rotarian and Fillmore Fire Chief Keith Gurrola. Photo credit Martha Richardson.

Our Fillmore Rotarian, Keith Gurrola, was the speaker. He is the Fillmore City Fire Chief, and informed the Club that Ventura County is well prepared for a fire. There are four city fire departments in the county; Fillmore, Ventura, Oxnard and Santa Paula. The military has their own as well as US Forest Service, Fish and Wildlife Department and National Parks. There are13 county fire stations under Cal Fire. There are also several small fire departments in outlined areas such as Ojai and Rincon. The CCC was started in 1927 and has young people 18-24 years old preparing for a career in fire service. They help out at fire camps, clear brush from roads and paths and fill sandbags. The fire departments help each other, and it was reassuring to know we are well prepared in case a fire.