UPDATE (8:59 p.m.) — The Gifford Fire is 100% contained as of 8:30 p.m., according to Los Padres National Forest officials. UPDATE (5:35 p.m.) — Santa Barbara County Fire reports that forward ...

On July 13, it was about 140 square miles. The map above shows the approximate fire perimeter as a black line. For evacuation details and latest updates, see Santa Barbara County’s emergency map.

The Lake fire in Santa Barbara County, California’s largest so far this year, has grown to 37,742 acres, but firefighters have worked to contain the blaze around the Santa Ynez and Los Olivos ...

The Santa Barbara County Fire Department launched a newly redesigned website to aid in public education and provide the latest emergency information. The website's design emphasizes easy ...

Representatives of local fire agencies and other emergency-services providers gather in front of Santa Barbara County’s Firehawk helicopter on Friday to announce the beginning of high fire season.

The newly awarded grant, titled Resilient Firewise Communities, will be used to strengthen wildfire resilience throughout Santa Barbara County until 2030. The Fire Safe Council will partner with ...