Conditions Governing Access
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Preferred Citation
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Processing Information
Biographical / Historical
Scope and Contents
Organization and Arrangement
Contributing Institution:
Museum of Ventura County
Title: Firefighting reference collection
Identifier/Call Number: MVC065
Physical Description:
1.28 Cubic Feet
(1 box)
Date (inclusive): 1933-2018
Abstract: This is an artificial, rapid response collection put together by staff while researching firefighting within the county following
the Thomas Fire in 2017. Items include reports, plans, and other publications from the Ventura County Fire Department and
other fire departments within the county. There are also some indexes for researchers interested in other resources on the
topic.
Physical Location: Stored off-site and advance notice required for timely retrieval. Please contact the Research Library reference desk prior
to your visit.
Language of Material:
English
.
Conditions Governing Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Open for research. All requests to access materials must be made in advance by contacting the
Research Library staff via email: library@venturamuseum.org
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Property rights to the physical object belong to the Museum of Ventura County. Literary rights, including copyright, have
not been determined. Contact the Research Library for further information: library@venturamuseum.org
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Firefighting reference collection, (Collection MVC065), Museum of Ventura County, Research Library,
Ventura, California.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Carlos Chapman, gift; unknown date. Staff; Rapid Response collecting, 2018.
Processing Information
Processed by Krystell Jimenez, 2018.
Biographical / Historical
This is an artificial collection put together by staff while researching on firefighting within the county following the Thomas
Fire in 2017. Some of the items were collected in the immediate aftermath of the fire.
Scope and Contents
Items include reports, plans, and other publications from the Ventura County Fire Department and other fire departments within
the county. There are also some indexes for researchers interested in other resources on the topic. The Ventura Strong items
and the handouts on housing resources were collected by staff following the Thomas Fire. The letter from Patricia Clark Doerner
was sent to the Research Library and recounts her personal experience of surviving the fire.
Organization and Arrangement
This collection has been arranged at the folder level. Folders are in alphabetical and then chronological order.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Ventura County (Calif.) Fire Department
Ventura (Calif.). Fire Department
Forest fires -- Prevention and control
Fire fighters
Wildfire fighters