The 904-acre Cuyama Valley fire that sparked Tuesday afternoon hit 50% containment Thursday morning, according to the Santa ...

A fire on Santa Rosa Island continued to burn out of control Sunday, blackening more than 10,000 acres and destroying two ...

National Park Service employees from Santa Rosa Island on Sunday, May 17, as a wind-driven wildfire advanced toward their ...

A human-caused fire spread to more than 10,000 acres on Sunday night, destroying two structures and forcing the evacuation of ...

Santa Barbara County Fire Department crews are responding to a high-angle rope rescue at the More Mesa Open Space area.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The Santa Barbara City Fire Department put its newest and most sophisticated fire apparatus into service Friday. It is a truck with a ladder reach of 107 feet. "This apparatus ...

The City of Santa Barbara is proud to announce the recent acquisition of a new Pierce Arrow XT Aerial Ladder Truck for the Santa Barbara Fire Department, significantly enhancing the department’s ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - The Santa Barbara County Fire department's newest chief, Garrett Huff, was sworn in Tuesday at the Board of Supervisors meeting. Afterwards, he called his wife and son ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SANTA BARBARA, CA – As we mark the 24th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, the Santa Barbara County Fire ...

Santa Barbara Fire Department crews responded to a structure fire on the 1200 block of Laguna Street at approximately 2:20 ...

A fire was reported Monday morning on the natural gas platform "Habitat" off the coast of Santa Barbara just before 7:15 a.m.