The Santa Barbara Independent

Changing of the Guard Across Santa Barbara County’s Fire Departments

Four fire chiefs step down or shift posts in four months, reflecting a mix of retirements, internal promotions, and lateral ...
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Crews Respond to Trail Rescue Near Refugio Road; Access to Patient Underway

Santa Barbara County Fire Department crews responded at 12:07 p.m. Saturday to a reported trail rescue off Refugio Road ...

Santa Barbara County rattlesnake bite adds to growing total

Rattlesnakes have struck yet again in Southern California. A Sunday afternoon hike in Montecito turned into a race against ...
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Crews help patient in trail rescue near Refugio Road

Santa Barbara County Fire Department crews helped a patient in a trail rescue with potential lower body injuries ...
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Santa Barbara County Fire Department crews respond to a reported trail rescue

Crews from the Santa Barbara County Fire Department responded to a reported trail rescue in the Refugio Road area at 12:07 p.m. on Saturday.

Hiker survives rattlesnake bite on a Southern California trail

A hiker was bitten by a rattlesnake in Santa Barbara County over the weekend and rescued by first responders, according to ...
KEYT

Fire crews rescue male hiker on Mission Canyon trail

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – Santa Barbara County Fire Department crews rescued a male hiker in his 20s via helicopter before 3:00 p.m. Sunday on the Tunnel Road Trail near Mission Canyon.