Globe Fire initially started 11:35 a.m. May 15 in Santa Barbara County. After being active for 24 hours, it has burned 27 acres. As of Friday noon, the fire crew has achieved full containment of the ...

A total of 14 fire engines from Santa Barbara County have been sent to help out at the fires in Los Angeles. Captain Scott Safechuck says the County Fire Department sent a strike team of five ...

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 ...

Firefighters with the Santa Barbara County Fire Department do what they can to anticipate and prepare for fires before they spark. Fire crews regularly measure live fuel moisture content ...

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 ...

Daniel Bertucelli, public information officer for Santa Barbara County’s fire department, told local station KSBY on Monday. The best strategy is to get ahead of the fire, he added. Weather ...

"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 Santa Barbara County Fire Department launched a newly redesigned website to aid in public education and provide the latest emergency information. The website's design emphasizes easy ...

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 ...