My family and I and all our animal friends are so grateful to the firefighters, Highway Patrol officers, and County Animal Services people for their help during the Thomas Fire and the ensuing mudslides. We live in the mandatory evacuation zone and have too many animals to safely move them all. They live in large natural habitats and thankfully were not touched by the fire or the flood.
Feeding them and cleaning their water was critical to their survival during the 30 days we were evacuated. Captain Cindy Pontes of the CaliforniaHighway Patrol heard my story at the beginning of the fire and escorted me home to feed everyone. Thank you very much, Cindy.
Kerry Kellogg of the Montecito Fire Department escorted me in every second day after that during the fire and at the beginning of the mudslide evacuation. Kerry always answered his phone when I called, and I knew I could count on him and the Montecito Fire Department. Thank you, thank you, Kerry and the Montecito Fire Department.