" We are ready ... READY ... to move in ... uh huh ... I hear ya"! 
Yes! This is our new fire station!! We have not moved in yet so I can't comment yet on how"roomy" it is inside compared to our current station. You can see that John gives the new place a "Thumbs Up"!! Keep posted to see when we move in!!
On July 23rd we had a vehicle extrication exercise at our training center. We cut up a car. With all the changes in vehicles , we were very fortunate to be able to train on a newer style car.
We had a chance to do some brush fire training up at Lake Casitas. We hiked a few hills and pulled a bit of hose. Here are a few pics from the drill.
This was our crew for the day: John, Mo and Joe
This is what are fire shelters look like when they are deployed. The ones here in the pictures are used for practice and are made out of a plastic material. The ones that we carry are similar to these yet are made of a fire resistant material.
We carry the shelters in a pack on our back that is also attached to a water pack for personal use.
This is our friend Blanca. She is our favorite checker at the Trancas Market (Hows). John and I try to work on our Spanish while we are checking out. Blanca helps us out. It's nice to see a happy face when we go shopping! She's the Best!
This driver was lucky and was not seriously hurt. On our way, one morning to cover station 53 in Port Hueneme, our "old station", we came across this overturned Big Rig on Hueneme Rd. Engine 53 was there first on scene and we took over while they brought out the heavy duty tow truck to "right" the big rig. It was something to watch the men work and set down the truck so gracefully. Nice team work!
...and the building continues! Here are some updated pictures of our new station. 
The building has been slow going to say the least.
On Jan 26th we were called out to an accident ... a car "over the side" in the surf just south of Mugu Rock. Above is the sight of the accident (picture taken in the next morning).
A woman was driving northbound on Pacific Coast Highway and ended up in the ocean. When we arrived at the scene we did not know how many victims were involved. There were many rescue crews on scene. Two rescue swimmers from the water rescue team made entry in the surf to see if any people were ejected into the water. No one was found in the water. One woman driver, still in the car, was extricted and sent by ambulance to the local hospital. We later heard that she did not survive. Here are pictures of her car as the tow truck pulled it up from the crashing surf. 
Check out this ukulele! John's wife Angie made this cake and surprised us at the fire station. It was Awesome!!!! After admiring it for a bit, yes we cut into the cake and oh yes, it was as delicious as it looks!!! Mahalo Auntie Angie!!!
This is a picture of the mountains above the Oxnard plains. Sunny and beautiful in Malibu yet we get to see the snow covered mountains not too far away.
