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Fire Capt. Jim Ackerman, his red helmet bobbing against a current of cars and arms that were waiving dollars, worked the Simi Valley intersection Friday morning like a carnival barker.
Dec 10, 2023 · Officials reported progress fighting the South fire in Ventura County and have lifted evacuation orders for portions of Somis and Santa Paula.
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Jul 18, 2021 · Two of the Ventura County Fire Department's three assistant chiefs are retiring, including the first woman in the agency's history to hold that rank.
Dec 3, 1990 · But the fires stopped immediately after her son began meeting with Fire Engineer Jim Ackerman, Hughes said. Hughes’ son, now 15, has set only one fire since he completed the program.
Apr 25, 2018 · The first award went to Ventura’s Jim Ackerman, a retired firefighter who received the Community Member Award for his water conservation efforts. Jim uses Ventura Water’s Residential Recycled Water Mobile Reuse Program and it is estimated he has saved over 10,000 gallons of water!
In 1995, Jim moved to the Ventura County Fire Department as the GIS analyst who is primarily responsible for the integrity of the 911 centerline used for emergency response. While with the fire department, Jim responded to over 50 large-scale fires, floods, landslides, and Hurricane Katrina as a GIS specialist.
Jim Ackerman was recognized at the 6th Annual Water: Take 1 Film Festival with the Community Member Award. For more information on Ventura Water's Water: Tak...
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