The Santa Barbara County Fire Department has encouraged residents to celebrate the 4th of July weekend safely by following ...

With fireworks, parties, and holiday gatherings on the  horizon, Santa Barbara County Animal Services is reminding residents ...

Santa Barbara, CA – June 30th, 2025 – As Independence Day approaches, the Santa Barbara County Fire Department reminds the public that all types of fireworks are illegal in unincorporated areas and ...

According to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department's Public Information officer, Scott Safechuck, fire crews responded to a man who fell off a trail at Arlington Peak Trail at 1:43 p.m. on Sunday.

The Lake fire in Santa Barbara County is more than 37,000 acres, but fire personnel have worked to mitigate risk to Santa Ynez and Los Olivos communities.

The Lake Fire in Santa Barbara County has grown to 37,742 acres, but its containment has now risen to 20%. The fire, the largest in the state this year, has more than 3,400 personnel working ...

Scott Safechuck, a Santa Barbara Fire Department spokesman, said temperatures had reached 90 degrees and relative humidity was nine percent in the fire area as of last night. Temps are expected to ...

The wildfire tearing through rural Santa Barbara County about 12 miles northeast of the town of Los Olivos grew more than 2.5 times in size Saturday, growing from just under 5,000 acres to 12,227 ...

Santa Barbara County Fire Department . As of 8:42 p.m. the fire had burned about 1,200 acres and was 10% contained, Safechuck said. An evacuation warning is in place for residents in the areas ...

Smoke rises from the Plant Fire burning in the Cuyama Valley in northern Santa Barbara County on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. Santa Barbara County Fire Department A wildfire burning in northern Santa ...

The Santa Barbara County Fire Department has purchased and received 35 ambulances for a provider contract it does not have, which has prompted questions in what’s become a contentious process.

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors and the county’s fire departments came together on Wednesday for the groundbreaking of the new Regional Fire No paywalls. No subscriptions.