Firefighting reference collection, 1933-2018 MVC065
Finding aid prepared by Krystell Jimenez, 2021
This finding aid was made possible in part through funding from the County of Ventura and the Heritage Fund at the Ventura
County Community Foundation
Museum of Ventura County
May 2021
100 East Main Street
Ventura, CA 93001
library@venturamuseum.org
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
Box 1, Folder 1
Annual report: Battalion Two Sector, Ventura County Fire Protection District
1972
Box 1, Folder 2
Annual report: Ojai Sector, Ventura County Fire Department
1972
Box 1, Folder 3
Annual report: Simi Valley Division, Ventura County Fire Department
1972
Box 1, Folder 4
Annual report: Ventura Fire Department
1933
Box 1, Folder 5
Annual report: Ventura County Fire Department
1954
Box 1, Folder 6
Annual report: Ventura County Fire Department
1963
Box 1, Folder 7
Annual report: Ventura County Fire Department
1964
Box 1, Folder 8
Annual report: Ventura County Fire Department
1973
Box 1, Folder 9
Annual report: Ventura County Fire Department
1974
Box 1, Folder 10
Annual report: Ventura County Fire Department
1975
Box 1, Folder 11
Annual report: Ventura County Fire Department
1976
Box 1, Folder 12
Annual report: Ventura County Fire Department
1977
Box 1, Folder 13
Annual report: Ventura County Fire Department
1978
Box 1, Folder 14
Annual report: Ventura County Fire Department
1979
Box 1, Folder 15
Annual report: Ventura County Fire Department
1980
Box 1, Folder 16
Annual report: Ventura County Fire Department
1981
Box 1, Folder 17
Annual report: Ventura County Fire Department
1982
Box 1, Folder 18
Annual report: Ventura County Fire Department
1983
Box 1, Folder 19
Annual report: Ventura County Fire Department Battalion 4
1973
Box 1, Folder 20
Annual report: Ventura County Fire Protection District
1984
Box 1, Folder 21-22
Annual reports: Ventura County Fire Protection Division
1950, 1960-1965
Box 1, Folder 23
Fire Engineering
1963 September
Box 1, Folder 24
Fire Engineering
1977 November
Box 1, Folder 25
Fire Engineering
1979 September
Box 1, Folder 30
Index to materials related to fires and fire prevention in MVC Research Library
undated
Scope and Contents
A digital copy of this index is available in this
Fire and Fire Prevention Resources List PDF. Some items on this list may not have been processed yet and may not be available for use. Please email the library if
you have questions about an item on this list.
Box 1, Folder 31
Lists of people who lost homes in Ojai in Thomas Fire
undated
Box 1, Folder 32
Newsletter:
The Firefighters (Ventura County Firefighters Association)
1978
Box 1, Folder 33
Official manual of the Junior Fire Department (County of Ventura)
1944
Box 1, Folder 34
Patricia Clark Doerner letter: Thomas and Rancho del Cielo
circa 2018
Box 1, Folder 35
Progress report, Ventura County Fire Department
1966
Box 1, Folder 36
Thomas Fire incident report: 7-H Ranch Wheeler Canyon
2017 December 4
Box 1, Folder 37
Ventura County Fire Dept. housing resources
2017
Box 1, Folder 38
Ventura County Fire District employees' handbook
circa 1950
Box 1, Folder 39
Ventura County Fire District fire plan
1945-1946
Box 1, Folder 40
Ventura County Fire District fire plan
1947-1948
Box 1, Folder 41
Ventura County Fire District fire plan
1956
Box 1, Folder 42
Ventura County Fire District fire plan 1945-1946 (Photocopy)
undated
Box 1, Folder 43
Ventura County Fire District fire plan 1952-1953 (Photocopy)
undated
Box 1, Folder 44
Ventura County Fire District rural fire protection report
1950
Box 1, Folder 45
Ventura County Firefighters Association "Fire Journal"
1991
Box 1, Folder 46
Ventura Strong bumper sticker and ephemera
2018