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High fire season declared in Santa Barbara County and last updated 2021-05-03 22:45:30-04 It’s now officially high fire season for all areas of Santa Barbara County. A lack of rain is contributing to grasses drying out earlier and most of the hillsides are turning brown and yellow. “The fuel that you see on the hillsides, at this time already, about two months ahead of schedule is able to carry fire,” Chief Mark Hartwig of the Santa Barbara County Fire Department said. With high...