Los Padres firefighters fully contain 17-acre vegetation fire off Highway 166
Fire crews with Los Padres National Forest have fully contained a vegetation fire at 17 acres with on-site fire personnel remaining in the area to…
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Fire crews responded to vegetation fire east of Templeton
San Luis Obispo County Fire Department is responding to what is currently a two-acre vegetation fire near 1005 Moss Ln. east of…
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Planned cultural burn scheduled at UCSB on Wednesday
A one-day cultural burn of around 14 acres of restored native perennial grassland at UC Santa Barbara’s north campus open space is scheduled for…
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Santa Barbara County Fire recruits build important skills during realistic live fire training exercises
Santa Barbara County Fire Academy recruits performed a dramatic series of live drills at the Allan Hancock College Public Safety Complex in Lompoc on…
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9/11 anniversary remembered in Santa Barbara by renewed commitments and personal stories
A 911 ceremony in Santa Barbara brought the public and first responders together. Chief Kelly Gordon recalled her work to help locate those who were…
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Beach City Apartment fire displaces more than a dozen SBCC students
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-When a fire started at the Beach City Apartments before 9 :30 Saturday night Xavier Ascencio said he was in Isla Vista with…
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Residents safe following gunshots and fire in Oxnard
OXNARD, Calif.— A call about a fire and gunshots led to a large police response in Oxnard this morning. Oxnard Fire received a call for a…
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Fire crews stop forward progress of vegetation fire south of Huasna in Arroyo Grande
San Luis Obispo County Fire Department is responding to a vegetation fire near 4990 Huasna Townsite Road south of…
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Santa Maria holds ceremonies at all city fire stations to honor first responders, remember those lost on 9/11
The City of Santa Maria held five separate ceremonies Monday morning at all of its fire stations to commemorate 9/11 and to remember those who died…
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Oxnard Police issue shelter-in-place for reported gunshots at structure fire Monday morning
Around 8:44 a.m. Monday morning, while Oxnard Police Department was assisting the Oxnard Fire Department at a structure fire in the 3700 block of…
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Fire leads to evacuation of Beach City Apartment Complex off Cliff Drive in Santa Barbara
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Santa Barbara Firefighters and Santa Barbara Police evacuated the entire Beach City Apartment complex on Saturday night when a…
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Crews respond to structure fire southeast of Atascadero Thursday afternoon
Cal Fire San Luis Obispo County responded to a single-family dwelling fire in the 9000 block of Los Palos Rd. southeast of…
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Crews stop forward progress on vegetation fire off Calle Real
Santa Barbara County Fire Department has stopped forward progress on a spot vegetation fire off in the 4700 block of Calle Real around 4:53 p.m.…
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Water main break creates geyser-like release
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif.-A water main break sent a geyser of water into the air. It started around 4 p.m. above the 500 block of Via Rueda in the…
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Local emergency offices emphasizing importance of disaster planning as National Preparedness Month begins
With National Preparedness Month now underway, emergency management offices in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties are emphasizing to the…
Continue Reading Crews responded to roadside fire off Harris Grade Road after motorcycle collision
Santa Barbara County Fire Department is responding to a vegetation fire after a motorcycle-involved collision at Rucker Road and Harris Grade Road…
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Fire Crews responded to a 14-acre vegetation fire north of Lake Nacimiento
San Luis Obispo County Fire responded to a 14-acre vegetation fire near the 4000 block of Interlake Road north of Lake…
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SLO County fire crews knock down structure fire in Los Osos Friday afternoon
San Luis Obispo County Fire Department responded to a structure fire near the 1200 block of 15th Street in Los…
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Fire crews responded to vegetation fire north of Templeton Thursday afternoon
San Luis Obispo County Fire Department responded to a structure fire involving two outbuildings and a 10-foot by 20-foot vegetation fire north Ranch…
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Fire crews stop forward progress of vegetation fire off Highway 101 north of Buellton
Santa Barbara County Fire Department responded to a vegetation fire off Highway 101 north of Buellton and just south of the interchange with Highway…
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