Press Releases

As a part of the world wide “CPR Day” event, local Emergency Medical Service agencies will offer free “hands only” CPR training for members of our community on Wednesday, May 18 at multiple locations throughout the County. Emergency response agencies throughout the world will be participating. Join us here in Santa Barbara County as we attempt to train as many members of our community in “Hands Only” CPR as possible!

Pets give us comfort, friendship, and unconditional love. Our connection to them can be among the strongest relationships in our lives. But pets can cause fires. We need to be careful with pets in the home.

An extreme wind event caused a major power outage in Montecito, resulting in multiple fire department responses throughout the night. Wind gusts surpassing 60 miles per hour separated power lines from power poles, triggering transformer fires, and extreme power surges inside residences.

April 10th � April 16th is National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. This week-long event, held annually during the second week of April, honors telecommunications personnel in the public safety community.

The most inclusive and direct interpretation of �electrical fire� is a fire involving some type of electrical failure or malfunction. Any equipment powered by electricity can have such a failure.

MONTECITO, CA �March 22, 2016, 2:07 PM� The Montecito Fire Protection District and Santa Barbara Search and Rescue responded to a report of two stranded hikers on the side of a rock, located at the base of Tangerine Falls on the West Fork of the Cold Springs Trail.

March 18, 2016, 4:57 PM� The Montecito Fire Protection District responded to an injured bicyclist reported 100 feet down from the Romero Canyon Trail, approximately 1.5 miles from the top of E. Camino Cielo, and 4.5 miles from the Romero Trailhead.

Daylight saving time begins on March 13th at 2:00 a.m. This means it�s time to spring forward and move our clocks an hour ahead. This is also a great time to make sure you and your loved ones are prepared for emergencies.

PulsePoint is an innovative new location-aware phone application that empowers everyday citizens to provide life-saving assistance to victims of Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA).

Doing laundry is most likely part of your daily routine. But did you know how important taking care of your clothes dryer is to the safety of your home?