One year since Loma Fire burned through TV Hill
Friday marks one year since the Loma Fire broke out on TV Hill, burning dangerously close to the News Channel 3-12 Santa Barbara newsroom.… Continue Reading
Fire
High fire season is underway with additional resources ready at the first sign of smoke
High fire season will bring a full brush response including aircraft for a vegetation fire of any size. A new Firehawk helicopter has just been added to the fleet.… Continue Reading
Hancock College fire academy graduates entering rapidly changing firefighting industry
Allan Hancock College is celebrating the graduation of 21 cadets from its Fire Academy during a commencement ceremony Thursday morning, who will soon enter a rapidly changing firefighting industry.… Continue Reading
Two teenagers charged for fire at Oxnard high school
Two 16-year-olds were charged with arson for their involvement in a late-night fire at Hueneme High School in Oxnard… Continue Reading
It’s ‘crunch time’ for goats and sheep in urgent fire protection efforts for Santa Barbara front country
Sheep and goats are actively being used for fire prevention projects.
They get in to areas that are often difficult for crews or full of poison oak.… Continue Reading
Santa Barbara firefighter rescue a young man from a cliff on More Mesa
Santa Barbara County firefighters rescued a drone operator who got stuck on the side of a cliff on More Mesa near Mockingbird Lane in the Goleta Valley on Tuesday night.… Continue Reading
Lompoc firefighters evacuate residence, rescue small pets in early morning structure fire
Several small birds were rescued, and a total of six adults, three children, and five dogs were displaced due to the smoke damage.… Continue Reading
Santa Barbara County high fire season begins Friday
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Things are heating up this Friday, as Santa Barbara County Fire Department and other local fire departments will declare the day the start of high fire season. Anyone visiting or living in Santa Barbara County is encouraged to be especially watchful and informed during this time by familiarizing themselves with the… Continue Reading
Santa Barbara County firefighters respond to small vegetation fire near Los Olivos
Firefighters responded to a small brush fire near Firestone Vineyard near Los Olivos Monday.… Continue Reading
Firefighters respond to two vegetation fires in Santa Barbara County
Just after 4:00 p.m. Saturday, firefighters responded to two vegetation fires in Santa Barbara County – one in Goleta, and one in Santa Maria, according to SB County Fire.… Continue Reading
Montecito firefighters stop small backyard fire Saturday morning
Firefighters quickly responded to and extinguished a small backyard fire in Montecito on Saturday morning.… Continue Reading
Person rescued from Santa Barbara structure fire transported to local hospital
One person was transported to a local hospital after being rescued from a residential fire in Santa Barbara's Westside neighborhood late Friday morning… Continue Reading
Firefighters on scene for fully involved mobile home fire, propane shut off to area
Firefighters responded to a fully-involved mobile home fire in Santa Margarita on Friday afternoon, according to San Luis Obispo County Fire.… Continue Reading
Crews continue to water smoldering mulch after fire at Tajiguas Landfill
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – Santa Barbara County Public Works crews will be on scene on Friday watering the smoldering material left over from a mulch fire at the Tajiguas Landfill that broke out Thursday night, according to the Santa Barbara County Public Works Department. The fire started around 6:20 p.m. on Thursday when a… Continue Reading
Firefighters respond to large mulch fire at Tajiguas Landfill along Gaviota Coast
Firefighters responded to a brush fire at the Tajiguas Landfill along the Gaviota Coast Thursday evening.… Continue Reading
Central Coast fire departments send aid to fire in Orange County
The Ventura County Fire Department has deployed a Type 3 Strike Team to the large vegetation fire in Laguna Niguel, Orange County.… Continue Reading
Homeless encampment fire causes small vegetation fire behind San Luis Obispo homes
San Luis Obispo City firefighters doused a small vegetation fire in a creek bed early Thursday morning… Continue Reading
‘It’s way too early’: Forecasters surprised by speed and severity of Orange County fire
By Angela Fritz, Chad Myers and Ella Nilsen, CNN Meteorologists in California told CNN on Thursday they were surprised at how fast Orange County’s devastating brush fire moved overnight, as it tore through the city of Laguna Niguel and destroyed at least 20 multimillion-dollar homes and mansions. “It’s way too early” for a fire like… Continue Reading
Wind, drought combine to make western US fires unstoppable
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press Firefighting managers in northern New Mexico say the flames of the largest wildfire burning in the U.S. have become unstoppable as they advance and burn trees sucked dry of moisture over decades of drought. Thursday marks another day of strong winds in the Rocky Mountain foothills where the fire… Continue Reading
Santa Barbara County Fire to begin defensible space inspections in June
The Santa Barbara County Fire Department will begin defensible space inspections on June 1 to ensure that homes are protected during wildfire season.… Continue Reading