The wind-driven fires quickly grew beyond the capacity of the Los Angeles crews on hand — here, the county has 16 fire stations, and the City of Santa Barbara has eight. “We will be where we need to ...

Back-to-back atmospheric river storms are set to hit Los Angeles County this week — giving the region much-needed moisture ...

The Santa Barbara County Fire Department also sent out a strike team to the Palisades Fire, which included five engines, a battalion chief, and a public information officer, Capt. Scott Safechuck ...

UC Santa Barbara’s location provides a refuge from wildfires. The university protrudes into the ocean, which limits the direction from which a fire can approach. And the campus is flanked to the north ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The Santa Barbara County Fire Department issued a drift smoke advisory Saturday afternoon after the recent fires in LA County. Hazy and smoky appearances as well as the ...

According to the Santa Barbara City Fire Department, there were no injuries from the response and only the single vehicle was involved. Engine 174 was the primary responder to the scene added the ...

Less than a week after a massive wildfire shut down California's Interstate 5, the traffic artery was closed again due to ...

The Santa Barbara County Fire Department has mobilized five fire engines, a battalion chief and a public information officer to help fight the fires. Laurel Alcantar, the foodbank’s director of ...

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More rain could finally end Southern California's fire season as Pacific Coast Highway is open for the first time in weeks.

With parts of Los Angeles County still smoldering from wildfires, the expected rain this weekend would seem like a welcome ...