Montecito Fire Department’s #FireFamilyFriday

For Friday’s recap, Montecito Fire Department Chief Neels celebrates Firefighter/Paramedic Trevor Oakley who recently completed his probation period; congrats! Oakley arrived at Montecito Fire in 2024 via his hometown Buellton neighbor, Montecito Firefighter Evan Hamaker. Oakley, “Personally, I’ve always gravitated toward the Montecito area. My wife Alexis and I spend a lot of time at Butterfly Beach, and I proposed to her on the Romero Canyon trail. Serving this beautiful community alongside such dedicated professionals is an honor.” 

After high school, Trevor completed the EMT and Fire Academy programs at Allan Hancock College. In 2007, he moved to San Luis Obispo and worked as a paid-call firefighter at the SLO County Airport fire station for two years. He worked five summers as a Cal Fire seasonal firefighter in northern CA and spent the off-seasons in paramedic school. In 2013, he joined San Luis Ambulance as a paramedic. He joined Santa Barbara County Fire Department in 2015 as a firefighter/paramedic. Over nine years there, he served in a variety of specialty roles including Urban Search & Rescue, Water Rescue, and as a SWAT medic with the Sheriff’s Office. Trevor spent four years assigned to County Fire’s Air Support Unit at the Santa Ynez Airport as a flight medic and helicopter crew member conducting water drops during wildfires.