Santa Barbara City Fire Department
SoCal · Municipal · Career
Mission
The santa barbara city fire department is committed to ensuring the safety and protection of our community through the preservation of life, property and the environment.
Source: official department source
Established 1881 - the City Council passed the article establishing the fire company On president washington's birthday and named adam ott as chief.
Preparing for the Santa Barbara City Fire Department oral board
Santa Barbara City Fire Department runs 8 stations across its community. Build your ARTS Tie-back material from what this department tells you about itself:
- its mission and the values it states
- the community it serves and the calls it runs
- the specialized work it runs, from wildland and interface fires, hazardous materials, and urban search and rescue
- the programs it puts into the community, like public education and prevention
- the culture and priorities its own people describe
Themes this profile surfaces
- Why you want to serve Santa Barbara City Fire Department specifically, over any other department
- Scenario questions that touch its wildland and interface fires and hazardous materials work
- How you would contribute to its public education and prevention work
- How your own values line up with the department's mission
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