South Bay PBA
Santa Clara County
The South Bay PBA is managed by the Santa Clara County Fire Safe Council under a grant funded by the California Coastal Conservancy. The grant will fund capacity building by training everyday residents on how to safely apply beneficial fire to their lands in Santa Clara County.
The South Bay Prescribed Burn Association (SBPBA) held its first training, the S-130 Field Exercise and Capacity Test. The participants varied from SCVOSA, San Benito RCD, and SJSU, along with interested community members. The all-day training allowed a variety of individuals the opportunity to obtain their Fire Fighter Type II certificate. It consisted of the pack test (3 miles in 45 minutes with 45 pounds in your backpack), shelter deployment, cutting fire line, and hose laying.
Please check out our website for upcoming trainings:
https://sccfiresafe.org/sbpba/
Contact: Mike Mathieson, South Bay PBA Manager and qualified CARX Burn Boss
SouthBayPBA@sccfiresafe.org