SANTA BARBARA, Ca. The Santa Barbara County Fire Department (SBCFD), in conjunction with all other local fire jurisdictions, will declare the beginning of the 2022 High Fire Season for all areas of Santa Barbara County on May 20, 2022.

SANTA BARBARA, Ca. May 11th, 2022– Beginning June 1st, 2022, the Santa Barbara County Fire Department (SBCFD) will be conducting defensible space inspections. A minimum of 100 feet of defensible space is required around your home in Santa Barbara County.

Prescribed pile burn project of approximately 7 acres of combined brush set for March 9-10, depending on conditions. Location: Painted Cave Road, off Highway 154, in the southern portion of Santa Barbara County.

March 1, 2022, 6:00 p.m. Fire Station 25 Community Meeting - Open forum for questions to learn more about what is happening at the proposed site.

The Santa Barbara County Fire Department is pleased to announce the delivery of six new Type 1 fire engines.

The Santa Barbara County Fire Department is sad to announce the passing of Firefighter Paramedic Joseph (Joey) DeAnda who passed away on Saturday January 8th, 2022. Joey succumbed to traumatic injuries while snowboarding with friends.

SANTA BARBARA, Ca- On Jan 4th, 2022 , the Santa Barbara County Fire Department transitioned from a High Fire Season to a Winter Preparedness Level.

The 2021 National Fire Protection Association Fire Prevention Week campaign, “Learn the Sounds of Fire Safety!” works to educate everyone about the different sounds smoke and carbon monoxide alarms make.

The Caballo Fire that occurred on September 6, 2021 and burned almost 70 acres was caused by a weed and vegetation burning operation.

Twenty years ago, on September 11, 2001, the United States was attacked when terrorists crashed planes into the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon in Washington DC and another in a Pennsylvania field. We will never forget the terrible tragedy that occurred that day.