Jacob is your community news reporter covering the Santa Maria Valley. Through Saturday, training exercises are underway for the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, with the goal of getting academy ...

LOMPOC, Calif. - Santa Barbara County Fire Academy recruits performed a dramatic series of live drills at the Allan Hancock College Public Safety Complex in Lompoc on Tuesday morning. For more than ...

BEN LOMOND — A volunteer recruit with the Santa Cruz County Fire Department died Sunday during a weekend training exercise, county officials said Tuesday. According to a county release, Daniel Lamothe ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara, March 15, 2025 — This weekend Santa Barbara County Search and Rescue (SBCSAR) will welcome 16 other Southern ...

Feb. 21—BEN LOMOND — A volunteer recruit with the Santa Cruz County Fire Department died Sunday during a weekend training exercise, county officials said Tuesday. According to a county release, Daniel ...