by sbfirescadmin | Jun 16, 2020 | Fire History Of Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara County is known for its temperate Mediterranean climate with consistent periods of prolonged drought. The local weather patterns combined with the adjacent steep mountains dominated by seasonally flammable grasses and chaparral, provide the conditions...
by Nic Elmquist | Jan 6, 2023 | Fire History Of Santa Barbara, Resources, Weather and Fire Environment
The study and report was completed after the January 9, 2018 debris flow. It is part of a long-term debris flow assessment and mitigation study to improve the resiliency and increase protection of the residents and property of Santa Barbara coastal communities.
by Nic Elmquist | Jan 3, 2023 | Fire History Of Santa Barbara, Resources, Weather and Fire Environment
UCSB’s Ed Keller book presenting the complex natural history and environment of Santa Barbara.
by Nic Elmquist | Sep 21, 2021 | Fire History Of Santa Barbara
Read about the The Great Coyote Fire of...
by sbfirescadmin | May 6, 2020 | Fire History Of Santa Barbara, Resources
The following information about the Wellman on the Los Padres NF June 1966 was sent to me by our Los Compadres member Carl Hickerson.
by sbfirescadmin | May 6, 2020 | Fire History Of Santa Barbara, Resources
An afternoon sun beats down uncomfortably on Santa Barbara’s red-tile roofs that day, sending tourists and residents scurrying into the shade or to the beach in search of relief.