First responders were honored Friday at a U.S. Postal Service stamp ceremony in Montecito.
The firefighters, law enforcement officers and emergency medical personnel who assisted during the Thomas Fire and Jan. 9 mudslide were specifically recognized as a new, commemorative "First Responder" Forever stamp was dedicated.
Oprah Winfrey, a resident of Montecito herself, gave the keynote address at Friday's ceremony. "Brave, valiant, daring, undaunted, fearless - those are words but there just aren't enough words or emotions, actually, to describe the heart, the soul, and the fortitude required to sign up to be a first responder," she said.