To our CTA family,
We have now spoken directly with Ventura County Fire and the Fire Marshal, and we have received notice that California Tactical Academy must remain CLOSED until further notice.
At this point, reopening is dependent upon completing the required fire-clearance work throughout the range and receiving approval to reopen.
The requirements we have been given include:
• 10 feet of clearance around every target area
• 30 feet of clearance around every range and backstop/berm
• Berms, target areas, and surrounding vegetation must be brought into compliance with the Fire Department’s requirements before we can reopen.
Our team is already focused on getting this work completed as safely and efficiently as possible. We want to reopen just as badly as all of you want to come back, but the safety of our customers, employees, neighboring properties, firefighters, and our entire community has to come first.
Many of you have been part of CTA for years — some since you were children — and we know how much this range means to you. We cannot thank everyone enough for the calls, texts, messages, offers to help, and genuine concern you have shown us.
We appreciate every single one of you.
Please understand that we do not have a confirmed reopening date yet. As soon as the required work is completed and we receive authorization to reopen, we will immediately communicate that information through every avenue available to us.
Please continue to:
• Check your CTA email
• Follow us on Facebook
• Follow us on Instagram
• Watch for CTA texts, calls, and notifications
• Share our updates with anyone who may not be on social media
We know there are questions about memberships, reservations, matches, classes, private bays, and upcoming events. We will address those as we receive more information and know exactly how long the closure will affect operations.
For now, our priority is simple: do the work, meet the requirements, protect the property and community, and get everyone safely back to the range.
Thank you for standing behind CTA through this.
We will keep you informed every step of the way and hope to see our CTA family back on the range as soon as we are cleared to reopen.
CTA Team
