In some areas, hazards have surged. Buildings in the highest hazard zones will be subject to the strictest fire-resiliency ...

Multiple weather alerts were in effect Thursday due to heavy bursts of rain hitting Santa Barbara County. The National ...

County emergency managers issued an evacuation order for some properties in the Lake Fire burn area due to a storm arriving ...

An evacuation order has been issued, available in English and Spanish, for parts of the Lake Fire burn scar and nearby ...

A recent executive order by California Gov. Gavin Newsom aims to ramp up fire safety in urban areas as new maps released by ...

On Tuesday, an evacuation warning was issued for areas within and near the Lake Fire burn scar as an incoming storm is ...

Santa Barbara Permaculture Network presents The State of Fire; Why California Burns Talk & Book Signing with Award Winning  Author Obi ...

We need these facilities,” said Assemblywoman Dawn Addis, a Democrat from Morro Bay, where voters in November rejected an ...

"Heavy rain over the burn scars could trigger life-threatening and damaging flooding and debris flows," the National Weather ...

Next door to a high school in Santa Barbara County ... and in very high fire hazard severity zones on Cal Fire maps. The bill also would block battery storage plants from being fast-tracked ...

Feb. 4, 2025 High amounts of rain would mean 2 to 4 inches or more on the coast and in the valleys, and 4 to 8 inches or more in the mountains and foothills of Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara ...

Several counties in Southern California faced "critical" fire risks this week, according to an AccuWeather forecast.