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Oct 8, 2025
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Santa Barbara County Fire Receives $990,000 Cal Fire Grant for Vegetation Management
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Los Alamos Valley, Santa Ynez Valley, Sedgwick Preserve, Santa Barbara County, CA
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CAL FIRE
North County
Santa Ynez Valley
SB County Fire Department
Vegetation Management
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3
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3
|
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Aug 1, 2025
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Gifford Fire
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Highway 166, Santa Barbara/SLO County Line, CA
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Air Quality & Public Health
Evacuation
North County
SB County Fire Department
U.S. Forest Service
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11
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2
|
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Jul 5, 2024
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2024 Lake Fire
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Figueroa Mountain Road, near Zaca Lake, north of Los Olivos, Santa Barbara County, CA
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CAL FIRE
Climate & Fire Weather
Evacuation
Insurance
Recurring Burn Area
Santa Ynez Valley
SB County Fire Department
U.S. Forest Service
Wildfire
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5
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3
|
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Oct 11, 2021
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Alisal Fire Burns 16,955 Acres, Driven by 70 MPH Winds and Closing Highway 101
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Alisal Lake, Santa Ynez Mountains, Gaviota Coast, Santa Barbara County, CA
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Climate & Fire Weather
Evacuation
Recurring Burn Area
Santa Ynez Valley
SB County Fire Department
South Coast
U.S. Forest Service
Wildfire
|
6
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3
|
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May 20, 2021
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Loma Fire: TV Hill Arson and Recovery
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Loma Alta Drive, Santa Barbara, CA
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Arson & Fire Investigation
Evacuation
Recovery & Rebuilding
Santa Barbara City Fire
SB County Fire Department
South Coast
Wildland-Urban Interface
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7
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5
|
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Jul 6, 2018
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Holiday Fire (2018)
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Goleta, Santa Barbara County, CA
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Climate & Fire Weather
Evacuation
SB County Fire Department
South Coast
Southern California Edison
Wildfire
Wildland-Urban Interface
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5
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4
|
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Dec 16, 2017
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↳
Thomas Fire Prompts Mandatory Evacuation of 30,000 on Santa Barbara's South Coast
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Montecito, Summerland, Carpinteria, Santa Barbara County, CA
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CAL FIRE
Climate & Fire Weather
Evacuation
SB County Office of Emergency Management
South Coast
U.S. Forest Service
Wildfire
Wildland-Urban Interface
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3
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0
|
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Dec 4, 2017
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📂
Thomas Fire: Record-Breaking Wildfire in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties
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Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties, including cities of Ventura, Carpinteria, and Montecito, CA
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Climate & Fire Weather
Debris Flow
Evacuation
National Weather Service
SB County Fire Department
Southern California Edison
U.S. Forest Service
|
4
|
1
|
|
Jul 8, 2017
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2017 Whittier Fire: Youth Camp Destruction and Circle V Ranch Rescue
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Lake Cachuma, Santa Ynez Mountains, Santa Barbara County, CA
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Climate & Fire Weather
Debris Flow
Evacuation
Recovery & Rebuilding
