A study is expected to explore a potential merger of the Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley and Central Fire departments, and ...

Emergency crews are performing a rescue operation for a hiker in the Santa Ynez Mountains north of Santa Barbara, according ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 4:01 p.m. in San Benito County. Panoche Fire has been burning on private land. Currently ...

A section of Highway 101 Northbound was temporarily closed on Saturday after a brush fire erupted near the Blueberry Farm, ...

Sable Offshore Corp. faces a record penalty for ignoring Coastal Commission orders related to a pipeline linked to a 2015 ...

The Southern Jackson County Fire Protection ... a total of six cities. Fire Chief Bill Large said the district is growing in the southernmost portion, and the department wants to build a new ...

Residents of Lompoc can now review and comment on the city's updated fire hazard map through July ... Lisa André covers lifestyle and local news for the Santa Ynez Valley News and Lompoc Record ...

According to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department's Public Information officer, Scott Safechuck, fire crews responded to a man who fell off a trail at Arlington Peak Trail at 1:43 p.m. on Sunday.

He said the school is honored to be recognized alongside its sister schools in Santa Barbara County. “Peabody is so excited to be in the company of these schools. We know that this recognition ...

The Santa Barbara Independent republishes stories from CalMatters.org on state and local issues impacting readers in Santa Barbara County ... to rebuild to a heightened fire-resistant building code.

FLOOR SPACE. NEW AT NOON TWO DAVIDSON COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARE TRYING TO BECOME ONE AT A BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING THIS MORNING, LEADERS FROM THE MIDWAY AND GUM TREE FIRE DEPARTMENTS MADE ...

According to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, the accident happened around 9:30 a.m. on Highway 154 near Foxen Canyon Road. Four vehicles were involved in the collision. One adult female and ...