2008 Recipient of the Special Achievement in GIS Award

The County of Santa Barbara received the award based on its outstanding efforts in providing Mapping and GIS support in the 2007 Zaca Wildfire, one of the largest wildfires on record in Santa Barbara County.

ESRI Press Release 

The following are articles published by ESRI that outline the event;

 GIS Teams Map the Zaca Fire 

 ESRI Enterprise GIS Helped Agencies Battle California Zaca Fire 

(Pictured left to right) Cory Galipeau, Zacharias Hunt, Jack Dangermond, and Kevin Donnelly.