Piru dam alert worries- no advance notice- UPDATED

Added by Citizen Reporter on September 29, 2017.
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Editor’s note: email from Oxnard Fire Chief Darren Base informing City Council of unannounced Piru Dam (we think he’s talking about the Santa Felicia Dam) test alert, no alert received by him and also his proposed corrective action.

On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 12:44 PM Darwin Base <[email protected]> wrote:

Good afternoon Mayor, Council and Staff

I was made aware that the Piru dam alert system was tested today
without any prior notification to the public.

VCAlert sent out info of the Dam alert and then countered with a
message that it was just a test.

I am certain County and Piru dam officials will address this failure
of notification to the public and I need to follow up as to why I
didn’t receive the alerts.

 

Updated 9-30-17 to include correspondence from Oxnard Councilman Bert Perello and 

 

Bert Perello ([email protected])To:you (Bcc) + 49 more Details 
Chairman Mr Dandy 
Thank you for the back story on the alarm of a possible incident at Piru Dam when the warning sirens were activated in the surrounding area without advance notice some days ago .
As an elected official yourself I am sure you feel as I the concern of our city first responders was well deserved , and speaking only for myself  I am most heartened it was taken in a serious manner ; it’s good to know when the unexpected happens there are responsible trained people in place who are not only accountable for their action but also caring individuals concerned for the public welfare . 
In this current state of world events vigilance must not go unnoticed. Our Fire Chief involvement in the matter as the responsible party for the safety of close to one quarter of a million residents in Oxnard proper and his notification to the elected leadership of the city was as I expect it to be . Thank you again for your clarification , I am passing it on to my City Manager so he can share with the rest of Councilmembers as I am warned by staff not to be in jeopardy of a Brown Act violation. 
Oxnard Councilmember Perello 

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On Sat, Sep 30, 2017 at 7:17 PM Dandybrsu  wrote:
Upon seeing Bert’s emailing inquired about the event. Below is the response from United’s Chief Operating Officer.
Please let me know if you have any questions,
Bruce a Dandy,
President of the Board of Directors
United Water Conservation District

Sent from my iPad

Begin forwarded message:

From: Mike Ellis <[email protected]>
Date: September 30, 2017 at 5:54:33 PM PDT
To: Bruce Dandy 
Subject: Fwd: Siren Activation

See email below Bruce.

Michael Ellis
Chief Operations Officer
United Water Conservation District
3561 N. Rose Ave.<x-apple-data-detectors://0/0>
Oxnard, CA  93036<x-apple-data-detectors://0/0>
(805) 485-5114 ext. 16<tel:(805)%20485-5114;16>
[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>

Begin forwarded message:

From: Greg DeJarnette <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>
Date: September 29, 2017 at 12:08:20 PM PDT
To: (redacted)
Subject: Siren Activation

               Good Morning!!!
                               On Friday, September 29, 2017, at approximately 11:35 AM, there was an accidental deployment of the Emergency Siren at the Piru fire station and Piru Spreading Grounds by the firefighters at Ventura County Fire Station #28. They immediately notified United Water staff, the siren was deactivated and communications were established with concerned parties informing them of the situation.

               Greg DeJarnette

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