Santa Barbara County Fire Chief Mark Hartwig plans to retire at the end of the year, county officials announced Friday.

The City of Santa Barbara is proud to announce the recent acquisition of a new Pierce Arrow XT Aerial Ladder Truck for the Santa Barbara Fire Department, significantly enhancing the department’s ...

The Santa Barbara Fire Department (SBFD) has acquired a new Pierce Arrow XT Aerial Ladder Truck, significantly enhancing its emergency response ...

Officials said 9-1-1 phone lines to dispatch centers are down across Santa Barbara County Tuesday and shared alternative ways ...

After 33 years of service, Santa Barbara County Fire Chief Mark Hartwig has announced his retirement. Hartwig plans to ...

The City of Carpinteria, in coordination with the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office, invites the community ...

For the fourth year in a row, the skies over Lompoc were missing something on the Fourth of July: a city-sponsored fireworks show.

Prosecutors said Steve Farzam has allegedly impersonated first responders since 1999 and entered the Palisades Fire zone by using forged firefighter credentials.

An elderly woman suffered major injuries after her pickup truck went 100 feet off the side of Avenia Caballo Road in Santa ...

Three deputies were killed Friday in an explosion at the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department’s Biscailuz Center Training Academy ...

Santa Barbara County fire chief Mark Hartwig plans to retire at the end of the year, concluding a distinguished career in ...