The Mountain Ember Team mission is to promote the safety and well-being of the mountain community in and around the Painted Cave and San Marcos Pass areas of the Santa Ynez Mountains through disaster preparation and education. The MET shall promote, organize, and facilitate neighborhood activities that assess, inform, educate, prepare, and protect the community in order to mitigate the consequences of wildfire, earthquake and other natural emergent disasters with funding support from donations and grants. The MET shall work cooperatively with local and state government agencies, other non-profit organizations, public and private landowners, and the public generally to achieve its goals.