Concerned about the mounting costs of maintaining Santa Barbara County ... she asked. County CEO Chandra Wallar responded that, hopefully, the Sheriff’s Department will have a fund balance ...

A 2004 Sikorsky HH-60L helicopter joined the Santa Barbara County Sheriff-Fire Air Support Unit on Thursday after being retrofitted from a military-grade aircraft to one that can fly firefighting ...

Murmurs of discord are leaking out from personnel of the usually tight-lipped Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s and Fire departments that hint at potentially significant safety problems involving ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - One of the largest emergency helicopters on the Central Coast ... roles with the county's first responders. Sheriff Bill Brown said, "in the event of a mass casualty ...

A Santa Barbara County Sheriff Department helicopter is scheduled to fly over the Lompoc Riverbed on Friday and Saturday to issue evacuation warnings to residents occupying the area ahead of the ...

Three people onboard a tour helicopter that crashed at a golf course in Santa Barbara on Friday got out of the wreck alive, according to Santa Barbara County fire officials. Emergency crews ...

Just before 1p.m. today Santa Barbara County firefighters and the Search & Rescue Team were called to the Seven Falls area to respond to a 911 call of a hiker in distress. The hiker was spotted from ...

Reporting from Santa Barbara — A helicopter returning from a tourist ... lot of the club’s maintenance area, Santa Barbara County fire Capt. Dave Zaniboni said. The aircraft hit two vans ...

Simon Khalili, 40, from Woodland Hills was arrested after he fled from authorities and allegedly started a fire within State ...