SANTA YNEZ, Calif. - On Wednesday, Santa Barbara County Fire Station 32 in Santa Ynez welcomed a very special visitor for what would be his final ride. Perses, a loyal dog with a lifelong love for ...

The Santa Barbara County Fire Department plans to conduct a prescribed burn at the Sedgwick Reserve in the Santa Ynez Valley in early November, subject to weather conditions. Prescribed fires ...

The Santa Barbara County Fire Department conducted helicopter trainings over oil platforms in the Santa Barbara Channel on ...

As a potent storm got closer on Monday, National Weather Service officials ramped up warnings of flash flooding and minor ...

The Santa Barbara County Fire Department is kicking off Fire Prevention Week on Monday, October 6, 2025, with events and ...

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, 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 ...

Santa Barbara County Fire Chief Mark Hartwig plans to retire at the end of the year, county officials announced Friday. Chief Hartwig began his firefighting career in 1992 with the San Bernardino ...

Santa Barbara Fire Department’s new Pierce Arrow XT Aerial Ladder Truck is equipped with a 107-foot aerial ladder. (Courtesy photo) The Santa Barbara Fire Department (SBFD) has acquired a new Pierce ...

TO OUR WILDFIRE COVERAGE NOW, THE FAST GROWING GIFFORD FIRE FORCING EVACUATIONS IN SANTA BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES. THIS IS A TIME LAPSE OF THE FIRE FROM AN ALERT CALIFORNIA CAMERA. OVER ...