After reviewing the maps, Santa Barbara County fire departments amended and expanded the hazard zones using their own knowledge of the region’s tinder boxes. Following a public comment period, local ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – The Santa Barbara County Fire Department is reaching out to the communities along the foothills of Santa Barbara for help in developing the best Community Wildfire ...

"It's scary," said Raymond Williams, whose home is in the area of the Lake Fire. The largest ... Los Padres National Forest. The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department issued evacuation orders ...

Daniel Bertucelli, of the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. There have been no injuries related to the fire, he said. Firefighters who worked when the fire began at 4:14 p.m. Monday continued ...

according to Santa Barbara County Fire Department reports. Size estimates initially grew from about 500 acres before nightfall to nearly 5,000 a few hours later, according to Cal Fire ...

The center will provide dispatch services for all emergency medical services in the county as well as seven fire departments: Santa Barbara County Fire Department, Carpinteria-Summerland Fire ...