Lompoc City Fire Department dispatch services are being handled by the Santa Barbara County Regional Fire Communications ...

Fire departments throughout Santa Cruz County are prepared for a dry, hot summer as they grapple with fire season starting ...

An Oregon jury awarded more than $35.5 million to 10 people who sued over wildfires that ravaged the state in 2020.

Below is a press release from multiple fire departments regarding Fire Hazard Severity Zone Maps. SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CA – On March 10, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection ...

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 ...

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 ...

"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 ...

The largest blaze of the California wildfire season, the Lake Fire ... Barbara started on Friday afternoon near Zaca Lake in the Los Padres National Forest. The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's ...

Update: A more recent article about the Lake Fire can be found here. The evacuation zone for the Lake Fire, burning in a rugged area of Santa Barbara County, has been expanded for five straight ...

Scott Safechuck, public information officer for the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, told SFGATE over the phone. But evacuation warnings have remained the same as the fire has grown ...

The Santa Barbara County Fire Department reports the approval for three ambulance provider permits came Tuesday, Sept. 19. In a letter to the community, Fire Chief Mark Hartwig says the permits ...