Direct Relief awarded a $144,000 grant to One805 to continue funding mental health services for Santa Barbara County first responders through the new year.
Residents Urged to Be Ready as ‘High Fire Season’ Kicks Off in Santa Barbara County
With scant rainfall this year, vegetation is drying quickly, and firefighting agencies warn of a serious risk of major conflagrations
With a firefighting bulldozer as a backdrop, Santa Barbara County Fire Chief Mark Hartwig announces the beginning of high fire season on Monday. (Jade Martinez-Pogue / Noozhawk photo) By Jade Martinez-Pogue, Noozhawk Staff Writer | @MartinezPogue
May 3, 2021
| 3:45 p.m.
With high fire season coming early this year in Santa Barbara County, fire officials are remaining vigilant and are urging the community to do the same.
“This isn’t a fire season kick-off, and in fact, the state of California is really going to a year-round fire season in both staffing and funding,” Mark Hartwig, Santa Barbara County Fire Chief, said at a press conference on Monday. “We’re here to tell you that we’re ready, and that we want you to be ready.”