Fire teams responding to 331-acre vegetation fire off Highway 58 in east SLO County Wednesday
Fire crews are responding to a 331-acre vegetation fire near the 8000 block of Highway 58 and Bitterwater Road Wednesday.…
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Rockie Ginter charged for Monday house fire in Orcutt; prior arson charge included in complaint
On Wednesday, the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office filed a felony complaint against Rockie Daren Ginter, the man arrested Monday for…
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Fire crews responding to small wildland fire in the Santa Maria riverbed Wednesday
Fire crews are responding to a 20-foot by 20-foot wildland fire in the Santa Maria riverbed east of Santa Maria Wednesday.…
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Fire crews responded to half-acre vegetation fire off Edna Road in San Luis Obispo County Tuesday
Fire crews responded to a half-acre vegetation fire near the 6400 block of Edna Road south of San Luis Obispo…
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Fire teams responded to vegetation fire off Highway 166 west of New Cuyama Tuesday
Fire teams were able to halt the forward progress of a vegetation fire off Highway 166 west of New Cuyama Tuesday…
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Direct Relief prepares 5 million N95 masks for fire season in Southern California
In light of the 2024 fire season, Direct Relief is making preparations to help keep locals safe throughout Southern…
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High fire season arrives with extra resources and concerns over tall grasses from winter rains
Early fires in Northern Santa Barbara County are a concern as the transition to high fire season takes place. Hundreds of acres have already…
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Fire crews respond to garage fire at 220 Olive Mill Rd. in Montecito Monday afternoon
Fire crews were on the scene of a garage fire Monday afternoon at 220 Olive Mill Road in Montecito, according to the Montecito Fire Department (MFD).…
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Fire teams responding to vegetation fire off Jonata Park Road in Buellton Monday
Fire crews are responding to a five-acre vegetation fire in the 2200 block of Jonata Park Road in Buellton…
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Fire teams responding to four-acre vegetation fire southeast of Creston
Fire crews are on the scene of a four-acre grass fire near Stage Springs Road and Joaquin Way southeast of Creston…
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Deputies detained man for arson of his own residence in Orcutt Monday
Deputies detained a man who set his own home on fire on Genoa Way in Orcutt Monday.…
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Fire crews respond to a vegetation fire at Figueroa Mountain Rd. and 3200 block of Acampo Court in Los Olivos Sunday afternoon
Fire crews from the Santa Barbara County Fire Department (SBCFD) are responding to a vegetation fire at the 3200 block of Acampo Road in Los Olivos.…
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Fire crews on scene for wildland fire near 2600 block of Pozo and River Rd in Santa Margarita Friday
San Luis Obispo County Fire crews are on the scene of a wildland fire near the 2600 block of Pozo and River Rd. in Santa Margarita.…
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Fire teams responding to 195-acre vegetation fire in New Cuyama Friday
Fire crews are responding to a 50-acre vegetation fire near the intersection of Highway 166 and Hubbard Avenue in New Cuyama…
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Fire teams responding to one-acre vegetation fire off Highway 46 west of Templeton Friday
Fire crews are responding to a commercial vehicle fire and associated one-acre vegetation fire along westbound Highway 46 near Camino del Capitan…
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Fire teams responding to vegetation fire near Mercury Drive in Vandenberg Village Friday
Fire teams are on the scene of a vegetation fire in a field near the 700 block of Mercury Drive in Vandenberg Village…
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Fire teams responding to vegetation fire on Perkins Road south of New Cuyama Thursday
Fire crews are responding to a six and half-acre vegetation fire in the 1000 block of Perkins Road, due south of New Cuyama…
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Drying grasses serve as a fire season warning with little time to spare
Fire Prevention in the form of defensible space and weed clearing is vital this time of year. Green grasses from winter rains are now turning…
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Firefigthers ask people to take precautions as fires hit the Central Coast
Cal Fire San Luis Obispo and the Santa Barbara County Fire Department want people to take precaution as temperature rises and fires begin on the…
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Fire teams remain at nearly 1400-acre grass fire southeast of Cuyama since Tuesday
Fire crews are still responding to an approximately 1,383-acre grass fire southeast of Cuyama first reported on Tuesday. …
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