Santa Barbara County

Fire Information

Santa Barbara County Links

Santa Barbara County Fire Department Fire Prevention Education, Wildland Hazard and Building Codes, Fire Safety Council, and more local, state, county, and federal informational links

Santa Barbara County Fire Safe Council - promoting wildfire safety across the county through education and action

Santa Barbara Red Cross

For information on disaster preparedness tips and tools: Central California | American Red Cross

 

Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Management

The Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Management (SBCOEM) is a division within the Fire Department and is responsible for the mitigation, preparedness, planning, coordination of response, and recovery activities related to county emergencies and disasters. 

Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Management

ReadySBC.org - Santa Barbara County's all-hazards preparation, emergency response, and recovery resource website

ReadySBC Alerts is the County’s notification system that allows public safety officials to alert community members of emergencies and any necessary protective actions, such evacuation and sheltering in place. Alerts and warnings can be sent to your mobile device (call or text), email, landline phones, and TTY/TDD. 
 Click here to register.

Know your Emergency Zone 

Live Emergency Zone Map 

Santa Barbara County AG Pass Program - Eligible agriculturalists who may need access to their farm or ranch for limited emergency response activities during a disaster

 
 
 

Santa Barbara County Gifford Fire Information

Gifford Fire | Santa Barbara County, CA - Official Website

Direct Relief is distributing N95 masks while supplies last to the general public at the following locations

Note for Agricultural Employees and Workers Only

For Agricultural Employers and Workers - the Agricultural Commissioner's office is distributing N95 masks from 8AM-4:30PM in Santa Barbara and Santa Maria for agricultural workers only.
  • 263 Camino del Remedio
    Santa Barbara, CA 93110
    Phone: 805-681-5600
  • 624 West Foster Road, Suite E
    Santa Maria, CA 93455
    Phone: 805-934-6200
 
 

UC Cooperative Extension Fire Links

UC ANR Fire Network 

UC Cooperative Extension's Homeowner's Wildfire Mitigation Guide 

UC Berkeley Center for Fire Research and Outreach

To download Home Landscaping for Fire- a free ANR publication to download

Fire Map Activity 

 

Additional Fire Resources 

You can also download and use free apps like IQAir to keep up to date with the air quality wherever you are

Real-time Updates - receive updates on local fires using the free phone app Watch Duty