Recurring Burn Area
Santa Ynez Valley
SB County Fire Department
U.S. Forest Service
Wildfire
Wildland-Urban Interface
|
11
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4
|
|
Jun 15, 2016
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Accidental Sherpa Fire Burns 7,474 Acres on Gaviota Coast, Driven by Sundowner Winds
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Refugio Canyon, Santa Barbara County, CA
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Arson & Fire Investigation
CAL FIRE
Climate & Fire Weather
Debris Flow
Evacuation
SB County Fire Department
South Coast
U.S. Forest Service
Wildfire
Wildland-Urban Interface
|
8
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6
|
|
Aug 1, 2013
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↳
Settlement Reached with Stihl Inc. in Jesusita Fire Homeowner Lawsuit
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Santa Barbara County, CA
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Arson & Fire Investigation
CAL FIRE
Insurance
SB County Fire Department
Wildfire
|
4
|
0
|
|
May 5, 2009
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📂
Jesusita Fire Burns 8,733 Acres, Destroys 80 Homes Above Santa Barbara
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Jesusita Trail area, Mission Canyon, Santa Barbara, CA
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Arson & Fire Investigation
CAL FIRE
Climate & Fire Weather
Community Preparedness
Evacuation
Santa Barbara City Fire
SB County Fire Department
South Coast
U.S. Forest Service
Wildfire
Wildland-Urban Interface
|
9
|
7
|
|
Nov 13, 2008
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Tea Fire Destroys 210 Homes in Montecito and Santa Barbara, Devastates Westmont College
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Montecito and Santa Barbara, including Westmont College campus, CA
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Arson & Fire Investigation
CAL FIRE
Climate & Fire Weather
Evacuation
Montecito Fire Protection District
Recovery & Rebuilding
Santa Barbara City Fire
SB County Fire Department
Wildfire
Wildland-Urban Interface
|
9
|
8
|
|
Jul 4, 2007
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The Zaca Fire: 2007 Wilderness Wildfire and Watershed Impact
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Los Padres National Forest, near Zaca Lake, Santa Barbara County, CA
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CAL FIRE
Debris Flow
North County
Santa Ynez Valley
SB County Fire Department
U.S. Forest Service
Water & Firefighting Infrastructure
Wildfire
|
5
|
5
|
|
Jan 15, 2000
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Accused Arsonist in 1990 Painted Cave Fire Found Liable in Civil Court After Criminal Prosecution Was Not Pursued
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Santa Barbara County, CA
|
Arson & Fire Investigation
Historical (Pre-2000)
South Coast
Wildfire
|
4
|
6
|
|
Oct 1, 1998
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Ogilvy Fire Burns 4,215 Acres and Later Acts as Zaca Fire Fuel Break
|
Ogilvy Ranch, Santa Barbara Backcountry, CA
|
Historical (Pre-2000)
South Coast
U.S. Forest Service
Vegetation Management
Wildfire
|
3
|
0
|
|
Jun 27, 1990
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Arson-Caused Painted Cave Fire Destroys 427 Structures and Kills Two
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Painted Cave Road, San Marcos Pass, Santa Barbara, CA
|
Arson & Fire Investigation
Building Codes & Fire Standards
Climate & Fire Weather
Evacuation
Historical (Pre-2000)
Recovery & Rebuilding
Santa Barbara City Fire
SB County Fire Department
South Coast
U.S. Forest Service
Wildfire
Wildland-Urban Interface
|
9
|
7
|
|
Jul 26, 1977
|
1977 Sycamore Canyon Fire Destroys 234 Homes After Kite Hits Power Line
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Sycamore Canyon, East Mountain Drive, Santa Barbara, CA
|
Building Codes & Fire Standards
Climate & Fire Weather
Evacuation
Historical (Pre-2000)
Insurance
Recovery & Rebuilding
South Coast
Southern California Edison
Water & Firefighting Infrastructure
Wildfire
Wildland-Urban Interface
|
4
|
13
|
|
Nov 9, 1964
|
↳
1964 Post-Coyote Fire Debris Flows Strike Montecito and Santa Barbara
|
Montecito, Cold Spring Canyon, and Santa Barbara, CA
|
Debris Flow
Historical (Pre-2000)
Recurring Burn Area
South Coast
|
3
|
6
|
|
Sep 22, 1964
|
📂
1964 Coyote Fire and Post-Fire Debris Flows
|
Santa Barbara foothills, Coyote Road to Santa Ynez Mountains, Santa Barbara County, CA
|
Climate & Fire Weather
Debris Flow
Evacuation
FEMA & Disaster Relief
Historical (Pre-2000)
Montecito Fire Protection District
Recovery & Rebuilding
Santa Barbara City Fire
SB County Fire Department
South Coast
U.S. Forest Service
Vegetation Management
Water & Firefighting Infrastructure
Wildfire
Wildland-Urban Interface
|
4
|
11
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