SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – The press release below, in English and Spanish, from Direct Relief details free N95 mask distribution sites as the largest wildfire this year in California continues to ...

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 ...

[Update: Tue., Aug. 5, 2025, 5:20pm] The Gifford Fire is now 83,933 acres and 7 percent contained, according to Inciweb. Fire officials will host a community meeting at Cuyama Valley Family Resource ...

Santa Barbara County's evacuation warning map shows affected areas in light yellow in the Santa Ynez Valley and east of Santa Maria, for the burn areas of the Gifford Fire and Lake Fire. Credit: Santa ...

Brush fires are burning in the San Bernardino County mountains, and Riverside and Santa Barbara counties as Southern California faces some of the warmest temperatures of the season. Stream Los Angeles ...

Santa Barbara County has transitioned out of high fire season early this year, a shift that fire officials say was driven by record-setting November rainfall. The recent storm brought more than 9.5 ...

The Santa Barbara County Fire Department is kicking off Fire Prevention Week on Monday, October 6, 2025, with events and safety tips running through Saturday, October 11, 2025. This year, the focus is ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Santa Barbara County selected Garrett Huff as its new fire chief, succeeding former chief Mark Hartwig, starting on Dec. 8. Below is a full press release from Santa Barbara ...