The Santa Barbara City Fire Department has received a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to purchase new extrication equipment. Known as the “jaws of life,” first responders use ...

The Santa Barbara City Fire Department has received a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to purchase new jaws-of-life extrication ...

For many years, a wildland solution has been plotted by local fire departments, all of which have an engrained experience with wildfire in Santa Barbara. Firefighters, helicopter pilots, bulldozer ...

A small plane crashed near northbound Highway 101 in Goleta Wednesday afternoon, Santa Barbara County authorities said.

said Santa Barbara County Fire Chief Mark Hartwig. About 100 firefighters from Santa Barbara County—from Santa Maria all the way down to Carpinteria— are helping fight the fires in L.A. A 40 ...

The Santa Barbara County Fire Department also sent out a strike team to the Palisades Fire, which included five engines, a battalion chief, and a public information officer, Capt. Scott Safechuck ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The Santa Barbara County Fire Department issued a drift smoke advisory Saturday afternoon after the recent fires in LA County. Hazy and smoky appearances as well as the ...

A vehicle crash occurred on Gibraltar Road near Flores Flats on Saturday afternoon, resulting in moderate injuries to an ...

A kitchen fire that ignited in an apartment on the 700 block of Camino Del Sur in Isla Vista was swiftly managed on Friday ...

The Santa Barbara Film Festival sets robust world premiere program and pledges to help with Los Angeles wildfire relief.

Santa Maria and Santa Barbara County have sent firefighting resources to Los Angeles to help fight disastrous wind-fueled wildfires that have been raging since Tuesday. April Chavez is the Santa ...