Each year the men and women of the Santa Barbara County and City Fire Departments respond to over 20,000 calls for service. These calls range from medical emergencies, car accidents, hazardous materials spills, search and rescue to large scale wildfires and building fires. Recent years have shown the dramatic impact that large scale wildfires – like the Zaca, Gap, Tea, and Jesusita Fires can have on our community.
The SBFA is a volunteer organization that works hand in hand with the firefighters of the City and County of Santa Barbara to identify and fund critical equipment and program support. We have targeted innovative, cutting edge technical equipment not usually available through normal Fire Department budgeting channels. Using a strict appropriation process we work with “line” firefighters to identify equipment that furthers their mission to protect the people of Santa Barbara with great safety and effectiveness.
“The Santa Barbara Firefighters Alliance has proven to be an invaluable partner. When choosing a non-profit to assist your firefighters, you need look no further than the Alliance. We are very proud of our involvement with the Alliance.” Pat McElroy, Battalion Chief, Santa Barbara City Fire Department.
SBFA Board Members:
Bob Niehaus, President
Susan Petrovich, Vice President
Michael Williams, Secretary
Cathy Cash, Treasurer
Debra Borden, Anthony Borgatello, Paul Cashman, James Cook, Jeanine Daniel, Arlene Geeb, Diana MacFarlane, Bethel Mather, Bill Nasif, Margie Niehaus, Roxanna Solakian, Steve Sorensen, Ginger Woolf
Firefighter Advisors:
Operations Division Chief, Pat McElroy, Liaison
Firefighter Sky Bonillo, Liaison
Chief Mike “Mac” McIntosh
Battalion Chief Lee Waldron
Chief Andrew DiMizio
Chief Michael Dyer
Support:
Mary Bahnken, Business Manager
Contact Information:
Santa Barbara Firefighters Alliance
P.O. Box 3776,
Santa Barbara,
CA 93130
Phone: 805-708-3565
Email: SBFirefightersA@aol.com
SBFA – A Non-Profit 501 (c)(3)
Corporation Tax ID#: 33-1092681
