The Lake Fire in Santa Barbara County has burned nearly 37,000 acres as of Friday. It's the largest active wildfire in ...

By Andrew Madsen, Forest Public Affairs Officer The Lake Fire broke out the afternoon of July 5 near Zaca Lake on the Santa ...

At 26,176 acres, the Lake Fire near Santa Barbara is the biggest ... information and road closures, check with the county of ...

A red flag warning has been issued for parts of Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties as forecasters warn of hot, ...

Residents can utilize the Santa Barbara County 2024 LAKE FIRE Incident Map to type in their address to see if their property falls within the highlighted areas. All residents in evacuation warning ...

A fire at the UCSB lagoon will burn off invasive plants and grasses. UCSB officials and Santa Barbara County Fire will be on ...

NTSB pushing Coast Guard on boat safety Monday marks five years since 34 people were trapped below deck and killed in the Conception dive boat fire off the coast of Santa Cruz Island. Did you see it?

Aircraft, heavy ground equipment and thousands of people were assigned to the Lake Fire burning in eastern Santa Barbara County. The sprawling Sedgwick Reserve in the eastern Santa Ynez Valley ...

Santa Barbara County currently has 18 Firewise communities. The Cal Fire grant enables the Fire Safe Council to expand this program to more of the county. Engaging with community leaders, helping with ...

When the Airport fire hit the El Cariso Village neighborhood of Lake Elsinore, one family of six escaped with their 46 ...

I am crossing my fingers, we are OK for now.' Residents near Lake Elsinore wait out the flames as the Airport fire burns tens ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara, CA – The Santa Barbara County Fire Department announces the graduation of 18 dispatchers from the inaugural ...