Below is a press release from multiple fire departments regarding Fire Hazard Severity Zone Maps. SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CA – On March 10, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection ...

After reviewing the maps, Santa Barbara County fire departments amended and expanded the hazard zones using their own knowledge of the region’s tinder boxes. Following a public comment period, local ...

Fire crews responded to a quarter-acre fire at the intersection of Hutton Road and Joshua Street just north of the Santa ...

The single-story ranch-style home was being renovated. Credit: Santa Barbara County Fire Department photo Santa Barbara County Fire Department firefighters quickly doused a fire at a house in Los ...

Wildlife officials feared critically endangered steelhead trout rescued from the Palisades fire burn scar might not be up for spawning after all they'd been through over the last few months.

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.

Santa Barbara County fire departments are not allowed to remove areas from the very high, high or moderate fire hazard severity zones, but can add areas based on local knowledge and fire history ...

Crucially endangered steelhead trout that survived the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles have spawned a new generation in their new digs in Santa Barbara County. More than 200 ... including the California ...

Wildlife officials feared critically endangered steelhead trout rescued from the Palisades fire burn scar might ... digs in Arroyo Hondo Creek in Santa Barbara County. Their presence is a triumph ...

More than 260 Southern California steelhead trout were plucked from their stream in the Palisades fire burn scar and ... in their new stream in Santa Barbara County, resulting in more than 100 ...