Neighborhood protests that the project — two new homes on Painted Cave Road next to Laurel Springs Ranch — would increase ...

A new prescribed burn, called 2026 Camino Cielo, was initiated today at 5:12 p.m. in in Santa Barbara County, California. The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United ...

A new wildfire was reported 5:07 p.m. Jan. 22 in Santa Barbara County, California. Gray Fire has been burning on private land ...

Allan Hancock College’s Fire and E.M.S. Training Programs have a new ambulance to use for hands-on training. A brief but ...

In a first, recently retired Santa Barbara County Fire Marshal Rob Hazard spoke out against a housing development last month, countering the findings of county planners and warning of fire risks. It ...

The Santa Barbara County Fire Department has announced Captain Scott Safechuck is retiring after 35 years in fire and ...

Owen Roy “Nugget” Aylesworth, a Santa Barbara resident for 90 years, and member of the Santa Barbara Fire Department for nearly 30 years, celebrated his 100th birthday on Jan. 21, 2026, surrounded by ...

Fire Captain Scott Safechuck is retiring after 26 years serving the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, according to the ...