San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties remain in the Orange Tier of the California reopening blueprint. Santa Barbara County health officials say they are still trying to get their county into the less restrictive yellow tier,
Central Coast advocates express their concerns of potentially housing thousands of unaccompanied migrant children at Camp Roberts, as they say it is not a place suitable for children.
After two consecutive below-average rainy seasons, most of California is in a severe drought. Warmer weather on the horizon has firefighters in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties gearing up for what could be a busy wildfire season. It’s also a reminder for residents to create defensible spaces around your home, and to be prepared in the event of an emergency. You can find out what you can do to help at Ready For Wildfire dot org.
Fire officials are bracing for the summer months as fuel moisture in vegetation continues to diminish
Fire officials are bracing for the summer months as fuel moisture in vegetation continues to diminish
and last updated 2021-05-13 11:13:00-04
Fire season is year-round in California, and coming out of winter and spring seasons that brought below seasonal rainfall amounts, firefighters across San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties are bracing for the summer months. Santa Barbara County has received, as stated, 47 percent annual rainfall from what we re normally used to, Santa Barbara County Fire Public Information Officer Daniel Bertucelli said.
According to Bertucelli, Santa Barbara County firefighters have already responded to multiple fires across the Santa Maria and Santa Ynez Valleys this year. While crews have been able to keep those fires small, as moisture in fuels diminishes the outcome could be different.