Former Fire Marshal Rob Hazard cites fire risks and inadequate infrastructure in appeal to the County Planning Commission.

A new prescribed burn, named Painted Cave, was initiated today at 1:34 p.m. in Santa Barbara County, California. The ...

More than 100 firefighters, emergency responders and family members gathered at the Santa Maria Elks Lodge Wednesday night for the 48th Annual Fire Protection and AMR Appreciation Night, an evening ...

The rescue of three individuals trapped in chest-high water in the Santa Ynez River during the recent storms was reported by ...

The Santa Barbara County Fire Department said it responded to a medical emergency after erosion caused the soil under train tracks to collapse and topple an excavator with an operator inside on ...

Today, Nov. 21, the Santa Barbara County Fire Department transitioned from a High Fire Season to a Winter Preparedness Level. With the transition, the ban on permit burning within State Responsibility ...

Credit: Courtesy For the second year in a row, the Santa Barbara County Fire Safe Council hosted its Children’s Wildfire Art ...

Santa Barbara County and City firefighters responded to an apartment fire overnight. The fire happened on the 160 block of ...

Three people received medical care after their car crashed into a tree, then caught fire on Highway 101 north of ...

The Santa Barbara County Emergency Operations Center and Regional Fire Center facility in Santa Barbara was officially brought into service last Tuesday, with a ribbon cutting marking a new era in ...

Firefighters in Santa Barbara County assisted Animal Control to free a horned owl that was stuck in the grille of a car over the weekend. The fire department and animal control responded to the 1000 ...