The funds raised through the GoFundMe page for Captain James Mellor will support his medical costs and rehabilitation.

Fire officials urge hikers to avoid cliff edges and plan ahead for hot weather, as rescues along coastal bluffs and hillsides typically increase during seasonal temperature changes.

Montecito’s fire chief is retiring at the end of the month, and another fire chief in Santa Barbara County is set to take his ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Santa Barbara County Fire Department used drones and infrared cameras to rescue a surfer at Haskell's Beach. (Courtesy of ...

A structure fire Wednesday afternoon displaced multiple residents and caused a partial building collapse in Orcutt. Personnel from the Santa Barbara ...

Fire crews responded to a structure fire in the 200 block of Meadowlark Road southeast of Santa Ynez Wednesday ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Santa Barbara County firefighter with the drone that was used to locate a surfer lost out to sea on Friday. (Santa Barbara ...

Fire crews responded to a structure fire at a single-family home in the 300 block of Fleming Lane Wednesday afternoon. According ...

The Santa Barbara County Fire Department plans to conduct prescribed fire pile burns in the San Antonio Creek area (see map) over a two-week period, March ...

Liquefaction: Areas along waterways are at the greatest risk of liquefaction. Divided between “low,” “moderate,” and “high,” severity, the map puts Santa Maria, Lompoc, Buellton, Ballard, Los Olivos, ...

"It's all dependent upon the wind. As we saw yesterday, we had a significant wind event. Another one is planned for today," said Capt. David Sadecki from the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.

Santa Barbara County Animal Services held a community ribbon cutting Tuesday for a new microchip scanning station at Santa Maria's Fire Station 1, to commemorate the opening of the first ...