SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – On the morning of September 11th, all 16 fire stations in Santa Barbara County paid their respects on the day we'll never forget. At the Santa Barbara Fire Headquarters, ...

The search for the next chief of the Santa Barbara County Fire Department continues as the Board of Supervisors prepares to interview the final candidates ...

The Los Padres National Forest has tentatively scheduled prescribed burns at various administrative sites on forest lands ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SANTA BARBARA, CA – As we mark the 24th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, the Santa Barbara County Fire ...

SANTA YNEZ, Calif. - On Wednesday, Santa Barbara County Fire Station 32 in Santa Ynez welcomed a very special visitor for what would be his final ride. Perses, a loyal dog with a lifelong love for ...

Santa Barbara County has directed all seven local fire departments and medical 911 calls to the new Regional Fire Communications Center (RFCC) for full operation as of June 30. RFCC aims to centralize ...

This classic fire station was built in 1929. It has appeared in many firehouse architecture books and is still functioning and serving the department today. The mission of Firehouse is to educate and ...

Animal Services Director Sarah Aguilar, holding a Chihuahua named Ari, speaks during Tuesday’s Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors meeting. She and others presented information about the new ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KABC) -- Fire crews continued to battle a wind-driven brush fire in the mountains above Santa Barbara as thousands of residents were allowed to return to home Tuesday. The blaze ...

The Santa Ynez Wildland Association says that after the Lake Fire, insurance premiums jumped from thousands of dollars to $50 ...