In this photo provided by Santa Barbara County Fire Department, mud and debris flow on the roadway due to heavy rain in Montecito. Calif., Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018. Mike Eliason | Santa Barbara County Fire Department After weeks of wildfires, heavy rain is now causing flash flooding and muds...
Coastal Santa Barbara (SB) County in Southern California, characterized by a Mediterranean climate and complex topography, is a region prone to downslope windstorms that create critical fire weather conditions and rapidly spread wildfires. The Santa Ynez Mountains, oriented from east to west, rise ...
Firefighters are continuing an uphill battle in Santa Barbara County, where the Lake Fire swelled to over 20,000 acres over the weekend. The blaze was first reported on Friday at around 3:45 p.m. near Zaca Lake and Saint Lucia Road,according to Cal Fire. By Monday morning, t...
闪电击中一架刚从洛杉矶国际机场起飞前往西雅图的航班,导致飞机紧急返回洛杉矶机场,幸好没有造成人员伤亡。 图片来自Santa Barbara County Fire Department,版权归原作者 5分钟近1500次闪电 这场闪电风暴发生在昨天晚上8点后,据国家气象局记录显示,短短的5分钟之内,在南加州的海岸线上发生了1489次闪电,其中231次在Santa...
4200 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Barbara Ranger District • Trail Camp Bill Faris is a small camp on Alamar Creek between Alamar Saddle and Dutch Oven. There are about 5 icecan stoves in camp. The camp used to be pretty nice but after the Zaca Fire the huge pine tree...
Although fires in Los Angeles county have been mostly contained, wildfires continue to burn surrounding areas. The Thomas Fire, which began Dec. 4, has burned over 272,000 acres in nearby Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties and is currently at 60% containment, according toCal Fire. ...
SPECIAL MEMORIAL EDITION COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES County Mourns Death of Fire Heroes A TR EN DI E Fire Captain Tedmund "Ted" Hall, 47, and Fire Fighter Specialist Arnaldo "Arnie" Quinones, 34, were killed in the line of duty on Sunday, August 30, during the Station Fire. Their emergency ...
The Santa Barbara County Fire Department faces losing 30% of its revenue to Wilson’s cuts and has proposed an annual fire tax of about $40.90 per household. That measure has already drawn protests from property owners representing about 15% of the income that could be expected from the tax...
This last week has been dominated by the Thomas fire, and trail of devastation it has caused. Almost 250,000 acres have been burned across Ventura county, and Santa Barbara county. The fire has affected people in many ways. People are in need, and you can help!
Fire Safety Solutions Fire Sprinkler Testing & Repair Learn how you can keep your sprinkler systems up-to-date and working properly. County Fire Protection will visit your place of business and perform all of industry-standard tests to keep your system up to code and in great condition. Read ...