Santa Barbara County has transitioned out of high fire season early this year, a shift that fire officials say was driven by ...

A new prescribed burn, called Sedgwick, was initiated today at 9:22 a.m. in Santa Barbara County, California. The prescribed fire has been burning on private land. Currently, there is no information ...

Today, Nov. 21, the Fire Department transitioned from a High Fire Season to a Winter Preparedness Level. With the transition, the ban ...

Fire crews put out a coffee roaster fire at a mixed-use commercial building on Robin Hill Road Wednesday. According to the ...

Following one of the wettest starts to a water year on record, Santa Barbara County officials briefed the public Tuesday morning on storm impacts — from road and infrastructure concerns to saturated ...

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Santa Barbara County selected Garrett Huff as its new fire chief, succeeding former chief Mark Hartwig, starting on Dec. 8. Below is a full press release from Santa Barbara ...

Heavier bursts of rain are forecast to hit the South County and Santa Ynez Mountains through Saturday evening.

The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom. Read more on our AI policy here. A new wildfire was reported today ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- Fire crews continued to battle a wind-driven brush fire in the mountains above Santa Barbara as thousands of residents were allowed to return to home Tuesday. The blaze, ...

Gifford Fire initially started 3:44 p.m. Aug. 1 in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara County, California. It has burned 130,440 acres after being active for 12 days. A fire crew of 4,979 has been working ...