Santa Maria Fire Academy conducts live fire training
The Santa Maria Fire Academy will participate in a live fire training at the Lompoc Training Center Thursday afternoon.…
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Cal Fire SLO begins planned burns near Creston
If you saw smoke in parts of San Luis Obispo County Tuesday that’s because CAL FIRE SLO crews are conducting planned burns this…
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Strawberry truck catches fire on Hwy 101 near Ventura
A strawberry truck caught on fire Tuesday night on Highway 101 southbound near La Conchita.…
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Structure fire starts small brush fire in Ventura
A brush fire sparked along Highway 101 in Ventura on Tuesday evening. …
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Santa Barbara County Fire to add 9th remote weather station
The Santa Barbara county fire department is adding a ninth remote weather…
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Santa Barbara County Fire officials shed light on increased staffing in Orcutt and Sisquoc
Starting this week, Fire Station 21 at 335 Union Ave. in Orcutt will increase staffing to four firefighters (4.0 staffing).…
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Firefighters called to Montecito home, put out small fire
Fire officials say the fire was contained to a small area in the attic and sub flooring at the…
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Tiny home destroyed in Thomas Fire gets rebuilt
The rebuilding stage is still in full force after the Thomas Fire destroyed hundreds of homes back in 2017. One resident has completed rebuilding his…
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Firefighters extinguish kitchen fire at Ritz-Carlton Bacara in Goleta
The Santa Barbara County Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the Angel Oak restaurant at the Ritz-Carlton Bacara in Goleta Monday…
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Hyatt Centric fire stopped before significant damage to historic hotel
The Hyatt Centric fire Sunday morning was stopped by sprinklers and the Santa Barbara City fire crew using multiple trucks.…
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Train service resumes after fire in Gaviota
A small brush fire that broke out Thursday afternoon on the southbound side of Highway 101 south of Mariposa Reina is currently impacting train…
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SLO Brew raises $16,000 for Australia wildfire relief
The Central Coast came out in full force to help with wildfire relief efforts in Australia during a recent fundraiser in San Luis…
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Santa Barbara creating new plan to fight wildfires
How Santa Barbara protects against and fights wildfires is going to…
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Cave Fire is officially “out”, cause of fire remains under investigation
Los Padres National Forest officials announced that the Cave Fire has been called out on Monday afternoon.…
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Disaster readiness and impacts discussed at packed auditorium in Santa Barbara
Emergency preparations and disaster impacts have been discussed in a Santa Barbara forum.…
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Southern California-based firefighters who died in Australia crash had ties to the San Luis Obispo County
Firefighters in California and across the nation are mourning the loss of the three crew members who were killed in the Coulson Air tanker 134 crash…
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Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson calls for improved PSPS information sharing and alert systems
While Jackson says she has a number of bills pending in the Legislature to address California’s fire situation, she’s calling for more accurate…
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Santa Barbara Botanic Garden seeks 100 volunteers for ecosystem recovery efforts from fires
The Santa Barbara Botanic Garden is looking for 100 local volunteers to serve as Community Scientists for the ecosystem recovery efforts at the…
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Oceano fire station to temporarily close due to staffing shortage
The Five Cities Fire Authority plans to temporarily shut down its Oceano station due to staffing…
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Santa Barbara Zoo’s connection to Australia and how you can help wildlife in crisis
Conservation groups estimate that 1.25 billion wild animals have died during the fires and officials at the Santa Barbara Zoo have a connection down…
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