Not all people we deal with will be happy with responders being present at the ‘worst moment’ of their lives. The anger which can make a person act anyway on the scale of ‘Grumpy – Violent’ can be hard to narrow down. Common triggers are frustration, humiliation, pressure, concern of privacy, perceived/real judgement from responders …
A perfectly blue sky, a gentle breeze and a lot of Thousand Oaks’ biggest country music fans makes of of the best events the Conejo Valley has to offer. Not only was the food great, but two live bands and an environment that wasn’t too crowded and very pleasant to be at. We had our …
One of the things that always makes our team more than willing to help out is the amazing community support that is provided by our schools, and more importantly the parents of the students. We had the privilege of providing not only first aid but community education for the staff, students, parents, friends and community …
One of the requirements of DART is in fact CERT training. CERT members are primarily used in their own neighborhoods. CERT training means you are as ready as you can be to help yourself, your family, and your neighborhood, and serves as the basic level of training for all community-based disaster volunteer teams in Ventura …
Thousand Oaks Relay For Life is a 24 hour event held May 18-19 10am to 10am. DART members contributed their time to this 24 hour event providing first aid; happily there were no serious incidents during the 24 hour event. Members of DART, VIP and TOPD joined family and friends to form Team Over The …
DART members supported the 57th Annual Conejo Valley Days providing Community Education, First Aid, and Missing Persons support. The event was held at Conejo Creek South from Thursday 01 May through Sunday 05 May. In addition to the Carnival Events, additional activities included “Special Kids” day as well as Five Kilometer and One Mile Fun …
Photo Courtesy of Q Concepts Design and Photography Despite the fires, the show must go on! Conejo Valley Days continues to rock the area, and they are not letting the flames slow them down. Not only have our DART members done an excellent job educating faire-goers on Ready, Set, Go but also the necessity of …
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Photo courtesy of John Noble What does it mean? Ask the residents of Newbury Park, as fire encroached upon their community from several locations at once. With changes in our environment, there is absolutely no excuse for not being prepared. To learn all about it, check out this mega-article from the Ventura County Fire Department …
The big mega-event has finally arrived, but this year, mother nature has thrown a curve ball. We anticipated the heat, but in conjunction with a fire that ravaged through Newbury Park, Mother Nature took vengeance on our Conejo Valley Days booth. Our CVD Site experienced dishevel and damage due to the winds. Following an advisory …
What do you get when you mix a hot day, a couple dozen classic cars and more chili than a mortal human can eat in a day? A lot of fun and a lot of… boots… The 2013 Rotary Club Chili cookoff, often called the precursor to the juggernaut “Conejo Valley Days” held its own …
