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• SANTA BARBARA COUNTY

  Firefighters battling small brush fire near Santa Ynez

  Posted 1:32 PM 3/2/2012 by Courtney Meznarich

  The Santa Barbara County Fire Department has crews battling a small brush fire that broke out shortly before 1:30p.m. Friday.

  The fire is approximately one and a half acres, on Happy Canyon Road near Figueroa Mountain Road.

  Stay with KSBY.com for the latest on this developing story.

   

  
  

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• GOOD QUESTION

  Good Question: Santa Maria Speed Limits; Gottschalks Replacement

  

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  Posted 8:58 PM 2/15/2012 by John Reger

  Our first Good Question is about speed limits in the city of Santa Maria. Marc of Santa Maria asks: are the speed limits on Santa Maria roads higher than in other cities? Good Question.

  Santa Maria follows the same state protocols as every city. The basic rule is that the speed can't be (More) • Video (1)

  
  

• GOLETA

  Small brush fire contained in Goleta

  Posted 2:21 PM 2/13/2012 by Courtney Meznarich

  Firefighters quickly contained a brush fire in Goleta Monday.

  The fire started just after 1:00p.m. where Glen Annie Road meets the foothills.

  Santa Barbara County Fire says around a quarter of an acre of brush burned before crews contained the fire around 1:20p.m.

  Downed live power lines and a west facing, steep slope made the operation more difficult.
  
  The exact cause of the fire is under investigation.

   

  
  

• MORRO BAY

  CAL FIRE responding to report of fire in Morro Bay

  Posted 11:12 AM 2/13/2012 by Courtney Meznarich

  CAL FIRE says it has one engine assisting the Morro Bay Fire Department with a report of a motor home on fire.

  The fire started around 11:00a.m. on Embarcadero. KSBY News has a crew on the way to the scene and will bring you more information as soon as it becomes available.

   

  
  

• FIRE ALERT

  Prescribed burns scheduled through May in Morro Bay

  Posted 11:22 AM 2/6/2012 by Courtney Meznarich

  You may see smoke over Morro Bay for the next few months.

  Morro Bay firefighters say they will be burning dead, downed and diseased fuels to help decrease the potential for wildfires.

  The fire department says prescribed burns also enhance the health of native plant species and hekp control pests.

  The burning will take place at Morro Bay State Park now through May 1.

   

  
  

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• NATIONAL NEWS

  Remorseful man admits he caused big Reno blaze

  

  Posted 5:50 PM 1/20/2012 by Associated Press (JM)

  RENO, Nev. (AP) - Fire officials in Reno say a man has admitted to accidentally starting a huge fire that destroyed 29 homes and forced as many as 10,000 people to evacuate. Fire Chief Michael Hernandez says the elderly man told authorities on Friday that he improperly discarded ashes (More)

  
  

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  • 26 homes lost in Reno fire and 2,000 evacuated

• NATIONAL NEWS

  26 homes lost in Reno fire and 2,000 evacuated

  

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  Posted 3:02 PM 1/20/2012 by Associated Press (JM)

  RENO, Nev. (AP) - Residents near a wildfire that has destroyed 26 homes and torched thousands of acres outside Reno are facing a new threat as crews get a grip on the flames Friday. Fire officials say a storm expected to bring high winds and a burst of rain and snow could cause flash (More) • Video (1)

  
  

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  • Wildfire near Reno destroys more than 20 homes

• NATIONAL NEWS

  Wildfire near Reno destroys more than 20 homes

  

  Posted 11:15 PM 1/19/2012 by Associated Press (JM)

  RENO, Nev. (AP) - Fire officials say more than 20 homes have been destroyed by a fast-moving brush fire near Reno, Nev., that has forced about 10,000 people to evacuate their neighborhoods. Reno Fire Chief Michael Hernandez says there also has been one fatality, but it's not clear how (More)

  
  

• NATIONAL NEWS

  Brush fire burning homes south of Reno, Nev.

  Posted 4:06 PM 1/19/2012 by Associated Press (JM)

  RENO, Nev. (AP) - Winds gusting up to 82 mph pushed a fast-moving brush fire through a valley south of Reno on Thursday, burning several homes and threatening many more along U.S. Highway 395. Nevada State Trooper Dan Lopez said authorities shut down about a five-mile stretch of the (More)

  
  

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• FIRE ALERT

  Firefighters battling small vegetation fire near Lopez Lake

  Posted 12:06 PM 1/19/2012 by Courtney Meznarich

  CAL FIRE crews, with help from the Los Padres National Forest Service, are battling a small vegetation fire burning near Lopez Lake.

  The fire started before noon Thursday off Ditmas Road. That's near High Mountain Road on the south side of the lake.

  So far, flames have spread about one-quarter of an acre and one structure is threatened, according to CAL FIRE.