Alan Osio arrested for arson and homicide following house fire in Arroyo Grande
ARROYO GRANDE, Calif. – One man has been arrested, one woman was injured, and a third person was declared dead at the scene of a house fire in the…
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Firefighters put out fire at Fire and Vice pizzeria in Buellton early Monday morning
BUELLTON, Calif. – Firefighters put out a fire at Fire and Vice pizzeria in Buellton early Monday. According to the Santa Barbara County Fire…
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Fire crews respond to fire at State Street Restaurant
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The Santa Barbara City Fire Department put out a building fire around 7:20 a.m. Sunday morning. The fire broke out at…
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Fire crews responded to garage fire at a home in the 2000 block of Village Lane in Solvang
SOLVANG, Calif. – Fire teams responded to a structure fire that started in the garage of a home in the 2000 block of Village Lane Friday. According…
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Fire crews responded to small heater fire in gymnasium at Morro Bay High School
Fire crews responded to a small fire in a gymnasium on Morro Bay High School’s campus Thursday.…
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Fire teams extinguished semi-truck fire at Los Berros Road and Highway 101 Wednesday
Fire crews responded to a semi-truck on fire at the intersection of Los Berros Road and southbound Highway…
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Fire teams responding to half-acre vegetation fire in the Santa Maria Riverbed Tuesday
Fire crews are responding to a 0.5-acre vegetation fire in the Santa Maria Riverbed, east of the Santa Maria Bridge…
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Local firefighters urge community to check smoke detectors during Fire Prevention Week
Firefighters across the country and in Santa Barbara County are marking Fire Prevention…
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Fire crews responded to garage fire on Myra Street in Carpinteria
Fire crews responded to a garage fire in the 1500 block of Myra Street in Carpinteria Friday…
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Fire crews on the scene of 367-acre brush fire west of Lake Piru; forward progress stopped
Firefighters are battling a brush fire outside of the City of Piru and at 1 p.m. Thursday, an evacuation order was issued for the entire Lake Piru…
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SCE warns of possible outages in areas with high fire risk
GAVIOTA, Calif. – Marine layers stick around when there is cool ocean air and hot inland air. Some people avoided the heat by heading to the coast…
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Man dead after car fire sparks on Highway 154 in Santa Barbara
The Santa Barbara County Fire Department is currently on scene of a vegetation fire near Highway 154 after a vehicle went off the side of the road.…
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Firefighters responded to 633-acre vegetation fire in eastern San Luis Obispo County Monday
Fire crews responded to a 633.4-acre vegetation fire in the 12500 block of Soda Lake Road south of Simmler and Highway 58 in eastern San Luis Obispo…
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Ridge Fire in Santa Barbara County fully contained; man arrested for suspected arson
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. — A man was arrested Sunday on suspicion of arson in connection to the “Ridge Fire,” near Gaviota, now fully…
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Railroad tracks catch fire east of Pismo Beach
CAL Fire SLO crews helped extinguish a fire near railroad tracks just east of Pismo Beach Sunday morning.…
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Fire crews responded to half-acre vegetation fire along Highway 46 west of Shandon Friday
Fire crews responded to a half-acre vegetation fire near the intersection of Highway 46 and McMillan Canyon Road west of Shandon Friday…
Continue Reading Car fire spreads to vegetation in Creston on Highway 58
A car fire spread to vegetation in Creston after going off the side of the road on Highway 58, according to CAL Fire SLO.…
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Family safe after house fire in Lompoc
Three people were unharmed due to a house fire that broke out at a home in the 3200 block of Erika Pl. in Lompoc Friday night, according to the Santa…
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Direct Relief delivers thousands of N95 masks for those affected by fires across Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties
This week, Santa Barbara-based disaster and emergency response organization Direct Relief delivered thousands of N95 masks to assist those impacted…
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Race is on to get wildland firefighters better pay
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif.— Two bills are going through congress that would give low ranking wildland firefighters a 42% pay increase and top…
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