Eighteen people were evacuated from a Westside Santa Barbara neighborhood Saturday morning after a report of a gas leak ...

One person suffered injuries in a Santa Barbara apartment fire early Friday and was transported to a Los Angeles-area burn center, according to the Santa ...

During a news conference Monday afternoon, local fire agencies and officials from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office spoke on the dangers of high fire season. paying attention to warnings and ...

TO OUR WILDFIRE COVERAGE NOW, THE FAST GROWING GIFFORD FIRE FORCING EVACUATIONS IN SANTA BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES. THIS IS A TIME LAPSE OF THE FIRE FROM AN ALERT CALIFORNIA CAMERA. OVER ...

Austin Turner is a web producer at CBS News Los Angeles. An Inland Empire native, Austin earned a degree in journalism from San Jose State University in 2020. Before joining CBS News in 2025, he ...

Montecito’s fire chief is retiring at the end of the month, and another fire chief in Santa Barbara County is set to take his place. David Neels has served as Montecito’s fire chief since 2023 and has ...